Iowa Powerball winner faced fears before claiming prize
Edward Brown of Washington Iowa and his wife Mary accepted a 176168 dollar prize as one of two winners in the Powerball drawing sharing 10.44 million with a Missouri winner. Brown resigns as maintenance director at Washington Care Center and plans a college fund for sons Adam and Matt while eyeing a motorized golf cart and family trips.
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Rod Boshart
Gazette
Des Moines Bureau
Des Moines
Edward Brown
Iowa
Brown
Washington
Washington Care Center
Mary
Adam
Matt
Missouri
Former Marion woman Dana Long Louis murdered in Florida
Dana Rae Long Louis, 34, was found dead at a Pasco County construction site north of Tampa with trauma to the upper body. Sheriff’s investigators have no suspects and are pursuing leads. her parents said she came to Florida some time ago. Services set for 1 30 p m Thursday at Murdoch Funeral Home in Marion.
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Gazette
Florida
Marion
Dana Rae Long Louis
Pasco County
Tampa
Robert Potts
Louis
Potts
Jon Powers
Interstate 75
Charles Bowen
Tampa Tribune
Murdoch Funeral Home
Assault charge noted in LinnJohnson county log
The Log records an assault accusation against 25 year old Charles Wittke of 1627 D Ave NE for injuring Lisa McMurrin at 1113 Second Ave SE. Fire calls include a cigarette to trash at 123 Eighth Ave SW and a hydrochloric acid spill at Penford Products 801 First St SW.
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Charles Wittke
D Ave
Lisa McMurrin
Second Ave
Eighth Ave
Penford Products
First St
Linn County Drunken Driving Suspects List Revealed
Police record shows multiple arrests for drunken driving in Linn County with time and block locations. Subjects include David S. Hamer 26 at 2:53 a.m. on 27th Street SE, and Jason Mishler 23 at 3:04 a.m. on First Avenue SE, among others.
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David S. Hamer
32Nd St
27Th Street Drive
David S. Schneider
Second St
First Avenue
Jason Mishler
34Th St
Perry J. Kocherar
17Th St
Eighth Avenue
David Whiteside
Seventh St
11Th Ave
Kevin B. Hubb
Sixth Ave
Marlo S. Hazelton
Police report two drivers cited in Johnson County crash
Lucretia Mary Salisbury 64 of 904 Oakcrest St Iowa City cited after 5 12 p m Thursday at Highway 6 and Sturgis Corner Drive for driving left of center and license restrictions violation Forrest Dean Moore 63 of Davenport cited after 5 16 p m Friday at Highway 6 West and First Avenue in Johnson County traffic incident
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Lucretia Mary Salisbury
Oakcrest St
Iowa City
Highway 6
Sturgis Corner
Forrest Dean Moore
Davenport
First Avenue
Weapons charge filed for Jody Funk in Iowa City incident
Jody Funk, 21, of 315 First St. Iowa City, faces charges of carrying weapons after allegedly possessing an illegal knife at 1 04 a.m. Friday at the Rum and Go store 1104 S Gilbert St Also charged with public intoxication
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Jody Funk
First St
Iowa City
Rum & Go
S. Gilbert St
Four killed in Missouri home from furnace crack carbon monoxide
Mourning for the Bruns Augspurger family as four people die from carbon monoxide poisoning traced to a cracked heat exchanger in a rural Arbela gas furnace. Survivors include Wes Bruns and Agnes Brown in critical condition. authorities note soot in the unit and a larger risk to others in the house. Funerals set for Milton Iowa across the border and burial at Pulaski Cemetery.
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Associated Press and Gazette
Iowa
Missouri
Cedar Rapids
Arbela
Sharon Bruns Augspurger
James C
Allen Bruns
Washington, D.C
Dennis Bruns
University
Grace United Methodist Church
Milton
Memphis
van Buren County
Pulaski Cemetery
Bruns
Allen
Prairie High School
Dennis
la Verne Bruns
Wes
LaSalle High School
Agnes Brown
Landover
Wes Bruns
St. Luke’s Hospital
St. Louis
James A. Augspurger
Dallas
James C. Augspurger
University Medical Center
Columbia
Joni Bruns Lloyd
Garth Lloyd
Roswell
Keosauqua
Richard Wilson
Augspurger
Scotland County Memorial Hospital
Sharon Augspurger
Ken Stiene
Mike Fettkether
Women faculty recruitment faces slow progress at U of I
The University of Illinois notes a persistent gender gap in faculty hiring amid efforts to recruit more women. Plans to assist spouses of women faculty show no extra funding, while salary equity and child care incentives are seen as key to boosting recruitment. Support from Nathan and President Rawlings is acknowledged, but critics say momentum remains lacking after 25 years of affirmative action.
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U of I
Haywood
Nathan
Hunter Rawlings
Rawlings
No new evidence in death at Iowa City landfill reopening
Investigators completed one last sweep of the Iowa City landfill after the body of a newborn white baby boy found last week was examined. Police released no cause of death and said further lab tests are needed while asking the public for information. Public help can be directed to the Police Department at 356-5275.
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Gazette
Yvon Now
County Bureau
Iowa City
Tom Widmer
Kalona Sanitation Company
Craig Lids
Police
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