Iowans survey damage after fatal Iowa twisters
Two tornadoes near Alvord and Little Rock in Lyon County killed a 4 year old girl Joni DeBoer and injured relatives. A 10 person damage team surveyed farms Sunday and a disaster declaration by Gov. Branstad could follow Monday. Witnesses described extensive farm damage and shock from the storms.
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Rock Rapids
Lyon County
Iowa
Lyon County Civil Defense
Connie Brower
Terry Branstad
Joni DeBoer
Alvord
Little Rock
Lyon’s County
Ruth Koedam
Keedam
Gary DeBoer
DeBoer
Rural Kalona man killed in fertilizer tank accident
A 24 year old Kalona man, Clifford Bush, died after a 600 gallon liquid fertilizer tank rolled off a truck and struck him near Waverly. He died at Waverly Municipal Hospital from severe head injuries while delivering the tank for Bell Donna of Kalona.
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Waverly
Kalona
Clifford Bush
Waverly Municipal Hospital
Dan Pickett
Bremer County
Pickett
Eash
Bash
Bell-Donna
Vandals strike Cedar Rapids area in late spree
Police report vandals slashed tires on nearly a dozen vehicles and damaged four more on Cedar Rapids east side. Incidents included six tire slashings in the 1200 block of Third Ave SE and 200 block of 13th Street SE, plus two other cars scratched or dented.
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Cedar Rapids
East Side
Third Ave
13Th Street SE
Harlan school secretary sentenced for embezzlement
Lavonne Grulke, 65, a longtime secretary in the Harlan Community School District, was sentenced to up to 10 years for embezzling $229,589. The district judge ordered repayment and Grulke pleaded guilty to first degree theft for offenses between July 1980 and September 1985.
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Harlan
Glenn Magee
Lavonne Grulke
Grulke
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