Two men accused in meth manufacture after La Porte City blaze
Todd Gagnon of Cedar Falls and Ronald Gallo of Waterloo are charged with conspiring to manufacture methamphetamine after a fire at an outbuilding off East Tama Road. The blaze spread to a nearby house, destroying both structures. Gagnon was arrested at his home and Gallo at a Waterloo hotel.
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Cedar Falls
Ronald Gallo
Waterloo
Waterloo Woman Pleads Guilty in Prescription Drug Theft
Waterloo resident Sherry Even 32 has pleaded guilty to illegally possessing prescription drugs after entering homes to steal medications advertised for sale. Police say she rummaged through medicine cabinets when invited inside. Sentencing set for March 26 in Black Hawk County Court.
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Waterloo
Sherry Even
Even
Black Hawk
Decorah Police Chief Ben Wyatt Announces Retirement
Decorah Police Chief Ben Wyatt will retire November 30 after serving since 1992. In a letter to Mayor Vic Fye he offered to assist in selecting a replacement. City officials have not yet discussed a search as the Council meets tonight at 7 30 p.m.
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Ben Wyatt
Wyatt
Vic Fye
al Etteldorf
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Elderly Council Bluffs Couple Die In Apparent Murder Suicide
Police say a 98 year old man Theodore Triplett and 93 year old Ruth Triplett were found dead in their home after an apparent murder suicide. Officers found both with wrist injuries and the man holding a gun. Detectives continue the investigation.
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Council Bluffs
Theodore Triplett
Ruth Triplett
State bill backs statewide cleanup of school hazardous materials
Iowa lawmakers led by Rep. Geri Huser propose a five year plan costing four million dollars to remove toxic materials from schools and train staff. The measure would require safety guidelines in science classes and fund districts cutting or replacing hazardous supplies.
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Iowa City
Geri Huser
Altoona
Huser
Iowa
Iowa Council of Governments
Iowa Department of Natural Resources
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Regis
LaSalle
Xavier
Vinton-Shellsburg
Marion
The
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Modest Cedar Rapids volunteer wins King holiday award
Rodney Strang, 77, earned the Percy and Lileah Harris Who is My Neighbor award for MLK Day observances in Cedar Rapids. He asks little in return, saying he simply helps where he sees a need through First Presbyterian Church, from rides to doctor visits to coordinating church flower arrangements.
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Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Rodney Strang
Percy and
Lileah Harris
Strang
First Presbyterian Church
Fifth St. SE
College Community adds technology as a basic skill for graduation
Cedar Rapids College Community school district expands basic skills to include technology. By 2005 all students must earn a technology certificate, with most instruction in grades three through seven. Less than 10 percent of eighth graders have not met the requirements. The district also launches a new website to inform parents and support online class registration and transcript access.
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College Community
Craig Barnum
Barnum
Prairiepride.org
Mick Starcevich
Navy Marine recalls Cuban Missile Crisis near war edge
George Horton, then a Marine, watched the Cuba crisis from the USS Point Defiance in the Caribbean. He recalls the tension as U S and Soviet forces hovered near war while a captain warned about subs and sharks fed below. Now 58, Horton reflects on how close the world seemed to nuclear conflict and how the event shaped his view of history.
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James Horton
Conesville
Iowa
James
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Ricky Nelson
California
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Midge
Vining
Cedar Rapids
Mojave Desert
Vietnam
George Horton
Sanchez
Vieques
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