Area residents gathered at the Farm Bureau Building in Waukon Tuesday, May 8 for a town hall meeting with Iowa Governor Terry Branstad and Lieutenant Governor Kim Reynolds. Branstad said that the Iowa House passed a bipartisan bill Monday, May 7 to lower residential, commercial and agriculture property tax rates and encouraged those in attendance to contact their senators to express support for the bill's passage. Reynolds added that if the bill is not passed, Iowans will face a two billion dollar increase in property taxes over the next eight years. Branstad also fielded questions on a variety of topics, such as ethanol, the beef industry, potential lay-offs in the Department of Public Safety, rural industries, fuel taxes and same-sex marriage. Photo and report by Bob Beach.
Courage, Confidence and Character. Young girls have all that to gain and nothing to lose by signing up for an outdoor learning experience at Camp Tahigwa Girl Scout Camp near Dorchester this summer. Families can get a sneak preview of all the camp has to offer during Camp Tahigwa’s Family Fun Day and Open House this Sunday, May 20, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. “We hope everyone will come see us. We want everyone to know we’re here,” said “Ranger Gene” Averhoff, who has managed the camp for the Girl Scouts of Eastern Iowa and Western Illinois for the past 25 years. Full Story Wednesday, May 16, 2012
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