Triple Arrestees Tied to Floating Meth Lab on Mississippi
Three Waterloo residents were arrested aboard a houseboat on the Mississippi River after a DNR officer found meth ingredients and evidence of a former meth lab. The Petersen trio faces multiple charges including possession and manufacturing precursors. The boat was taken from a marina slip near Guttenberg and is tied to ongoing investigations by Clayton County authorities.
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Iowa
Guttenberg
Waterloo
Mississippi River
Department of Natural Resources and Guttenberg Police
Clayton County Sheriffs Department
Scott H. Petersen
Connie M. Petersen
Christopher M. Theel
Larry Smith
DNR
Brian
Petersens
Theel
Clayton County
Robert Hamann
Leach family to sell Davenport home amid redistricting move
Linn County congressman Leach plans to move from McClellan Heights in Davenport after redistricting shifts, selling a Prairie style, 3 782 square foot, four bedroom two and a half bath house with loft library and apartment. The house offers a hilltop private setting and views, within ten minutes of the University of Iowa. Leach’s son Gallagher will be a freshman and daughter Jenny 14 will attend City High or Regina High School. Leach also faces a 30 to 40 minute commute to Eastern Iowa Airport for Washington travel.
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Linn County
Missouri
Leach
McClellan Heights
Davenport
Nowsyz/Cowen
Loomis
Iowa City
George Matheson
University of Iowa
Leaches
Gallagher
Jenny
City High
Regina High School
Washington, D.C
National Night Out events across Cedar Rapids tonight
Dozens of neighborhoods host National Night Out activities from 4 to 9 pm across Cedar Rapids. Free food, games, and music planned at Agin Court Brentwood Circle Cedar Hills Cedar Valley Cedar Valley Apartments Gibson Park Lincolnway Village Mound View Northview Park Osaka Twin Pines Pine View Drive South West Area Wellington Heights and more. Contact details provided for each site and general information line 286 5077.
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Cedar Rapids
Agin Court
Blairs Ferry Road
Wal-Mart
Dale Lockhart
Brentwood Circle
Ellen Bruckner
Cedar Hills
Jacolyn Park
Jacolyn Drive
Gordon Avenue
Shawn Robinson
Cedar Valley
Cedar Valley Park
Otis Road
Memorial Drive
Ron Sims
J St
Center Court
Chris Barton
Gibson Park
Metro
10Th Street
14Th Avenue SE
Jane Boyd
Pam and
Amity Blakey
H.D. Youth Center
Foundation II
Third St
H.D
Sara Preston
Lincolnway Village
Lincolnway Village Park
Sandy Bell
Mound View
Polk Elementary
B Ave
Laura Coleman-Henderson
Lois Nosek
Northview Park
B Avenue
22Nd Street
Elaine
Garry McCune
Osaka
Pine View Drive
Twin Pine Drive
Twin Pines Park
42Nd Street
Blue Jay Drive
Mary Gibney
Liz Efting
Sandi Dennis
Stamps feature Amish quilts tell their history
Amish quilts on display tell the story of women who made them and warmed their families. Each quilt required 700 to 900 hours, with values from 185 to 365 dollars. Five crib and wall hanging quilts showcase Basket, Diamond in a Square, Triangles, Roman Stripes and Single Wedding Ring designs. Kalona Chamber reps will be at the post office Friday noon to 5 PM. Kalona information will be available all week at the post office.
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Woodin
Kalona
Linn mails real estate tax bills to Linn County owners
Linn County real estate tax bills were mailed Friday to property owners. Mobile home tax bills will not be mailed until this week, with some owners receiving separate bills for mobile homes and other real estate. Treasurer Michael Stevenson said the early mailing aims to avoid confusion and bills are going out about two weeks earlier than last year.
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Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Bat
Michael Stevenson
Stevenson
Heat shelter amid outages as heat worsens energy strain
The Grant Wood Area Red Cross will extend an overnight heat shelter at Options of Linn County in Cedar Rapids through Wednesday, opening at 8:30 p.m. Each guest must check in and register by 11 p.m. Local power outages were described as isolated with outages lasting up to around one percent of hours. Water conservation remains a focus in Center Point as drought persists and Cedar Rapids reports high water use but ample supply.
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American Red Cross Grant
Red Cross
Karen Wohlleben
Grant Wood Area
Mercy Medical Center
St. Luke’s Hospital
Cedar Rapids
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Mercy Iowa City
Glen Winekauf
Mercy
Center Point
Craig Eldred
Eldred
Coralville
Kevin Callahan
John North
North
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John Loomis
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Leonard Boswell
Davis City
Polk County
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Des Moines Area
Brian Ray
Jocelyn McGill
Carrie Sturges
Alyssa Collier
Matthew Sturges
Our House
Taylor Elementary School
Ruby Myles
Sandy Vanda
South West
Wilson School
Sue Marti
28Th Avenue
van Buren
28Th Ave
Kris and
Tom Pietz
Wellington Heights
Huston Park
Third Avenue
15Th Street
Russ Oviatt
Sandid
Cedar-Rapids
Larry Charipar Clu
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Charipar & Associates
Edgewood Road
Larrycharipar
Qwest.net
Linn
Joan Ryder Benz
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