Murder suspect had probation violations in arson burglary case
Webster County records show Randy Ekstrom violated a five year probation for arson and burglary multiple times before being charged with the September 1981 murders of Tracy Lundberg and Janean Lindquist. He was allowed to roam freely, with months of unknown whereabouts, and failed to contact probation officials and attend counseling.
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Fort Dodge, Iowa
Webster County
Fort Dodge
Randy Ekstrom
Ekstrom
Tracy Lundberg
Harcourt
Janean Lindquist
Gowrie
Four Arrests For Drunk Driving In Johnson County
Johnson County arrests list four individuals charged with drunk driving in recent court records. Deb orah K Sampson age 22 of Proph etstown Illinois Arreste d April 7 in the 100 block of Myrtle Avenue. Doris M Burgett age 55 of Iowa City Arreste d April 6 at 200 Stevens Drive. Kenneth Roger Kubik age 36 of Iowa City Arreste d April 6 on Highway 6. Jan Marie Cheyne age unknown of Iowa City Arreste d April 5 in the 400 block of South Clinton Street. JUDGMENTS IN JOHNSON COUNTY District Court show several drivers sentenced for drunken driving including Parkhurst Kosina Naber Whitharm Pruehs Kaufman with various jail days and fines.
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Gazette
Johnson County
Iowa City
Doris M. Burgett
Hilltop Trailer Court
Stevens Drive
Jan Marie Cheyne
Carriage Hill Apartments
Clinton Street
Brent Joseph Pruehs
E. Market St
Kevin Michael Kaufman
S. Riverside Drive
Rail Abandonment Hearing Set Near Marshalltown
Iowa Department of Transportation will hold a public meeting Tuesday in Gladbrook at 1 30 p m on the Chicago and North Western plan to abandon a nine mile line from its main line near Gladbrook through Beaman to Conrad. IDOT will weigh information to decide state support or opposition.
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AMES
Iowa Department of Transportation
Marshalltown
The
Chicago and North Western
Gladbrook
Beaman
Conrad
IDOT
Iowa City Theater Lineup Promotes New and Classic Films
Iowa City venues list showings for Max Dugan Returns and Gandhi among others. Audiences can see Without a Trace The Toy High Road to China Gandhi Spring Break Trenchcoat and Tootsie at campus and city theaters with multiple daily times.
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ASTRO
Max Dugan
China
Gandhi
Englert
Iowa
Volunteer Opportunities Across Community Organizations
Multiple service groups seek volunteers including a part time secretary receptionist positions at Family Service Agency. Camp Fire leaders trainings in May. construction help at Camp Huaga on April 16 and 23. J and R interviewers to assess caller needs with April training. Telecore volunteers for daily calls to elderly and a coordinator. Girl Scout leader trainings now. Big Brothers Big Sisters seeks callers and 56 children waiting. YWCA receptionist Mondays 11 to 1. Handicapped Systems crafts programs. Jane Boyd Community House baseball softball program volunteers. sign language volunteer for an 18 year old. self reliance course instructor needed. Camp Fire office contact by April 22. carpet installer at YWCA. Leaders In Volunteerism info line 393-3500.
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Shirley Stewart
Family Service Agency
Barb Ernst
Camp Huaga
Linda Johnson
Jane Boyd
Suzy Beshears
Tara Youells
Janet Baker
Camp
YWCA
Terra Fitzpatrick
L.lv
Edie Liotis
Fiery head-on crash kills five in Mount Ayr area
Five people die when two cars collide on snow slick Highway 2 near Mount Ayr Iowa. A Blockton couple and two children die along with a 17 year old from Diagonal. Two Aytes children and another 17 year old are in critical condition.
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Mount Ayr
Iowa
Blockton
Iowa Methodist Medical Center
Des Moines
Ringgold County
Duane Mitchell
Roland Aytes
Kathy Lee Aytes
Christina
Sandra
Kenneth Duane Carson
Diagonal
James D. McDaniel
Aytes
Michelle
Ronnie
Vern Foughty
Bruce Ricker
Two Iowa State students killed rappelling from Kate Shelley Bridge
At dawn near Boone Iowa two ISU students died while rappelling from the 180 foot Kate Shelley railroad bridge. Sean Kaliher was struck by a passing North Western Railway locomotive as a rope was severed by train wheels, and Mark Randall Main fell into the Des Moines River. Authorities say the train crew was unaware of the incident for two hours. Kaliher had previously been warned against climbing the bridge.
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Boone, Iowa
Iowa State University
Kate Shelley
Boone
Iowa
Sean Kaliher
Tuftin
Calif
North Western Railway
Mark Randall Main
Cherokee
Des Moines
Boone County
Donald Erickson
North Western
Erickson
Kaliher
Three Men Arrested After Street Fight in Independence
Independence police arrested three men after a street fight at Sixth Street and Nelson Avenue shortly after 2 a.m. Sunday. Mark Schwarten, 20, Fox Point Wisconsin, and Robert L. Harkins, 21, Fairbank Illinois, face assault charges with injury for Schwarten and Harkins. Don Brimmer, 20, Independence, is charged with public intoxication. The injured person’s name was not released.
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Independence
Sixth Street
Nelson Avenue
Mark Schwarten
Fox Point
Wis
Robert L. Harkins
Fairbank
Ill
Don Brimmer
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Cedar Rapids
Collins Road Drive-in
David Stokesbury
Deborah K. Sampson
Prophetstown
Myrtle Avenue
Kenneth Roger Kubik
Blackfoot Trail
Johnson
County District Court
David Royal Parkhurst
North Liberty
Kit K. Kosina
Bret Allen Naber
Winthrop
Larry Dean Whitharm
West Branch
Iowa City Theater Times
Council On Aging
Girl Scout
Fifth Ave
Big Brothers
Big Sisters
Gert Wilson
Jim Jensen
CT Provic
3Rd St
Continental Cleaners & Guaranty Bank
Om Lawn Food
Earl
Senator
Ogallala
Ozark Beauty
Lindale Mall
Edgewood Rds
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