Iowa seeks protections for sellers of haunted property
Gazette reports lawmakers push bill to shield sellers and real estate agents from lawsuits when disclosing tainted pasts. The proposal defines psychologically impacted real property and mirrors laws from other states while preserving disclosure of known physical defects.
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Rod Boshart
Gazette
Des Moines
Bureau
Iowa
Metankete
Jack Felderman
Dubuque
Felderman
Iowa Association of Realtors
Dick Robert
Cedar Falls
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Water main breaks flood NE homes and sewage backup
A noon water main break on Circle Drive NE caused a sanitary sewer manhole backup into seven Coldstream Avenue NE homes. About 70 houses lost water service while crews repaired the line and city crews offered cleanup funds. Some residents avoided damage with sump pumps and tiled basements.
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Cindy Hadish Sazette
Marta
Mark Gellerman
Coldstream Avenue
Marta Gellerman
Circle Drive NE
John North
New delay in Monticello murder trial
Travis Jamieson’s first degree murder trial, set in Linn County District Court, is postponed again to March after a defense request. Jamieson, 19, from Monticello, is charged in the Dec 1993 killing of Cathy Jo Bohlken, who was stabbed and sexually assaulted in her home. The delay aims to resolve DNA testing issues with Cellmark Laboratories and a separate motion to exclude certain expert testimony.
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Cellmark Laboratories
Germantown
Mark Roberts
Cedar Rapids
Cellmark
Mount Vernon drug bust follows traffic stop
A Mount Vernon routine traffic stop on Fourth Street NW at 3 a.m. led to the seizure of about 135 grams of methamphetamine and about two pounds of marijuana. Suspects Dennis W. Spratte and Richard D. Taylor faced charges, with Spratte released after a court appearance and Taylor held on a 25000 dollar bond.
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Mount Vernon
Gazette
Joe Hadsall
Fourth Street
Mark Winder
Richard D. Taylor
17Th St. NE
Taylor
Dennis W. Spratte
Hiawatha
Winder
Spratte
Linn County
Iowa City woman charged with overlapping marriage
Marianne Mitchell 32 of 2207 H Street is charged with bigamy for allegedly marrying Thomas Mitchell while still divorced from Timothy Anderson. She faces four counts of forgery and two counts of fraudulent practices linked to use of Thomas Mitchell’s name to obtain credit.
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Johnson County
Iowa City
Marianne Mitchell
H St
Thomas Mitchell
Timothy Anderson
Anderson
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