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Construction could begin next week on a recreation trail linking Correctionville and the county's Little Sioux Park. Efforts to build the trail began in 1999, and Schneider was asked if he thought the project would ever reach the point of construction."You never knew," he said, laughing.The conservation board has approved the $991,655 contract with Elk Horn Construction Company of Sergeant Bluff to build the 1.7-mile concrete trail. The opening date is targeted for July 1.It's been a long process, one that required four years to acquire right of way for the trail, then more time to secure grant money to pay for construction. And throughout the process, engineers and planners had to figure out how to cross the Little Sioux River.A 115-year-old historical railroad bridge extended halfway across the river, but the other half had been cut away by a salvager years ago.
Clean-up crews in Manhattan were hard at work Friday morning after a construction crane tipped over. It happened on Highway 24, just north of Manhattan at the Riley County Public Works' new facility. No information as to what caused the accident was available. .
Developers worried about their bottom line, coupled with a slide in the housing market, persuaded Palm Beach County commissioners Tuesday to ease new affordable housing rules.
Instead of sticking with a requirement that developers limit the prices on about 20 percent of homes they build, the commission proposed cutting the standard to 16.5 percent for most unincorporated areas, except western agricultural tracts.
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A Navy corpsman from Wisconsin testified at his court-martial today that he watched as Marines shot an Iraqi civilian in the head after taking him from his home in the town of Hamdania. Petty Officer Melson Bacos of Franklin says he watched two Marines fire at least ten rounds, striking the 52-year-old man, after throwing him into a hole. Bacos was on patrol with the Marines and asked them to let the man go. But, he says a Marine corporal told him he was being weak and should stop protesting. The seven Marines are accused of murdering the man April 26th as they were searching for an insurgent. Earlier today, Bacos pleaded guilty to kidnapping and conspiracy as part of a plea agreement. In return for his testimony, other counts of murder, kidnapping and conspiracy against him were dropped.
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