Iowa City mayor calls tornado response a finest hour
Iowa City mayor Ross Wilburn hailed the April 13 tornado response as the citys finest hour while noting the year included tragedy with the Iraq death of Sgt. Kampha Sourivong. He highlighted building permits exceeding 100 million and plans for a joint Johnson County emergency communications center.
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Kampha Sourivong
West High School
Johnson County
Community teaches kids ethics through local collaboration
A Cedar Rapids forum part of Linn Area Reads highlighted the role of parents schools and civic groups in guiding youth. Panelists cited the six pillars of character from the Character Counts program and echoed by Girl Scouts leaders as they urged ongoing community involvement to shape responsible citizens.
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Gazette
Cedar Rapids
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Wilkins Elementary
Linn-Mar
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Cedar Rapids Public Library
Beems
Ethan Canin
Institute For Character Development
Drake University
Jennifer Neumann
Mississippi Valley District
Girl Scouts of America
Neumann
Girl Scouts
Jeralyn Westercamp
Cedar Rapids Kennedy High School
Westercamp
Henry Davison
HD Youth Center
Cedar Rapids Center
Davison
Linn
Pepper spray used on patient in Bettendorf hospital suit
A Bettendorf couple sues Genesis Health Systems saying pepper spray was used on the husband during treatment for pancreatitis on March 20 2006. They allege negligent care and medical battery with injuries including respiratory distress seizures heart problems and worsened pancreatitis. Genesis says the patient was threatening staff.
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Thomas and
Patricia Walters
Genesis Health Systems
Scott County District Court
Genesis
Craig Cooper
Walters
Lottery Draws and Jackpots Reported
Iowa and Illinois lottery results listed for Tuesday February 20 with Pick 3 and Pick 4 midday and evening draws, Little Lotto and Mega Millions figures. The G60148 jackpot stands at $2 million, Mega Millions at $84 million with numbers shown for the draws.
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Eastern Iowa native injured in Iraq mortar attack
David Hackley a West Union native and DynCorp International employee was wounded in a Baghdad hotel mortar attack while on private security duty. DynCorp guard Glen Joyce died in the blast and three Iraqis were hurt. Hackley, a former Louisiana deputy sheriff, was flown to Landstuhl Germany for treatment.
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DynCorp International
Baghdad
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DynCorp
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Lagana
Hackley
Paulina
Landstuhl
Germany
St. James County
Ex-newspaper worker accused of 935000 theft
Earl F. Beasley and his wife Julie A. Beasley are charged in Des Moines with stealing more than 935000 from the Davenport Davenport newspaper beginning about 1997. Beasley, a former building services supervisor, allegedly used corporate cards to buy 14000 in goods from Cabela's and submitted 921546 in fraudulent invoices from shell companies under his wife's name. They face conspiracy to commit mail fraud with up to five years in prison and fines.
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Davenport
Shell
Julie A. Beasley
Bentler family murder case details warrants evidence
Court documents in Van Buren County describe seized items from the Bentler home including spent shell casings a .22 rifle a bloodied comforter a shot telephone other blood samples. Shawn Bentler faces five counts of first degree murder for the Oct. 14 killings of his father Michael mother Sandra and sisters Sheena Shelby and Shayne with trial set for May 7 and potential life in prison if convicted.
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Bonaparte
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Sandra
Sheena
Shelby
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