Iowa Lincoln Highway cruise and Abel Island Fly-In showcase planes and classic cars
Weekend events feature the Iowa Lincoln Highway Association tour stopping at Kirkwood Hotel Cedar Rapids and more than 60 vintage cars from Clinton to Council Bluffs. Abel Island Fly-In near Guttenberg expects up to 60 airplanes on a grass runway with pilots from across the region, weather permitting, plus a return Lincoln Highway cruise with 60 plus participants in classic cars.
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Mississippi River
Iowa Lincoln Highway Association
Kirkwood Hotel
Cedar Rapids
Clinton
Council Bluffs
Abel Island
Guttenberg
Gary Fisher
Abelisland.com
Jeff LaFollette
Davenport
State Association
Tammy
Man pleads guilty in 2008 killing in Cedar Rapids
Jason Blackcloud 36 of Cedar Rapids pleaded guilty in Linn County District Court to voluntary manslaughter in the death of Jerry Hurt, 46, and to possession of contraband at a correctional facility. He was sentenced to 20 years total, with five years before parole eligibility. The incident involved a bicycle attack on Aug. 26, 2008, along 14th Avenue SE.
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Trish Mehaffey
Cedar Rapids
Cynthia Vaughn
Jason Blackcloud
Linn County
Vaughn
Blackcloud
Jerry Hurt
Hurt
Sixth Judicial District
Robert Sosalla
Jason Besler
14Th Avenue
Victoria Cole
Besler
Cole
Gazette
Besler Besler
Wellington Heights
Penford suit against insurers dismissed in Iowa flood case
Cedar Rapids Penford Products Corp appeals over two insurers amid 2008 Cedar River flood losses. Judge Linda Reade dismissed before trial after insurers argued zone sublimits cap claims including business interruption. Penford to pay insurers' costs. case involved $56 million damages and $20 million paid to date.
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Dave DeWitte
Uadlette
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Corn Milling Company
Penford Products Corp
First St. SW
Cedar River
National Union Fire Insurance Co
Pittsburgh
Ace American Insurance Co
Penford
Linda Reade
Matthew Ponzi
Chicago
Ponzi
Penford Corp
Reade
Volesky Turns Self In At Linn County Jail
Brianna Volesky 20 of Cedar Rapids surrendered at Linn County Jail on a warrant revoking her pretrial release. She had pleaded guilty January 8 to neglect of a child involuntary manslaughter and child endangerment causing death in Skylar Inman’s 2008 death. Sentencing set for September 8.
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the Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Brianna Volesky
Linn County
Volesky
Skylar Inman
Lee Muldoon
Coggan
Muldoon
Skylar
Linn County District Court
Nick Maybanks
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