Two Die In Morning Mobile Home Fire In Atlantic
A Sunday morning fire at a mobile home park in Atlantic killed Linda Adams 65 and Gary Pearce 63. Neighbors said they were trapped inside. Fire Chief Mark McNees cited an electrical short as the likely cause. bodies sent for autopsy.
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Atlantic
Atlantic Fire
Mark McNees
Mark Freeman
Linda Adams
Gary Pearce
Ankeny
Pearce
Henningsen Construction
McNees
Toledo woman Joann Starits dies after extended illness
Joann Marie Starits 66 of Toledo and former Chelsea resident died February 2 2008 at University Hospitals Iowa City after an extended illness. Services Thursday 10 am at St. Josephs Chelsea with burial in the church cemetery. Friends may call Wednesday 2 to 6 pm at Hrabak Funeral Home Belle Plaine with rosary and vigil at 5 30 pm. Survived by husband Kenneth daughters Suzanne Garcia Youngman Kathy Starits Sandy Brewer Jenny Mora Starits ten grandchildren and several siblings. Online condolences at Hrabak Funeral Home site.
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Joann Marie Starits
Toledo
Chelsea
University Hospitals
Iowa City
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
Joe Behouiek
Church Cemetery
Hrabak
Belle Plaine
Kenneth
Suzanne Garcia/ Youngman
Jon Rosenberg
Cedar Falls
Kathy Starits
Sarah Tayloe
Dubuque
Sandy
Stephen) Brewer
Jenny
Ricardo) Mora-Starits
Marshalltown
Julie
Joe) Aldridge
Janet
Chuck) Anderson
Tama
Joe
Sharon) Sidhra
Waterloo
Hrabakfuneralhome
Inmates Earn GEDs at Fort Madison Prison Graduation
At Iowa State Penitentiary Fort Madison seventeen inmates including Michael Cargill Jr and Christopher Langley earned GED certificates in two ceremonies. The graduates, many serving life or long terms, completed six to seven months of coursework with support from Southeastern Community College. Families watched as mothers spoke of pride and longing for home.
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Fort Madison
Michael Cargill Jr
Iowa State Penitentiary
Christopher Langley
Iowa
Cargill
Charles Brewton Jr
Mary Wilson
Brewton
Wilson
Department of Corrections
Southeastern Community College
Rebecca Reyes
Carmelo Reyes II
Beverly Simone
Simone
Corrections Department
Urbandale
Carmelo Reyes
Ottumwa kidnapping case put on hold indefinitely
A judge ruled Brendan Stanley incompetent to face a 2005 second degree kidnapping charge involving an Ottumwa elementary school student. He will be held at Oakdale in Coralville for competency restoration with status reports due every 60 days and no trial date set.
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Ottumwa
Brendan Stanley
Stanley
James
van Buren
Michael Mullins
Mullins
Iowa Medical and Classification Center
Oakdale
Coralville
Iowa Republicans push tax relief debate in session
In Des Moines Republicans seek to use education funding as a vehicle to press property tax relief. They aim to expand allowable growth funding and 100 percent funding increases to offset K-12 property taxes while Democrats push for budget increases and universal health coverage plans.
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Rod Boshart
Gazette
Des Moines
Iowa
82Nd General Assembly
Chet Culver
Senate
House
Christopher Rants
Sioux City
Culver
Hatch
House Democrats
House Senate Committee
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