Fire damages garage of Gordon family. investigation planned
Firefighters responded to 4:20 a.m. blaze at the 300 block of First Avenue West destroying a garage and a van owned by Ken and Lavonda Gordon. Cause unknown. Fairfax Fire Chief says the State Fire Marshal will be called. no injuries reported. 14 firefighters battled wind and subzero temps for 1 1 2 hours.
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Fairfax
Mike Sanket
Ken
Lavonda Gordon
First Avenue West
Sankot
Gordon
Arctic Blast Postponed to January 29 in Cedar Rapids
The Arctic Blast event has been postponed until Jan 29 due to unseasonably warm weather. Cedar Rapids Parks and Recreation Dept spokesperson Gail Baldus Laskill said they hope for colder weather to maximize activities. Questions can be directed to 286 5731.
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Cedar Rapids
Burglars hit four rural homes in Linn County weekend
Sheriff Don Zeller reports four rural homes under construction in Linn County were burglarized between 3 p.m. Friday and Monday morning. Two Bluff Road homes were empty with losses mainly from damaged doors. Highland Drive house yielded power tools and more totaling about $3,000. Authorities suspect related incidents.
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Don Zeller
Bluff Road
Highland Drive
Fairfax
Zeller
Fire at Xerxes Corp plant prompts evacuations in Tipton
Three fire departments including Tipton West Branch and Mechanicsville fought a fiberglass tank blaze at the Xerxes Corp plant last night. Flames stayed in the tank mold while crews shut off power and set ventilation. About 50 workers employed. all evacuated with no injuries reported.
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Xerxes Corp
Tipton
John Svenksen
West Branch
Mechanicsville
Xerxes
Iowa City suspect moved between prisons in high profile case
Johnathon Memmer, 24, of Marshalltown, was moved from Anamosa State Penitentiary to Iowa State Penitentiary Fort Madison amid investigations into the March murders of Laura Watson-Dalton and Maria Lehner. He faces charges only for breaking into the apartment and pawning items found there. Bodies were found March 19 in a burning 427 S. Van Buren St. apartment. Deputy warden Ron Welder called the transfer routine.
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Iowa City
Anamosa State Penitentiary
Iowa State Penitentiary
Fort Madison
Johnathon Memmer
Marshalltown
Laura Watson-Dalton
Maria Lehner
S. van Buren St
Ron Welder
Investors seek to build new C R bank in Cedar Rapids
Local investors seek a state charter for a new bank in Cedar Rapids to be named Merchants Bank. Larry Chmelicek says about 20 locals are involved and a $1 million building with 10 to 12 jobs is planned near Diagonal Drive and First Street SW. A public hearing on urban revitalization tax exemptions is set for 9 a.m. at City Hall.
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Pam Hinman
Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Merchants Bank
Larry Chmelicek
Spreitzer Inc
Diagonal Drive
First Street
Chmelicek
Jennifer Pratt
Contact Details for Pam Hinman Information
Contact writer Pam Hinman at (319) 398-8339 or the email provided as hiM ftiawa Ory, with a note on how to reach her for assignments.
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Pam Hinman
Ftiawa “Ory
Cindy Hadish
Cindyh
Linn County opens new jail quarters for inmates
Linn County converts a 32 by 32 foot outdoor recreation area on May's Island into 24 beds and adds an overhang deck for bunking in a stopgap housing space. The project along with a planned second floor expansion aims to relieve overcrowding with 244 inmates and reduce double bunking.
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Steve Gravelle
Cedar Rapids
Linn County
May’s Island
Don Zeller
Zeller
Second Ave
Gazette
John F. Martin
Linn
Wille freed from confinement visits family before CRS assignment
Loren Wille, 54, who spent five months in Georgia on a vehicular homicide charge, has spent two weeks in Iowa with relatives in Belle Plaine. He plans to travel to Colorado to visit his children and then Baltimore to meet Catholic Relief Services officials, aiming for an overseas assignment in Armenia.
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Sazette
Belle Plaine
Loren Wille
Iowa
Georgia
Wille
Laverne
Meg Wille
Colorado
Denver
Lara Wille- Swink
Paul Wille
Baltimore
Catholic Relief Services
Catholic Relief
Armenia
Manana Tsomashvili
Escapee sentenced to 30 months for selling stolen cars in Iowa
Prince Columbus Wood Jr., 74, was sentenced in Cedar Rapids to 30 months in prison for possessing and selling stolen vehicles bought through newspaper ads. He will pay 165287 in restitution to victims, including six Iowa sales, with no parole and about 38 months to complete from his five year sentence.
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Prairie Valley Ct
General Mills
Cedar Rapids
Valley Transfer Systems
Edgewood Road
Highway 30
Illinois
Cindy Hadish
Iowa
Prince Columbus Wood Jr
U.S. District Court
Mark Bennett
Wood
LVI Dalc
Rapp
Waterloo
California
Oregon
Texarkana
Texas
United States
Pierre Durant
Cody Hughes
Newton
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Memmer
C.R. Bank
Merchants National Bank
Firstar Corporation
Thermo King Quad Cities
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U.S. Marshals Service
Bennett
U.S
Stephen Rapp
Cedar City
Utah
Iowa Department of Transportation
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