Weekend events sweep Urbana and surrounding towns
The listing highlights Urbana Sweet Corn Days and numerous activities from Double D Rodeo in Toledo to the National Hobo Convention in Britt. Also featured are Amana Festival of the Arts in Middle Amana Park, Saddle Club Open Horse Show at Dry Creek Stables, and multiple events across Cedar Rapids, Marion, and surrounding venues through today and Sunday.
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Urbana
Toledo
Muscatine County
West Liberty
Middle Amana Park
Center Point
Bever Park
Cedar Rapids
Pioneer Days
Ushers Ferry
Pioneer Village
Seminole Valley Park
Maynard Arts and Craft Show
Maynard City Park
Weather forecaster Dave Towne wins trust with 85 percent accuracy
Inside Dave Towne profiles the KGAN meteorologist who treats weather prediction seriously and claims an 85 percent accuracy rate. Elyse Sanchez recalls welfare days in the Bronx before moving to Iowa City for a University of Iowa graduate fellowship. Hawkeye Bancorporation shows a strong turnaround after near bankruptcy.
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KGAN
Tvvision
Elyse Sanchez
Bronx
Sanchez Dave Towne
Iowa City
University of Iowa
Page Lia
Hawkeye Bancorporation
Index: Most people who sing their own praises can’t carry a tune
A wry observation on self-promotion notes that many who boast about their talents fail to show real singing ability. The remark underscores the gap between claimed skill and actual performance.
Bizarre Twist in Dubuque County Murder Case
State authorities report a Dubuque County murder case involving Perry Baker who is charged with first degree murder in the death of Jennifer Lynn Jones. Jones a 24 year old from Platteville Wisconsin was found dead after being seen in a parked car with Baker on a gravel road near Durango. An autopsy was planned and Baker reportedly confessed to strangling Jones with a shoestring. The motive and details of any possible sexual assault remain unclear. Jones was believed to be a beautician and Baker is unemployed.
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Iowa
Dubuque
Platteville
Wis
Jennifer Lynn Jones
Dubuque County
Perry Scott Baker
Durango
Baker
Jones
Kennedy
Wellman
Washington County
Stephanie Kayleen Snow
Rick
Deana Davis Snow
Smith
Alexander
Inflation Fears Rise as Wholesale Prices Jump
The Labor Department reports July wholesale prices up 0.5 percent, pushing the annual rate to 5.7 percent, with nonfood energy ignoring volatility rising 0.6 percent. Commerce data show sales up 1.4 percent and inventories up 0.7 percent, fueling concerns of an overheating economy and prompting a Fed rate move to slow demand. Dirk Van Dongen of NAWD notes bottlenecks amid a robust economy and urges policy aimed at price stability.
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Washington
Federal Reserve
Department of Labor
Department of Commerce
Fed
United States
U.S
Film on Christ draws crowds and protests nationwide
The Last Temptation of Christ premiered to sold out theaters and peaceful protests in nine U S and Canadian cities. Thousands of Christians protested while some critics saw it as a masterpiece. In Los Angeles Washington New York and Toronto security screened bags and at least one man was ejected for shouting. One arrest reported for crossing a police line.
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New York
Gazette Wire Services
OS Angeles
Last Temptation
Christ
U.S
Canadian
Jesus
Los Angeles
Washington
Toronto
Joe Gentile
Hadley sentence viewed as too lenient in poll results
A reader poll shows 738 of 1,039 respondents believed the 13 year John Deere Credit Union embezzlement sentence for Steven Hadley was too lenient. Hadley 41 fled in 1983 with 1.136 million. arrested in Friendswood Texas. awaiting placement in Linn County Jail.
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Steven Hadley
Waterloo Credit Union
Hadley
The
Gazette
Priate. Hadhey
U.S. District Court
John Deere Credit Union
Waterloo
Iowa
Houston
Friendswood
FBI
Richard Finley
Linn County
Iowa child abuse experts note rising diagnoses shift attitudes
University of Iowa doctors say greater recognition of children's rights increases abuse injury reports and improves diagnosis. They warn Shaken Baby Syndrome causes death in 15 to 20 percent of cases with permanent brain damage in about a third and possible long term disabilities.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
Randell Alexander
Wilbur Smith Jr
U of I Hospitals
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