Philanthropist Blank Dies at 93 in Des Moines
Des Moines mourns Myron Blank a longtime Iowa donor who with his wife Jackie funded the Belin Blank Center and the Blank Honors Center at the University of Iowa. He led the Central States Theater chain and supported a zoo golf course and hospital in Des Moines.
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Abraham Harry
Anna Blank
Roosevelt High School
University of Michigan
Central States Theater
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Children’s Hospital
Raymond
Lottery result brief from Iowa Illinois draws
Sunday results show Pick 3 Evening 60 4 Pick 4 Evening 5 2 14 and Saturday Powerball figures across Iowa and Illinois. No further context or payout details provided.
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Illinois
Tipton man sentenced to 10 years for meth conspiracy
Jeffrey Simmermaker, 32, of Tipton, was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison in Cedar Rapids for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. He admitted, during 2002 to 2004, to obtaining at least three ounces, with undercover buyers purchasing meth at his Tipton home in 2003.
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Jeffrey Simmermaker
Simmermaker
Cedar Rapids
Lottery results and jackpots across Illinois drawings
Numbers for Lotteries 8 22 30 33 49 Powerball 6 with jackpot 10 million and Power Play 5. No winner this drawing. next jackpot 12 million. Illinois Little Lotto 413 14 36 38 and Saturday Hot Lotto 11 12 16 33 35 with Hot Ball 17 noted.
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Tombstone vandalism hits Waterloo cemetery heart
A 146 year old white marble tombstone for David Elwell, who died in 1859, was found vandalized and removed at River View Recreation Area in Waterloo. City crews aim to restore the grave as officials, historians, and cemetery preservationists seek to recover the stone and return it to its site. Nearby details note Elwell’s War of 1812 service and his family’s 1850s move from Ohio. The incident coincides with a regional round up referencing a separate murder case.
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Riverview
David Elwell
Waterloo Waste Management
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Elwell
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la Porte City
Mike Magee
State Association For the Preservation of
Iowa
Syphilis outbreak warning issued in Scott County
Scott County health officials warn residents to get tested amid four confirmed syphilis cases all in men under 30 who have sex with men met online. Health director Dr Louis Katz notes the unusual cluster in the area and potential spread to other sexually active groups.
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Davenport Janitor Mark Willis Remembered One Year Later
Family and friends gathered beside a rural Davenport stream to remember Mark Willis, the 58 year old janitor killed in 2004. Willis was beaten and stabbed by three teens after being lured to the stream by Christopher Langley, Michael Cargill, and Trenton Howard, and his body was found six days later. Langley had known Willis before the attack.
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Mark Willis
Willis
Christopher Langley
Michael Cargill
Trenton Howard
Langley
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