FEDERAL PROSCECUTORS ANNOUNCED THE SENTENCING OF TWO EASTERN IOWA MEN ON GUN CHARGES TUESDAY. 20-YEAR-OLD CHASE GRANT OF WATERLOO STOLE A GUN, WHICH WAS LATER STOLEN FROM HIM BACK IN APRIL OF 2018. HE HAS A CRIMINAL RECORD WHICH ALSO INCLUDES DRUG, BURGLARY, AND FORGERY CHARGES. TUESDAY’S SENTECE WILL SEND GRANT TO FEDERAL PRISON FOR TWO-AND-A-HALF YEARS. IN AN UNRELATED CASE, 27-YEAR-OLD RHAMOND BOLDEN OF CEDAR RAPIDS RECEIVED A THREE-YEAR SENTENCE FOR BEING A FELON IN POSSESSION OF A FIREARM. BOLDEN HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN IN FEDERAL CUSTODY FOR MORE THAN TWO YEARS FOR A GUN AND DRUG CONVICTION BEFORE HE WAS FOUND WITH A HANDGUN DURING A TRAFFIC STOP EARLY LAST YEAR.
THOUSANDS OF IOWA ENTREPRENEURS WILL BE LEAVING THEIR BUSINESS DURING THE YEARS AHEAD. JUST HOW MANY? PATRICK LUENSMANN OF THE CENTER FOR BUSINESS GROWTH AND INNOVATION AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA TALKED ABOUT THAT WHILE INTRODUCING A SERIES OF UPCOMING BUSINESS SUCCESSION PROGRAMS WHICH WILL BE OFFERED ONLINE. THE FREE WEBINAR OFFERED BY THE GROUP WILL BE JANUARY 14TH AT NOON. REGISTRATION IS OFFERED AT ADVANCE IOWA.COM. HEAR MORE FROM LUENSMANN LATER THIS HOUR ON KXEL.
IN 2020 IT WAS STATE PARKS. IN 2021 IT’S IOWA’S SCENIC BYWAYS. NOW THERE’S AN APP FOR THEM TOO. THE IOWA TOURISM OFFICE ANNOUNCED THE NEW DIGITAL PASSPORT TUESDAY. IOWA HAS 12 SCENIC BYWAYS.
A WEEKEND DISPUTE AT THE ISLE CASINO IN WATERLOO SENT ONE MAN TO THE BLACK HAWK COUNTY JAIL AND ANOTHER TO THE HOSPITAL. AUTHORITIES SAY OFFICIALS AT THE CASINO WERE LOOKING INTO CLAIMS THAT A PLAYERS CLUB CARD HAD BEEN MISUSED. WHILE INVESTIGATING THAT SITUATION, THE TWO INVOLVED PARTIES CAME TOGETHER, WITH 44-YEAR-OLD DAMOND WILLIAMS OF WATERLOO ALLEGEDLY ASSAULTING MONTANA GUNHUS OF EVANSDALE. GUNHUS WAS TRANSPORTED FROM THE SCENE WITH INJURIES BELIEVED TO INCLUDE BROKEN FACIAL BONES. WILLIAMS WAS ARRESTED AND LATER RELEASED AFTER BEING CHARGED IN THE INCIDENT.
THERE’S MORE THAN ONE WAY TRANSFER OWNERSHIP OF A FAMILY BUSINESS, EVEN WHEN THERE IS NO ONE IN THE FAMILY WILLING OR ABLE TO TAKE OVER. PATRICK LUENSMANN IS SENIOR PROGRAM MANAGER AT THE CENTER FOR BUSINESS GROWTH AND INNOVATION AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA. HE INTRODUCES EMPLOYEE COOPERATIVES FOR SMALL COMPANIES: ONE TYPE OF SUCCESSION PLAN HIS ORGANIZATION WILL COVER IN A WEBINAR SCHEDULED FOR NEXT WEEK. LUENSMANN SAYS AN EMPLOYEE COOP MIGHT BE THE RIGHT FIT FOR BUSINESSES WITH FEWER THAN 20 WORKERS. FREE REGISTRATION FOR THE JANUARY 14TH PROGRAM CALLED “WHO CAN AFFORD TO BUY MY COMPANY?” IS ON NOW AT ADVANCE IOWA.COM.
AN EFFORT TO IMPROVE WATER QUALITY IN FAYETTE COUNTY IS GETTING A BOOST. THE IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE IS SENDING 30 THOUSAND DOLLARS TO THE FAYETTE SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT. THE GRANT ANNOUNCED TUESDAY WILL BE USED TO DEVELOP A CONSERVATION PLAN FOR VOLGA LAKE AND THE FROG HOLLOW WATERSHED.
