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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 2005
Page
10
Iowa City’s University of Iowa lands eighth on the Princeton Review party-scene list aided by a culture of downtown bars. Wisconsin–Madison tops the list with efforts to curb drinking and Brigham Young University remains among sober schools for the eighth year.
Eastern Iowa auditors express split views on Iowa residency rules amid Lake Delhi incorporation vote. Linn County backs tightening rules while several others call for clearer guidelines and proof of intent to reside. The August 16 tally was 302 yes and 540 no with thousands of ballots challenged.
Teri Knight, mother of Sarah 14 and Philip 11, hunts for burial sites along Interstate 80 after a Midwest media blitz. She plans another trip with less fanfare to inspect areas near Cleveland, Toledo, and Coralville Lake, while private investigators sift hundreds of tips from across the country.
Paul Gerdes of Goose Lake pleaded guilty to vehicular homicide a class C felony related to a March 8 crash in Clinton that killed Amber Scott 22 and lightly injured her 11 month old son Brennen Posey. Prosecutors seek prison time with sentencing set for September 29.
Federal investigators say Jayson Harris, 22, of Davenport, used e mail and a fake Microsoft Web site to obtain credit card numbers and other personal information from Internet users. Harris faces 75 counts of wire fraud. He appeared in U.S. District Court in Rock Island and was released without bond.
Teen climber Farnham, 14, of Eagan Minnesota, fell about 50 feet near Bridal Veil Falls while hiking with a friend at Pike's Peak State Park south of McGregor. He slid 150 feet down a bank, landed in water, and was treated at Prairie du Chien Memorial Hospital before being released the same day.
Payton Burchett a one year old from Mount Pleasant died after being left in a car for over eight hours. Police say her mother Danelle Stainbrook forgot to drop her at a babysitter before going to work at Henry County Health Center. Authorities are continuing the investigation.
Lotto numbers drawn for Monday August 22 include 6 8 32 33 34 45 with a $3.5 million jackpot. Daily Pick 3 and Pick 4 results list midday and evening outcomes, and Little Lotto draws show 13 18 24 35 39.
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