Crash Kills Amana Woman Near South Amana
Cleo Petrazelka, 62, of Amana died when her car crossed the center line on Highway 6 about two miles west of South Amana and struck a motor home driven by Jack Hoezee, 55, of Hudsonville Michigan. The motor home sustained limited damage. no injuries were reported. The Iowa State Patrol said no charges will be filed and the investigation continues.
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Amana
Cleo Petrazelka
South Amana
Iowa State Patrol
Jack Hoezee
Hudsonville
Mich
Petrazelka
Ossian Woman In Critical Condition After Fayette County Crash
Judy Gross, 50, of Ossian, suffered critical injuries in a one vehicle crash Saturday on W-42 four miles north of West Union. State Patrol cited snowy roads as a contributing factor. She was airlifted from Palmer Memorial Health Center to Lutheran Hospital in La Crosse Wisconsin.
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Fayette County
Judy Gross
West Union
State Patrol
Gross
Palmer Memorial Health Center
Lutheran Hospital
la Crosse
Wis
Meskwaki Tribe selects two for council in Feb election
Four Meskwaki members run in a general election to fill two seats on the seven member Tribal Council. The top four from Tuesday’s primary were David Old Bear Sr Frank Pushetonequa Jr Ray Young Bear and Marcellus Mitchell. The general election is February 4 on the Meskwaki Settlement west of Tama.
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David Old Bear Sr
Frank Pushetonequa Jr
Ray Young Bear
Marcellus Mitchell
Tama
Cedar Rapids Woman Wins Fired Pregnancy Discrimination Suit
A Linn County District Court jury awarded Elinda J. Haffner-Eckles 60 246 in judgments plus interest with 50 000 in compensatory damages after finding James Igram of A 1 Quality Screen Printing did fire her for being single and pregnant. The verdict upheld lost wages 10 246 and affirmed she would not have been discharged absent pregnancy.
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Linn County
Cedar Rapids
Elinda J. Haffner-Eckles
Ofntucky
James Igram
Haffner-Eckles
William Eads
A-1
Sara Brown
Cedarids
Igram
Er Eckles
Mary Kay Shanley to Speak on Friendship Magic
West Des Moines author Mary Kay Shanley will discuss The Miracles and Magic of Friendship at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Wyndham Five Seasons Hotel. Admission is $5. The event, linked to her first book She Taught Me to Eat Artichokes, is hosted by the Cedar Rapids Union League.
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Mary Kay Shanley
West ‘Des Moines
Wyndham Five Seasons Hotel
Union League of
Cedar Rapids
Oath Bend Bus Ride Ends With Noisy Night Out
The Grant Wood All-City Drum Corps trip home from Indiana ended with a late night bus ride around 11 p.m. Friday. Children including Rachael Borum and Carsten Abernathey describe restless sleep and excitement for the journey. Members share duties with Sorina Abernathey as attendance taker and Chad Abernathey aiding corps leader Slayton Thompson.
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Mary Martin
Grant Wood All-City
Air and Space Museum
Washington, D.C
Oath Bend
Ind
Indiana
Grant Wood
Rachael Borum
Rachael
Adrienna
Carsten Abernathey
Abernatheys
Carsten
Ethan
Sorina
Chad
Slayton Thompson
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Elizabeth Andrew
Brittany Verhoef
Drums Corps
Hy-Vee
Johnson Elementary
Adrienna Borum
U.S. Capitol
Lincoln Memorial
Davina Fleetwood
Martin Luther King
Story
Elizabeth Rutter
Marie-Susanne Langille
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