Obama to visit Midwest next week; tour wind turbine plant

in Fort Madison, Iowa, hold town hall meetings in Ottumwa, Iowa and possibly Quincy, Illinois, and possibly tour an ethanol facility:

QUINCY, ILL. -- UPDATE: Friday, April 23, 2010 2:46 p.m.

"The following is a press release from The White House Office of Media Affairs:

On Tuesday, April 27, President Obama will continue the White House to Main Street tour with stops in Iowa. In the early afternoon, he will tour Siemens Energy Inc Facility in Fort Madison and then share ideas with workers for continuing to grow the economy and to put Americans back to work. He will then make a stop in Mt. Pleasant. Later in the afternoon, President Obama will hold a town hall meeting in Ottumwa at Indian Hills Community College. The President will depart from Des Moines International Airport on the morning of April 28.

On Wednesday, April 28, the President will hold events in Macon, MO and Quincy, IL. More details will be announced for these events as they become available.

The President’s Town Hall Meeting in Ottumwa is open to the public. Tickets will be distributed on a first come first served basis on Monday, April 26 starting at 12 PM until tickets run out at the Hellyer Student Life Center at Indian Hills Community College 525 Grandview Avenue, Ottumwa. The Carter Ave entrance to the Hellyer Student Life Center will also be open for ticket distribution."

http://www.connecttristates.com/news/story.aspx?id=447244


Ok, all you tri-staters!