Truck Crash Kills Cedar Rapids Man South of Iowa Falls
Weather conditions contributed to a fatal crash as Reginald L. Carter 32 of Cedar Rapids died when his semi jackknifed on a snow covered Highway 20 65 three miles south of Iowa Falls. Mark A. Timpany 34 of Cedar Falls was later treated and released. Snow caused more slide offs and minor crashes across Eastern Iowa. A separate robbery at a Cedar Rapids Sinclair gas station left no injuries. Police report about a dozen such robberies this month with several arrests and many unresolved cases.
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YMCA Web site offers programs and access to events
The Metro YMCA launches a new online portal at www.crmetroymca.org providing program and membership information. The site features volunteer opportunities an updated events calendar an animated Camp Wapsie slide show and online resume submission for employment.
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Anamosa Man Hurt in Blast Discharged From Hospital
Phil Eilers age 35 of Anamosa was released from University Hospitals in Iowa City after a December 23 explosion at Strawberry Hill Elementary School. Darrell Bierman 34 of Waterloo remained in serious condition. Both men were burned when a buried propane gas line was severed during trench work on a school addition.
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University Hospitals
Iowa City
Darrell Bierman
Waterloo
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Eilers
IES Utilities
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Menninga Electric
Pella
Manchester teen dies from prescription overdose case
The death of 15 year old Raymond F. Markin II of Manchester is ruled an overdose of amitriptyline prescribed for another person. Linn County medical examiner Dr. Percy Harris said the Dec. 16 death at Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids involved no foul play and no charges are contemplated.
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Raymond F. Markin II
Markin
Percy Harris
Linn County
Mercy Medical Center
Cedar Rapids
Bruce Trapp
Car wash death prompts safety sign call in Iowa
A 36 year old Cascade man died of carbon monoxide poisoning in an enclosed car wash raising calls for posting warning signs. Four Eastern Iowa deaths since Dec 1996 have prompted health officials and university experts to urge regulation though the state has no car wash rules. Authorities found the man at 7 30 am and said the engine was not running. The investigation has yet to confirm intentional or accidental poisoning and no signs were confirmed at the facility.
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Pat Lyons
Iowa
Greiner
Buchanan County Sheriff's Department
John Bayness
Christopher Adams
Oelwein
Wonder Wash
Fayette
Patricia Quinlisk
Department of Public Health
Jefferson Band Members Fly 2000 Miles For Rose Parade
Cedar Rapids Jefferson High School Band of Blue features German exchange students Julia Giesenkamp and Christian Harbecke traveling 2000 miles to join the Rose Parade. Both say the Rose Bowl spectacle is new to Europe and a standout American experience.
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Christian
Germany
Jefferson
West Side
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Becky Leverington
Australia
Band of Blue
Sarah
Art
Ada Petratz
Jacelyn Dr
Christian Harbecke
Julia Giesenkamp
Jefferson High School
Jefferson High Band Explores Pacific Ocean on First Outing
Jefferson High School Band of Blue members take their first trip away from home for a Huntington Beach outing. Students like Traci Solynties Michelle Monroe and Laura Buresh describe first ocean experiences and a fun day of surfing swimming and building sand castles under sunny skies.
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Traci Solynties
Jefferson
Michelle Monroe
Michelle
Sheryl Steenhoek
28Th Ave
Inmate escapes Fayette County Jail in daring jump
Phillip Hathaway age 21 fled Fayette County Jail in West Union by jumping from a second story window and stealing a car. He was later captured at Sartori Memorial Hospital in Cedar Falls after seeking treatment for foot injuries. Hathaway faces charges of escape theft burglary and assault while participating in a felony.
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Reisner
Palmer Lutheran Health Center
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