Iowa City teacher survives crash into Clear Creek
Cedar Rapids Washington high school social studies teacher Dan Baker 43 of Iowa City is recovering at home after a truck plunged into Clear Creek near I 380. Passers by James Denton and Seth Griggs helped extract him after he became trapped in icy water for about 10 to 15 minutes. Baker endured a fractured sternum and compression fracture and hopes for a full, though slow, recovery for him and his family.
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Y Becky Stover Vanzette Statt
Iowa City
Dan Baker
Cedar Rapids
Clear Creek
Kate Kane
Baker
Cedar Rapids Washington
Kane
James Denton
Seth Griggs
Ladora
Interstate 380
Interstate 80
Denton
Griggs
Jury Selection Focused on Victim in Iowa Murder Trial
In Cresco, Billy Joe Bean Jr. faces first degree murder charges for the Jan. 28, 1997, shooting of his father Billy. Jury questions center on the elder Bean's character as selection nears completion.
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James Q. Lynch
Iowa
Cresco
Billy Joe Bean Jr
Bean
Billy
Chad A. Lloyd
Belmont Pkvy
Main Street
Robins
Robert J. Rohwedder
Meadowview Dr
Marion
Seventh Avenue
Robert L. Sindelar
14Th Ave
Ninth Street
Frederick A. Wilkinson
L Ave
H Avenue
Center Point Road
George J. Farah Jr
Las Vegas
Nev
O Avenue
Ellis Boulevard
William E. Holub
Cedar Dr
35Th Street
Bean Sr. slaying trial opens with murder motive questions
In Lime Springs, Joe Bean Sr. 48 faces trial for the fatal shooting of his father Billy Joe Bean Sr. A prosecutor questions jurors about convicting a person seen as distasteful, while autopsy surgeon Dr. Bennett confirms two close range shots from a .22 rifle. Bean called 911 and has been jailed since the morning of the incident.
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Thomas Bennett
Howard County
Joe Haskovec
Bennett
Billy Joe Bean Sr
Bean
Spillville
Lime Springs
Sheriff's Department
Linn County Recorder McCalmant announces run for office
Linn County Recorder Joan McCalmant, appointed after Pat Kane’s retirement, confirms she will seek election when the four year term ends. A Democrat from Marion, she has led the recorder’s office since 1996 and pushed optical scanning to improve access for attorneys and real estate professionals.
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Linn County Recorder
Joan McCalmant
Beth Chacey
E.F
Pat” Kane
McCalmont
Kane
McCalmant
Marion
Board of Supervisors
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids man gets 10 year term for drug charge
Lucious Prince of Cedar Rapids was sentenced in Linn County District Court to 10 years for delivery of simulated crack cocaine and 5 years for a firearm count, to run concurrently. He pleaded guilty by Alford plea to the drug charge after trial proceedings.
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Gazette
Lucious Prince
Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Prince
Ninth St. SE
William Thomas
Jer
Readers weigh in on hog lot controls and public forums
Today’s Your Two Cents poll asks which government should regulate hog lot sizes Local State or federal TELUS notes this is a non scientific sample. FYiowa invites discussion on current topics including presidential legacy state drug testing limits and Ellis Park ice rink plans.
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Fyiowa
Ellis Park
Cedar Rapids Meetings January 14 1998
A full day of public meetings includes Cedar Rapids City Council sessions, Linn County Board of Supervisors, Marion Independent School District board activities, and regional boards. Also listed are a museum talk by John Fitzpatrick, a Cedar Rapids Symphony preschool concert, and local recycling events with locations and times.
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Educational Services Center
Second Ave
Department of Public Works
Sixth St
Cedar Rapids
6Th Judicial District Department of Correctional Services Board of Directors
Iowa
William G. Faches
29Th Ave
School Board of Marion Independent School District
ICN
S. 15Th St
Marion
Metro Interagency Insurance Program Board of Directors
First Ave
Marion Independent School Board
Marion Park Board
Parks and Recreation Department
Marion Community Center
Marion City Council
Marion City Hall
East Central Regional Library Board of Trustees
Guaranty Building
Third St
John Fitzpatrick
Cedar Rapids Community School District
Arnold Pyle
Cedar Rapids Museum of Art
Cedar Rapids Symphony
Brass Ensemble
Beems
Cedar Rapids Public Library
Randall Foods
Edgewood Rd
Bluestem Solid Waste Agency
Lottery results and local crime notes mix
Lottery draws listed for Illinois and surrounding states along with daily games and jackpots. Severe local crime reports include drunken driving charges, willful injury cases, and assaults with details of suspects and bail.
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Kave
University of Northern Iowa
Matthew McCoy
McCoy
Iowa State Patrol
Washington
Joe
Sarah
Joe Bean Sr
Elder Bean
Thomas Miller
John F. Martie
Eee Prem Ey We
Steven Theodore
Allied van Lines
Cedar Rapids Archives
Public Works Building
Ground Transportation Center
Alamo Park
Roosevelt Middle School
Joan McCaimant
C.R. Man
Alford
Simu
Ry Vander Sanden
Prince of the
TELUS
Cityline
Chicago
Illinois
Peg
Jeff Schwarzing
South Amana
Kristi
Jim Aitchison
Monticello
ST. Luke's
Debora
Glenn Offerman
Leisure Blvd
Donna
Ken Charipar
Walford
Shellie
Robert Moore
Orchard Dr
Dawn
Todd Heald
Ottawa
Cindy
Earl Walton
14Th St
Sherri
Jose Ramos
Rockford Rd
the Gazette
Veronica Senter
15Th St
16Th Avenue
Prudence L. Carnicle
Clark Ave
East Post Road
Jason B. Hogan
Second St
Second Street
Third Avenue
Eric L. Kurtenbach
Mount Vernon
Ronald L. Coleman
16Th Ave
Mickey Puckhaber
13Th Ave
Confetti
Puckhaber
Coleman
William Harrell
Vinton
Gary Hinzman
Michael Roe
Waterloo
John Phipps
Roe
Collins Plaza
Collins Rd
Larry L. Pernicka Jr
19Th Ave
Ashlock
Pernicka
Tracy D. Edwards
Sixth Ave
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