Iowa City lawmakers discuss energy, taxes at Johnson County forum
State Sens. Becky Schmitz Bob Dvorsky and Joe Bolkcom and Reps Vicki Lensing and Mary Mascher spoke on renewable fuels and minimum wage at the Iowa City Hall forum. The discussion culminated with five legislators voting for a $1 cigarette tax increase amid audience support.
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Lee Hermiston
Gazette
Iowa City
Iowa City Hall
Becky Schmitz
Fairfield
Bob Dvorsky
Coralville
Joe Bolkcom
Vicki Lensing
Mary Mascher
Johnson County
Jim Baker
Mascher
Dvorsky
Bosnian Dance Group Kolo Performs at Slavic Bazaar
Kolo, a Waterloo based Bosnian dance group of 16 to 22 year olds, performs the Sopsko folk dance Sunday at the Slavic Bazaar in Iowa City. The event, organized by the University of Iowa Center for Russian East European and Eurasian Studies through the International Program, gathers Bosnian attendees for celebration.
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Waterloo
Robert E. Lee
Iowa City
University of Iowa
Cirque Dreams Jungle Fantasy delights Cedar Rapids crowd
Cirque Dreams Jungle Fantasy wowed a full Cedar Rapids Para mount Theatre audience with acrobats aerialists and contortionists in neon ropes glowing backdrops and silk choreography. Julia Langley Jared Burnett Sergey Parshin Naomi Sampson and performers from Ukraine Russia and the United States headline the spectacle directed by Neil Goldberg touring the US through 2009.
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Cedar Rapids
Paramount Theatre
Julia Langley
Jared Burnett
Jill Diane Winters
Sergey Parshin
Russia
Naomi Sampson
United States
Ukraine
Neil Goldberg
Cirque
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New Yorker Admits Defrauding Tama County Woman
New Yorker Stacy DeFilippis pleaded guilty in Cedar Rapids federal court to two counts of wire fraud for part in a scheme that defrauded a Tama County woman of over 200000 dollars in 2002 and 2003. She and others urged the woman to wire funds by claiming she won a sweepstakes and must pay taxes. The woman wired money 58 times from Waterloo to New York. DeFilippis and others collected it. DeFilippis faces up to 40 years but sentencing likely shorter. She remains on supervised release until sentencing by Judge Linda R. Reade. Michael Van Houten was previously sentenced to 14 months for his role.
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Cedar Rapids
Rapids
Tama County
Stacy DeFilippis
New York City
U.S
Jon Scoles
DeFilippis
Waterloo
New York
Scoles
Linda R. Reade
Michael van Houten
Brooklyn
N.Y
Tornado damages farms near Oelwein and crosses counties
A tornado touched down northwest of Oelwein Saturday evening destroying a barn garage machine shed and windmill on the Glen and Michelle Loucks farm. The Loucks family escaped injury as the house roof and siding were damaged. About 20 cows died when a dairy barn collapsed nearby. The storm crossed Delaware Clayton counties with the path ending near Garber.
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Oelwein
Fayette County
Louckses
Ziegler
Delaware
National Weather Service
Clayton County
Garber
Centerville men plead guilty to beating editor
Centerville residents Wade Adams and Jeffery Horn pleaded guilty to willful injury in the September attack on Dan Ehl, managing editor of the Daily Sowegian. Ehl suffered a broken leg and facial cuts after the assault on September 2, linked to a May 3 article. Sentencing is set for May 11 in Davis County.
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Bloomfield
Centerville
Wade Adams
Jeffery Horn
Dan Ehl
Sowegian
Ehl
Adams
Davis County
Lane restrictions on Highway 151 near Anamosa begin today
Traffic on Highway 151 in southern Jones County will be reduced to one lane in each direction from the Highway 1 junction to 180th Avenue north of Anamosa. The Iowa Department of Transportation says crews will seal joints and cracks. Iowa Investment Inc. of Bluegrass is the prime contractor on the $36,700 project, expected to take two to three weeks.
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Anamosa
Highway 151
Jones County
Iowa Department of Transportation
180Th Avenue
Llowa Investment Inc
Bluegrass
Senior housing survey targets Swisher area seniors
Senior Housing Consultants of Cedar Rapids mail surveys to randomly selected residents aged 65 and older within ten miles of Swisher. Results will guide future assisted living housing and care options for area seniors.
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Jeff Mann
Mann
Swisher
Senior Housing Consultants
Cedar Rapids
Mount Pleasant man named to transportation panel
Mount Pleasant's Donald Carmody has been named a commissioner on the National Surface Transportation Infrastructure Financing Commission by Senator Chuck Grassley. Grassley also selected Bryan Grote, a Washington DC based financial expert, to join the 15 member panel. Carmody previously led Henry County Bank for 26 years and chaired the Iowa Bankers Association.
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Mount Pleasant
Donald Carmody
National Surface Transportation Infrastructure Financing Commission
Chuck Grassley
Iowa
Finance Committee
Grassley
Carmody
Bryan Grote
Washington, D.C
Henry County Bank
Iowa Department of Transportation Commission
Lottery results and jackpot updates
Sunday draws for Iowa Illinois include Pick 3 5 8 2 Pick 4 9 3 1 9 and Powerball 2 5 16 36 40 with Powerball 36. One ticket won the drawing as jackpots rise to 40.7 million with 2x play. Wednesday's jackpot is 15 million. Little Lotto 6 24 25 32 36 and Hot Lotto 10 13 19 22 34 with Hot Ball 6.
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Iowa
Illinois
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