Airboat crash injures six on Mississippi near Harpers Ferry
Six people were thrown from an airboat on the Mississippi River near Harpers Ferry Slough. Roberta Shimek and Georgeann Shug remained in stable condition at Prairie du Chien Memorial Hospital. Karl Shug helped summon aid after the craft overturned on ice. A hovercraft aided transport to the ambulance.
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Mississippi River
Roberta Shimek
Waterloo
Georgeann Shug
Viola
Wis
Prairie du Chien Memorial Hospital
Prairie du Chien
Harpers Ferry Slough
Harpers Ferry
Iowa
Allamakee County
Allamakee County Sheriff's Department, An Airboat Operated By Joe Shimek
Sheriff's Department
Bill Collins
Iowa Department of Natural Resources
Karl Shug
Shugs
Kyle
Collins
Mississippi
Iowa City Police Warn of Fraudulent Mail and Scam Calls
Iowa City police alert residents to a suspicious mail solicitation from a group calling itself the American Federation of Police and Concerned Citizens not affiliated with the department. A telephone scam targets delivery firms by requesting goods for Philadelphia and using stolen credit card numbers. Also, Terrance Hill, 35, pled guilty to multiple sex abuse and burglary charges, receiving up to 12 years for burglary and 10 years for sex abuse with a 225 dollar surcharge and other costs, to be served consecutively.
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Iowa City
The
American Federation of Police
Philadelphia
Dan Sellers
Police Department
Terrance Hill
Broadway St
Apt. C
Hill
Muscatine man sentenced in vehicular homicide case
A southeast Iowa man, 22 year old Micheal Allen Glenn, was sentenced Friday to up to 10 years in prison for vehicular homicide. He pleaded guilty in Muscatine County District Court to a head on collision that killed Mario Cruz of Crawfordsville last August.
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Iowa
Micheal Allen Glenn
Mario Cruz
Crawfordsville
Glenn
Muscatine County
Women in agriculture push for day of networking in Iowa City
Linda Yoder and organizers plan a March 8 conference in Iowa City to recognize and empower women in farming. The event highlights women as essential business operators blending farm work with family duties and calls for stronger networks. Sponsored by local banks and agribusiness groups, the conference aims to boost marketing and farm management skills among women farmers and managers.
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Iowa City
Linda Yoder
Iowa County
Yoder
Phil Hufford
Independence
Janet Garkey
Johnson County
Iowa
21st Century Woman in Agriculture Conference
The 21st Century Woman in Agriculture conference will run from 8 30 a m to 4 30 p m on March 8 at the Highlander Inn in Iowa City. Registration is 30 before Feb 25 and 35 after, with a 175 participant limit.
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Jolene Brown
West Branch
Woman In Agriculture
Iowa City
Highlander Inn
ISA
Johnson County Extension Trust Fund
Johnson County Extension
Oak Crest Hill Rd
Janet Garkey
Cedar Rapids district slow to adopt Report Card suggestions
Superintendent Lew Finch reports progress on technology but slow overall on the Report Card Commission recommendations. The district added an executive director of technology, reorganized finance reporting, plans forums, and aims to separate business operations while pursuing a technology plan and networking upgrades.
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Becky Stover
Cedar Rapids
Emmett Scherrman
Lew Finch
Finch
Russ Novotny
Scherrman
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