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Anne Harris named 14th president of Grinnell College
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By Zoe Fruchter Seth Taylor Grinnell College announced that Anne Harris will be the College's 14th president in a virtual gathering on Tuesday, July 14. Harris, who had assumed the role of acting interim president on July 1, replaces Raynard Kington, who stepped down this year in order to take on a new position as head of Phillips Academy Andover. Whereas previous leaders of the College have been introduced to crowds of students, faculty and staff ...
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2020
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grinnell:28632
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Area farmers decry new CAFO set to be built in Poweshiek County
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Ray Goedeker ederrild William Robert Morrison began homesteading a parcel of land right outside of Grinnell in 1865. The farm survived The Great Depression and a fire which burned down the original family homestead. Now, Marla Morrison Inks, the great granddaughter of William R. Morrison, co-owns the farm with her brother. She believes there is a new threat to their historic farm – a Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation (CAFO). As defined by the United States Natural Resources Conservation Service, a ...
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2020
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grinnell:28643
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Arnold's Shoes, Grinnell Centennial Parade
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The Arnold's Shoes entry in the Grinnell Centennial parade was a decorated go-cart or piece of riding yard equipment. Other entries in the picture include a pickup truck with a variety of traffic signs and a red tractor pulling a float in the shape of a birthday cake. Arnold's Shoes was located at 803 Fourth Avenue. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Miscellaneous Photographs. Collection #17, Box #4.
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1954
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grinnell:28738
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As COVID-19 cases remain steady, Grinnell businesses are back at full capacity
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Governor Kim Reynolds is giving Iowa businesses the go-ahead to open their doors to full capacity. On June 10, the Governor issued a new order that removed the previous requirement that business operate at 50 percent capacity, issued May 13. Businesses can now operate at full capacity, as long as they continue social distancing measures and increased hygiene practices. The new order goes into effect today. Restrictions on businesses are being relaxed while the number of cases of COVID-19 in ...
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2020
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grinnell:28651
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Audubon County Court House, built 1939, Audubon, Iowa, Audubon County Courthouse
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Looking southeast at a two-story brick & stone building completed in 1940 costing approximately $139,000. The second Audubon County Court House is one of ten courthouses built in Iowa during the federal Public Works Administration (PWA) program's operation in the 1930s. The county seat moved in 1879 to Audubon and in 1884 the county secured a $7,000 building to used as a courthouse and was demolished in 1939. Located at 318 Leroy Street, Audubon, Audubon County, Iowa. Listed in the National Register of Historic Places. "VOTE YES on FEB. 10th and put the County Seat at CLARKFIELD, THE GEOGRAPHICAL CENTER."--t.p. verso.
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1943
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grinnell:13919
