Body found in locked freezer shocks Iowa community
Investigators found the body of Patricia Rapacki in a basement freezer at her Jesup home. Authorities say details could jeopardize the case, with statements from Buchanan County Sheriff Leonard Davis and County Attorney Allan Vander Hart declining to comment. Rapacki, 43, was last seen December 27 and reported missing January 6 after her boyfriend, Lynn Lamasters, led police on a chase and then stabbed himself. He is jailed on a parole hold. Rapacki’s family released a statement praising her life and the support from friends and neighbors.
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Enrollment increases in Postville after plant fire
After a December fire destroyed the Iowa Turkey Products plant in Postville, enrollment at the local schools rose with five new students and fewer than 20 families still in need of job connections. Superintendent David Strudthoff notes immigrant families stay due to local job placement efforts as other employers hire displaced workers. The town’s economic ties include Agriprocessors and Norplex aiding workers and a competing plant in Marshall, Minnesota.
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Drunken driver crashes into Tipton apartment injuring sleeper
Tiffany R Hamlin of Moline Ill faced charges after her pickup smashed through the west wall of Gertrude Kruse s Tipton Senior Citizens Park apartment just after 12 15 am Tuesday The 81 year old Kruse was taken to Mercy Iowa City for treatment and was not reported seriously hurt by Cedar County sources Hamlin s blood alcohol content stood at .221 authorities said She was released without bond after agreeing to enter a substance abuse program and court appearance
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Powerball Jackpot and Draw Results
Lottery results for Wednesday January 14 show Powerball numbers 12 33 40 44 50 with Powerball 40 and a $29.2 million jackpot. Also listed are Iowa and Illinois draws including Pick 3 and Pick 4 totals and the Illinois Little Lotto, Lotto and a $9.5 million jackpot.
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How to Request Reprint Rights for Gazette Article
To obtain permission mail a letter to Managing Editor The Gazette P O Box 511 Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406. Explain what you wish to reprint and how it will be used.
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Monticello Car Collides With Sheriff Squad
Aloysius Weitz, 79, of Dubuque, suffered minor injuries when his car collided with a Jones County Sheriff’s Department squad car on Highway 151 north of Monticello. Deputy Ivan Eden and Linda Eden were not seriously hurt. Weitz and Eden’s wife received minor injuries.
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Volga Middle School to Close Amid District Savings
The Central Community school board approved closing Volga Middle School at year end. The building is offered to the city for 1, with no acceptance yet. Closing will save at least 70000 annually, and Elkader facility can absorb the 125 students. The move adds 40 minutes daily instruction and ends shuttle runs. Volga council has until mid February to act.
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Man Accused of Stealing 5400 From Mount Vernon Business
Richard Coleman 60 of Waterloo was arrested Monday and charged with second degree theft for allegedly stealing 5400 in money and merchandise from Hands On Custom Printing in Mount Vernon. Police say he sold merchandise between July and December without remitting funds. He is jailed in Linn County with $10000 bail.
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Linn County
Boswell to Visit Toledo Juvenile Home Today
U.S. Representative Leonard Boswell from Iowa will tour the Iowa Juvenile Home in Toledo at 10 a.m. with Marvin Van Haaf ten, director of the Governor's Office of Drug Control Policy. He will discuss funding for programs including residential substance abuse initiatives.
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Center Point seeks new council member after Sloan resignation
Center Point City Council member Curt Sloan resigned during Tuesday's meeting due to changed job duties. The council invites Center Point residents to apply to fill the vacancy and will appoint at the February 10 meeting after reviewing written applications.
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Three Hurt After Car Pickup Crash Near Central City
Three people were injured in a Tuesday night crash near Central City. Natalie Smith, 70, of Central City, tried to cross Highway 13 at Bunker Hill Road and was hit broadside by Harley Meader, 72, of Manchester. Smith was airlifted to St Luke's Hospital in Cedar Rapids. Meader and Eva Meader, 71, of Manchester, were taken to St Luke's by ambulance. Conditions were not released Wednesday.
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