Oelwein Appoints Former Officer Jeremy Logan Chief
The Oelwein City Council voted 4-1 to promote Jeremy Logan to police chief, filling a vacancy that lasted over a year. Logan had been fired in 2000 for alleged peeping at a residence but was reinstated by the Civil Service commission and insists he was surveilling a gas station. He succeeds John Shirkey, who resigned in December 2000.
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Oelwein
Jeremy Logan
Logan
John Shirkey
Oelwein Civil Service Commission
Camper charged in Coralville Lake knife incident
Ronnie F. Taggart, 54, of Tailwater West campsite, Coralville Lake, was charged with going armed with intent after allegedly threatening, chasing and throwing a sheath knife with a 4 inch blade that narrowly missed a neighbor. He also faces second degree criminal mischief and is held on $15,000 cash bail in Johnson County jail.
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Coralville Lake
Ronnie F. Taggart
Tailwater West
Taggart
Johnson County
Charges Dismissed in Cedar Rapids Tavern Fight
Two Cedar Rapids women charged with willful injury after a June 13 fight outside the Press Box bar had their cases dismissed when victims failed to appear for depositions. Terri Foulks and Mona Harris were accused of stabbing and striking victims with a knife and wooden handle respectively.
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Cedar Rapids
Keokuk St
Terri Monique Foulks
19Th St
Mona Felisha Harris
Fifth Ave
Johnson County
Foulks
Harris
Gazette
Explorer York noted as first known African American Iowa traveler
The article highlights York, a enslaved African American who traveled with the Lewis and Clark Expedition as the first known Black explorer in Iowa. It praises his hunting skills and rapport with Native peoples, with vignettes provided by the African American Historical Museum and Cultural Center of Iowa during February Black History Month.
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York
Iowa
Judge weighs bids for Tama Beef plant in bankruptcy
In U S Bankruptcy Court Judge Paul Kilburg heard two bids for the Tama Beef Packing plant formerly owned by IBP. The city of Tama seeks lease rejection to sell the plant to Agriprocessors or a bidder, while the bankruptcy trustee wants time to review a final offer. The lease carries a 2 58 million buyout option starting July 1.
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The
Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Tama Beef Packing
Tama
U.S
Tama Beef Packing Inc
Kilburg
City
Iowa Quality Beef Supply
Ames
Renee Hanrahan
Agriprocessors Inc
Postville
Carroll Reasoner
Tama Beef
Jeffrey Taylor
Agriprocessors
Tama Beefs
Voices of Youth project reads teens' voices in play
University of Iowa students present Voices of Youth at CSPS Cedar Rapids. Readings of interview scenes with Eastern Iowa teens cover family violence race and hopes. The aim is a future stage play and a nationwide educational resource.
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Voices of Youth
CSPS
Third St. S. Cedar Rapids
Owa City
University of Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Barry
Tom Gilsenan
Amy Ostrander
Erica Sage
Des Moines
Wild Bill
North Hall
Nine Pin Tap Fundraiser for Cedar Rapids Cancer Patient
Jilane Janda-Harnish, a Cedar Rapids cancer patient, will host a Nine Pin Tap Tournament at Westdale Bowling Center to help with mounting medical bills for her and her two young sons. Registration starts 9:30 a.m. and a $10 fee includes shoe rental and three lines. a silent auction is planned.
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Westdale Bowling Center
Scotty Dr
Cedar Rapids
the Gazette
Jilane Janda-Harnish
Scotty Dr. SW
Janda Harnish
DeAnn Steinke
Harnish
Oncology Associates
Janda-Harnish
Jilane
Chirantan Ghosh
Jordan
Jacob
Snowfall and poor driving linked to string of Iowa crashes
Light snowfall in eastern Iowa contributed to a series of accidents including a fatal strike on Martelle Road near Springville that killed 67 year old Marlene Pittman. The driver, 27, hospitalized. weather blamed for multiple early morning crashes across Linn and Mahaska counties.
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The
Gazette
Springville
Linn
Iowa
Marlene Pittman
Martelle Road
Springville Road
St. Luke’s Hospital
Don Zeller
Pittman
Sully
Mahaska County
Brandon Vansant
Peoria
Connie Strom
New Sharon
State Patrol
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Camper
Iowa City
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IBP Packing
Paul
By John Kenyon
Jennifer Barry
Gilsenan
Barry and
Ostrander
Kentucky
Minnesota
Miranda Meyer
Janda- Harnish
D Ave. NW
Mark Christian
Springville Walker
By Steve Gravelle
Murdoch Funeral Home
Marion
Zeller
Roger Brown
Iowa State Patrol
District 11
Brown
Mahaska
Martelle Rd
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