Byrd to be sentenced for murder in Wells case
Linn County Court schedules Brand Byrd for life in prison after a first degree murder conviction for the July 15 2002 beating and stabbing of pizza deliveryman Greg Wells at 875 26th Street Marion. Accomplice David Keegan already received a life term in February. The hearing moves to 1 30 p m September 12.
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Linn County
Byrd
Greg Wells
Amanda Potterfield
David Keegan
Wells
Keegan
26Th St
Marion
Iowa City ramp closure shifts parking for Hawkeyes fans
Hospital Ramp No. 2 near Kinnick Stadium will reserve about 200 spaces for handicapped fans and hospital visitors after corrosion led to the closure of Hospital Ramp No. 1. Normal mixed use will resume once repairs are planned, with a timetable expected next week.
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University of Iowa
Kinnick Stadium
University Hospitals
Dave Ricketts
Ricketts
Voter registration deadline for September school election near
Residents have until Friday to register to vote for the September 9 school election. Registration is available at city clerks courthouses and Iowa DOT offices or through state agencies that provide public assistance. Forms can be mailed and phone book listings include registration. Poll hours and polling locations are issued by county auditors.
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Iowa Department of Transportation
Bat invades Cedar Rapids hospital room
Cathy Lopez of Cedar Rapids woke at midnight to a bat fluttering in her fifth floor room at St Luke s Hospital. Staff relocated her while maintenance and animal control searched, and public health advised rabies shots after the bat could not be found.
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St. Luke’s
the Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Cathy Lopez
Linn County
Department of Public Health
Lopez
Watershed mobile ministry aims at young adults in Des Moines area
Two pastors from First Lutheran and New Covenant Bible Church launch Watershed a mobile ministry to bring the Gospel to where young adults live work and study. Pietz 36 and Bird 30 collaborate from evangelical and Lutheran backgrounds after meeting at a campus ministry conference. They plan informal outreach at games coffee shops campuses and workplaces.
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Watershed
New Covenant Bible Church
46Th St
Cedar Rapids
Tom Fruehling
Gazette
Tom Pietz
First Lutheran
Erin Bird
New
Twin Cities
Luther College
Luther Theological Seminary
St. Paul, Minn
North Liberty urges boil water after valve failure and power outage
North Liberty officials warn residents to boil water due to a valve failure at the water plant that caused an electrical outage and potential non potable water entering the system. City administrator Brian James and Iowa Department of Natural Resources advised precautionary boiling while repairs continued and bacteria testing proceeded.
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the Gazette
North Liberty
Brian James
North Liberty City
Iowa Department of Natural Resources
James
kucharski@gazett
Special Election contenders tout house 30 experience
Republican Jack Young of Iowa City and Democrat Dave Jacoby of Coralville face off in a special election to fill the Iowa House 30 seat after Rep. Dick Myers retirement. Jacoby highlights council and Kirkwood job program leadership while Young cites nine years in state revenue and 35 years in private sector clinic management. District includes Coralville Tiffin North Liberty and western Iowa City as growth and revenue questions loom.
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James Q. Lynch
The
Gazette
Coralville
Johnson County
Dick Myers
Iowa City
Jack Young
Dave Jacoby
Iowa
Kirkwood Community College
Jacoby
Young
Iowa Department of Revenue and Finance
Tiffin
North Liberty
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