Simon Estes to Perform in Cedar Rapids March Concerts
Internationally acclaimed Iowa native Simon Estes will sing gospel spirituals operatic and Broadway tunes March 10 and 12 at the Crowne Plaza Five Seasons Hotel ballroom Cedar Rapids. Proceeds benefit the African American Historical Museum and Cultural Center of Iowa. tickets cost 20 or 30 dollars and can be ordered by calling 298-9772 or toll free 1 877 526 1863.
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Iowa
Simon Estes
Crowne Plaza
Five Seasons
Cedar Rapids
Estes
America the Beautiful
Allen Koepke
Centerville
Injured Pedestrian Critical After Cedar Rapids Crash
Harold Burke, 68, of Cedar Rapids, remained hospitalized in critical condition at Mercy Medical Center after being struck by a car Tuesday afternoon on the 1200 block of Sixth Street SW. The driver, Russell Rafferty, 75, of Cedar Rapids, was not injured, and police continue the investigation.
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Harold Burke
Cedar Rapids
Mercy Medical Center
Burke
Sixth Street
Russell Rafferty
Unattended Stove Sparks Cedar Rapids Apartment Fire
A southwest Cedar Rapids lower level unit suffered minor damage after unattended food on a stove ignited flames that reached cabinets. Firefighters arrived shortly after noon at 2261 C St SW and extinguished the blaze with ventilation to clear light smoke from nearby units. Damage stayed around the stove area.
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Cedar Rapids
C St
Fire Department
Dave Koch
Fourth Annual African American Heritage Banquet in Iowa
Tickets remain for the fourth annual African American Heritage Foundation Banquet at the Crowne Plaza Five Seasons Hotel in Iowa. Chicago attorney Philip L. Harris will speak at 6 30 p m. Proceeds support the African American Historical Museum and Cultural Center of Iowa. Adults 35 prepaid 40 at door. students 20. A dinner event with Kevin B F Burt and the Instigators costs 10. For tickets call 319 298 9772 or 319 363 6462.
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Coralville
Waterloo man charged in fatal Jan 9 shooting
Police arrested 19 year old Jessie James Jones Jr. of Waterloo on a first degree murder charge in the Jan 9 death of 41 year old Jerry Lee Davis. Davis was found at a home with a single gunshot wound to the torso. Jones surrendered at the Black Hawk County sheriff’s office after a warrant was issued.
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Jessie James Jones Jr
Waterloo
Jerry Lee Davis
Davis
Jones
Black Hawk County
Fundraisers Planned for Injured Benton Student Palmersheim
Melissa Palmersheim a Benton Community Schools junior injured in a Cedar Rapids crash Jan 3 remains in a coma. Fundraisers include a Feb 15 sloppy Joe supper in Van Horne, a Feb 20 pajama benefit dance at Keystone Turner Hall, a March 19 pancake breakfast at Van Horne EMS, and an Apr 5 spaghetti supper and football auction at the High School Student Center.
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Melissa Palmersheim
Atkins
Benton Community
Cedar Rapids
Palmersheim
16Th Avenue
Ankeny
van Horne
Keystone Turner Hall
van Horne Emergency Services
Chad Hennings
Dallas Cowboys
Manchester Country Club sale approved by members to Hughes Development
Members voted 168 to 11 with two abstentions to sell the Manchester Country Club complex to Hughes Development for 400000. The plan includes renaming the golf course Manchester Golf Club and the dining area Chester's Fine Dining, plus at least 300000 in initial improvements and a push to expand the nine hole course to 18 holes on 43 acres.
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Ingws Luttcs
Manchester
Manchester Country Club
Hughes Development
Chip
Chris Hughes
Manchester Golf Club
Chester's Fine Dining
Chip Hughes
Hughes
Banker's generosity questioned in Carlisle banking collapse
Dirk Thierer, longtime Hartford Carlisle Savings Bank president and 42.5 percent owner, was ousted as FDIC and state probes allege unsafe practices and possible personal gain. Bank closed January 14, reopened next day as Citizens Bank. no charges filed yet. FBI and U.S. Attorney hold a tight lid on the investigation.
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Associated Press
Carlisle
Dirk Thierer
Cedar Rapids
Thierer
Hartford-Carlisle Savings Bank
Citizens Bank
Holmes Foster
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
Tom Thiel
Fiss
Thiel
Diane
Jury commits sex offender to state treatment program
A Johnson County jury found Alvin Hummel, a 56 year old from Des Moines with multiple prior sex offenses, mentally abnormal and likely to reoffend, and ordered commitment to Iowa's civil sex offender treatment program at Oakdale. The trial heard testimony from psychologists on antisocial personality disorder and sexual disorders, while Hummel plans an outpatient program in Omaha.
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Ourette
Iowa City
Alvin Hummel
Johnson County
Hummel
Iowa Medical and Classification Center
Oakdale
Christopher Cooklin
Des Moines
Iowa Supreme Court
Cooklin
Johnson County District Court
David Good
Dennis Coren
Madison
Wis
Doren
Hallida Wakefield
Northfield
Minn
Wakefield
Swisher
Omaha
Michael Ferrak
Iowa Attorney General's Office
Ferrak
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C.R. Banker
Alvin
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