Wapello, United States (Local)
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WAPELLO — A recently passed state law will allow Iowa eighth-graders to participate in high school sports and other activities, with school districts able to develop a specific policy to meet their own individual circumstances.
COLUMBUS JUNCTION — A suggestion to begin annual water and sewer rate increases was presented to the Columbus Junction City Council by Mayor Kenan Todd during the council's July 8 meeting.
WAPELLO — Camping rental in Wapello's North End Park has become a major revenue source for the city, so the city council agreed during its July 16 meeting to hire Martin-Whitacre Surveyors & Engineers, Muscatine, to develop engineering plans, bid documents, and other material to establish 21 camp pads in the park.
WAPELLO — Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 funding for a statewide water testing program that Louisa County Sanitarian Brian Thye used last year to test 165 rural water wells and complete other water well activities will be reduced by $10,000, the Louisa County Board of Health (BOH) learned during its July 14 meeting.
WAPELLO — Seven bids for the demolition of the former Louisa County Jail in Wapello were opened by the county Board of Supervisors during its July 21 meeting, but a final decision on whether any of the bids will be accepted was delayed until the county engineer can provide a recommendation.
COLUMBUS JUNCTION — An Aug. 24 public hearing to receive comments on a proposal to renew the Columbus School District's Instructional Support Levy (ISL) for another five years was approved by the school board during its regular monthly meeting on July 20.
COLUMBUS JUNCTION — A $9,500 bid for the demolition of the Chautauqua Park House and a neighboring shed, the only one submitted for the work, was accepted by the Columbus Junction City Council during its regular meeting on July 22.
WAPELLO — About 10 years short of its centennial anniversary, the Louisa County Board of Supervisors agreed during a special July 29 meeting that it was time to say goodbye to Louisa County's two-story former county jail in Wapello.
WAPELLO — The Fiscal Year 2026 Annual Report of the Louisa County Conservation Board (LCCB) was approved by the board during its Aug. 3 meeting, which was held at the Virginia Grove Recreation Area.
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