Ackworth NewsLocal news for Ackworth, IA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Smoking ban leaves questions about parks, lakes- April 15, 2008 "I don't think it was the intent of the Legislature to ban smoking around a campfire at a public park where there are cabins that are for lease" Gov. Chet Culver will sign a statewide smoking ban into law today, but some questions remain about whether it will be in force in some public places. via Des Moines Registerhttp://www.topix.net/city/ackworth-ia/2008/04/smoking-ban-leaves-questions-about-parks-lak... Residents protest engineer's contract- April 12, 2008 "I know we had a bad winter, but we went into the winter with our roads impassible" Warren County Engineer Steve Akes is the subject of public scrutiny this month as more than 1,200 residents, in protest of rural road conditions, signed a petition asking the Warren Board of Supervisors not to ... via Des Moines Registerhttp://www.topix.net/city/ackworth-ia/2008/04/residents-protest-engineers-contract?fromrss... Strict smoking ban heads to Culver- April 10, 2008 "I think you'll see business will go up, because I think more people will enjoy going out in a smoke-free environment" Restaurants, bars and most other public places in Iowa must be smoke-free starting July 1 under a bill Iowa's governor is expected to sign. via Des Moines Registerhttp://www.topix.net/city/ackworth-ia/2008/04/strict-smoking-ban-heads-to-culver?fromrss=1 |