Man accused of kidnapping Newton man arrested in Grinnell
Grinnell police arrested Charles W. Chilton 42 of Bussey after 13 days at large on a warrant charging first degree kidnapping. He was held on $250000 bond at Poweshiek County Jail. Todd Ahrens reported being abducted from a Grinnell residence and held nine days in Bussey. Three others were arrested last month.
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Newton
Grinnell
Charles W. Chilton
Bussey
Poweshiek
Todd Ahrens
Boy injured at Marion pool released from hospital
An 11 year old boy, Cole Draper, fell from the high diving board at Marion Municipal Pool, hit the concrete deck, and was treated at St Luke's Hospital for facial neck and shoulder injuries before being released. Police say only one person at a time uses the board and Draper was alone.
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Marion Municipal Pool
Cole Draper
Marion
Robert Huffman
Marion Police Department
Draper
St. Luke’s Hospital
Marion Parks and Recreation
Dave Frimms
Duggleby elected Muscatine County auditor in special race
Leslie Duggleby won the Muscatine County auditor's post in a special election defeating Brian Kopf 1577 to 1325 after being appointed in June to fill Rick Crooks who resigned in May amid an office investigation. A state audit found Crooks took more than 73000 in goods meant for the sick and elderly, mostly delivered to his home. The audit urged tighter record keeping and was forwarded to prosecutors and the state AG.
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Leslie Duggleby
Muscatine County
Muscatine
Crooks
Martelle Farm Shop Fire Damages Building
Firefighters from Martelle Morley and Anamosa battled a blaze at a Martelle farm machine shop owned by Ellis and Dan Lambertson of Mardel Corp. The fire drew 911 call at 7 20 p m from Roberta Plattenberger. no injuries reported and damage estimate unavailable.
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Jones County
Martelle
Ellis
Dan Lambertson
Lambertsons
Mardel Corp
Roberta Plattenberger
Morley
Anamosa
Woman charged with attempted murder after shooting husband
Donna Kay Bartels, 43, of rural Vinton, fired two shots from 30 feet at her husband Tom Barfels outside their home north of Vinton. Deputies say she then wrestled a loaded rifle from him and grabbed a knife, threatening him as she was taken into custody. She faces one count of attempted murder and two counts of going armed with intent, held on 39000 dollars bond.
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Douglas Neumann Garette
Vinton
Donna Kay Barfels
Tom
Benton County
Ken Popenhagen
29Th Avenue
Barfels
Tom Barfels
Popenhagen
Donna Barfels
Bartels
Donna Bartels
Lightning ignites turn of the century barn near Iowa City
A bolt of lightning sparked a 30 by 60 foot barn at 4333 Naples Ave SW rural Iowa City igniting hay and two wagons. The fire, reported around 10 thirty, destroyed the barn and parts of the siding. Fire crews from multiple towns fought for six hours. only partial insurance covered the loss.
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Lynn M
Johnson County
Iowa City
Naples Ave
Jim
Ruth Dane
Hills Fire
Steve Emerson
John Dane
Montford trial closes as jurors begin deliberations
In Cedar Rapids, prosecutors and defense attorneys spar over witness credibility as the Montford murder case goes to jury deliberations after five days of testimony. The jury faces options of not guilty or various degrees of aiding and abetting murder or manslaughter with potential life sentence if convicted. Names include Carlos Montford and Vanice Heath.
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Gazette Courts Repu
Carlos Montford
Jerry Vander Sanden
Ed Leff
Montford
Cedar Rapids
Kevin Eatman
Eatman
First Ave
Second Avenue SE
Vanice T. Heath
Chicago
Eddie Appleton
Harvey, Ill
Iowa
Leff
Batman
Heath
Appleton
van der Sanden
Cedar Rapids Charter Panel to Hear City Leaders
Cedar Rapids Charter Commission invites current City Council members to speak at Thursday 6 30 p m meeting in the council chambers. Several council leaders are running for office and the debate centers on keeping the commission form versus adopting a charter government or council manager system.
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Lonnie
J.D. Smith
Lyle Hanson
Don Thomas
Larry Serbousek
Dave Kramer
Serbousek
Kramer
Cedar Rapids
Fort Dodge
Dick Snyder
Cedar Rapid
P.T. Larson
Dodge
Marion developers uncover early cemetery in Hunters Ridge site
Developers of the Hunters Ridge golf course north of Marion found an old cemetery on 400 acres. State Historic Preservation Society had unearthed a church or school site and 14 graves, dates to early 1800s, with no marked headstones. The plot is fenced off, 50 feet around, and the project proceeds with remaining plans for an 18 hole course and homes.
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Tom Fruehling
Gazette
Hunters Ridge
Marion
Dave Verhille
State Historic Preservation Society
Verhille
Lucore
Pioneer
Halfacre
Weaver Witwer
Huners Ridge
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East Iowa Journal
Marion Independent School Board
Marion High School
Marvin Oxley
Donna Kay Bartels
Sheriffs
Copenhagen
Emerson
Coralville
Kalona
Riverside
Hills
Vander Sanden
Tayo Washington
C.R
Old Cemetery
South County Home Road
Indian Creek Road
County Home Rd
Linn-Ma' Schools
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