Marion Volunteers Head to Montana to Help Fire Survivors
Two Red Cross volunteers from the Grant Wood Area Chapter Beverly Kriegel and Margaret Melchert of Marion depart for Helena Montana to aid wildfire victims. They travel with an emergency vehicle capable of 400 hot and 1000 cold meals and will provide food clothing hygiene items and temporary shelter. Blairs Ferry Road between Lindale Drive and Marion Boulevard will be closed Monday through Wednesday for water and sewer repairs with a marked detour in place.
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Red Cross
Montana
Grant Wood Area
Beverly Kriegel
Margaret Melchert
Marion
Helena
Mont
Blairs Ferry Road
Lindale Drive
Marion Boulevard
Fayete County Residents Earn Governor Lifesaving Awards
Four Fayette County residents were among 17 Iowans honored at the Iowa State Fair for courage in saving an elderly couple during flash floodwaters. Dennis Tellin and Raymond Tellin of Maynard along with Lyle Gordon and Kevin Wedemeier of Westgate received Meritorious Service awards for pulling the couple from a submerged car and delivering them to safety.
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Fayette County
Canarias
Toledo Teen Charged With Attempted Murder
Maria Wright 16 of Des Moines faces Tama County District Court charges of attempted murder for an April 24 attack on juvenile home employee Sonja Hoskey at the Iowa State Juvenile Detention Home in Toledo. She will be tried as an adult. held on a $32,500 bond before dismissal and return to detention.
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Tama
Maria Wright
Des Moines
Wright
Iowa State
Toledo
Juvenile Home
Sonja Hoskey
Hoskey
Tama County
Five Hurt In Two Car Crash Near Jesup Iowa
Five people were injured Friday in a two car crash on Interstate 380 in Black Hawk County near the Jesup exit. Sandra Risse 37 of Waterloo drove south when a right front tire rod broke causing loss of control and a cross into northbound lanes. Her car then hit David Herard 42 of Vinton before rolling into a ditch. Risse and two passengers Keith Risse 4 and Cory Risse 7 were hospitalized at Covenant Medical Center in Waterloo with unspecified conditions. Berard and his passengers Bryan Krough 12 and Rachel Berard 8 sustained minor injuries. No charges filed.
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Black Hawk County
Jesup
Cedar Rapids
Sheriff's Department
Sandra Risse
Waterloo
Risse
David Herard
Vinton
Keith Risse
Cory Risse
Covenant Medical Center
Berard
Bryan Krough
Rachel Berard
Driver pleads guilty in Cedar Rapids chase case
Adam Chartier pleaded guilty to operating a vehicle without the owner's consent and serious injury by vehicle in the Linn County case tied to a high speed pursuit that injured Sgt. Tom Jonker on I 380 near Tower Terrace Road. Chartier faces up to seven years, with concurrent terms and an added probation violation component.
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Tom Jonker
Chartier
Linn County
Dennis
Real Iowans observed at Meskwaki Pow Wow in Tama
Rodger Whitaker guided two exchange students to the 85th Meskwaki Indian Pow Wow near Tama. The event runs daily at the Old Battleground site with food crafts and authentic regalia. Adults pay six dollars with discounts for children and seniors.
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Dave Goschneenle
Tama
Rodger Whitaker
Old Battleground
Iowa River
Tama County Road E49
Tama-Toledo
Mike Keahua
Wal Mart Seeks Flood Plain Rezoning In Decorah
Wal Mart plans to seek flood plain fill approval at Decorah City Council to allow a supercenter on the east edge of town in the Upper Iowa River flood plain. About 40 percent of the site lies in the flood plain, potentially prompting a rezoning from F-1 to C-4 to align with the rest of the center.
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Board of Adjustment
Decorah
Wal-Mart
Upper
Iowa River
Jerry Freund
logical-Mart
Iowa Department of Natural Resources
Quaker plant mishap colors Cedar River red in Cedar Rapids
Cedar River ran red after about a half gallon of food coloring flushed from a storm drain near the Quaker plant. Environment official Doug Hawker called the dye non toxic and said the incident prompted a hazards team response and advice to label drains.
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Quaker Plant
Cedar River Red
Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Cedar River
Department of Natural Resources
Doug Hawker
Hawker
Quaker
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Hiawatha
Jonker
Pat McGrath
Chevyland
51St St
J Avenue
Center Point Road
Mercy Medical Center
Dave Goschat
Daveg
Tyiowa.com
Sgt
Tom
Whitaker
Keokuk
David Old Bear Sr
Old Bear
Sally Pederson
Pederson
Alex Walker Jr
Walker
Red Earth
Melody Cornell
Indianola
Miranda Meyer
Sarah Strandberg
DNR
Decorah Board of Adjustment
Upper Iowa Marine
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