Lavon Eblen speaks with Sondra Lineager of the French Icarian Colony Foundation about an upcoming Country School Reunion and Quilt Show.
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Lavon Eblen speaks with Sondra Lineager of the French Icarian Colony Foundation about an upcoming Country School Reunion and Quilt Show.
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Long time Harlan City Councilman Orv Roecker has resigned from the Council. His resignation was approved with regret, by the Council during their meeting, on Tuesday. Councilmember Dave Miller said Roecker will be missed and provided a lot of good for the community. In his resignation letter to the city of Harlan, Roecker said, “I thank everyone for their support over the years and during my current health concerns. I have loved working for the citizens of Harlan as Council member and Mayor for over 18 years.”
Roecker was Harlan Mayor from 1982 to 1987 after being a council member from 1980 to 1981. His current term as Harlan City Councilmember began in 2002. In other business, the Harlan City Council approved the condemnation of two properties in the City limits. In a Personnel and Finance Committee meeting on August 23rd, a motion was moved to proceed with abandoning and condemnation of the properties at 402 Broadway Street, and 1612 8th Street, as long as the funds were available through SWIPCO’s Demolition of Nuisance Properties Grant.
The Council also approved a motion to approve Sta-Bilt Construction to perform seal coating and asphalt prime coat on Elm Street from 5th to 6th, 5th Street from Elm to Farnum, 2nd Street from Court to Exchange and 4th from Cyclone to Broadway. Mayor Gene Gettys reported to the Harlan City Council, he met with Shelby County DevelopSource and the Shelby County Chamber of Commerce directors to discuss combining organizations. He said there is much to be discussed and he is working with other Counties that have combined the organizations, before any decision will be made.
(Joel McCall/KNOD)
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Jim Field speaks with Sue Pitts with Iowa Western’s Small Business Development Center about the Dream Big Grow Here initiative.
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Police in Red Oak arrested a woman Tuesday night for alleged illegal possession of prescription drugs. 33-year-old Becky Jo Hegarty, of Red Oak, was arrested just before 11-p.m. on a charge of unlawful possession of a prescription medication. She was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on $1,000 bond.
ONAWA, Iowa (AP) – Landowners in Monona County are complaining about a big increase in their property taxes. The Sioux City Journal reports the landowners gathered Tuesday at the county courthouse to discuss what they could do about the tax increase and to question county assessor Tim Peters and county board members. Castana farmer William Brink says his taxes have increased by $9,000 in one year. Officials say the change is because of a new way counties value land based on the ability to produce crops. If soil is more fertile, it’s taxed at a higher rate. The new system also applies to more land, causing increases on property once overlooked. Some counties adjust taxes for property not used for row crops, but Monona County is among 50 counties that doesn’t make adjustments.