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RoundUp: casinos cut payrolls, tongue piercing causes crash & stolen handguns
Posted: 03.02.2011 at 8:40 AM Updated: 03.02.2011 at 10:15 AM
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Iowa casinos tightened belts, cut payrolls in 2010

Casino industry spending in Iowa on payrolls, food, equipment and other expenses fell to about $945 million in 2010, the lowest level in five years, a new state report shows.

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Budget cuts don’t include closing Libertyville school

The Fairfield school board, on a split vote, approved a second round of budget cuts for the 2011-12 school year during a special meeting Monday night.

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Property tax levy drops a nickel for 2012 city budget

Although compiling budgets of any sort can be a painstaking experience, no blood was shed on the fiscal 2012 Mt. Pleasant city budget, City Administrator Brent Schleisman reported.

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Man convicted of threatening judge is sentenced to 14 years

An Ashland man who was convicted of threatening a Boone County Judge has been sentenced to 14 years in prison.

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Tongue piercing to blame for SUV crash

QUINCY, ILL. -- Quincy police blame a tongue piercing for the cause of a car accident Monday night.

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10 handguns stolen from local business

Camden County Sheriff’s Department said two suspects were arrested on suspicion of stealing handguns from a Montreal, Missouri business.

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