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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 2002
Page
20
Dubuque Community officials say a 3 year old preschool student was left unattended on a school bus for 15 to 20 minutes after the bus returned. The driver and attendant were suspended then resigned for personal reasons effective January 25.
Donald Boss Jr., 37, of Remsen, pleads innocent to first degree murder in the death of his 10 year old son Timothy. Boss did not appear in Plymouth County District Court as attorneys filed a written plea. Trial set for April 16 with pretrial motions Feb 11. Timothy killed on or about Feb 23, 2000. Boss and wife Lisa have 10 other children. Remsen lies about 40 miles northeast of Sioux City.
David Duane Davis, 43, of Marengo, will learn his new sentence for ramming a race car at Benton County Speedway injuring a Waterloo resident. Convicted of second degree criminal mischief, his indeterminate five year term was overturned on appeal and sentencing was reset for Feb 27 to obtain a new presentence report.
Testimony in Washington County District Court described Trent Lorence's behavior after his arrest for the November 3, 2000 slaying of neighbor David Clark. Police testified Lorence asked to check his pulse and appeared serious and quiet, though behavior varied under custody. defense argues schizophrenia at issue.
Southwest winds up to 30 mph whipped grass fires in Linn and Johnson counties. In Linn County a 12:30 p.m. pasture fire on County Home Road burned three to four acres before being contained, with no citations issued. A second blaze at the Wegmuller farm on Linn Grove Road also spread. a separate Johnson County brush fire on Jordan Creek Road consumed three to four acres of hay. Firefighters from Linn, Hiawatha, Robins, Alburnett, Mount Vernon and North Liberty and Solon responded.
Iowa City's Joe Sharpnack, a Gazette cartoonist, earned honorable mention in the Fischetti Editorial Cartoon Competition, one of four national cartoonists honored among 200 entrants. First place went to Clay Bennett, Mike Keefe second, with Ed Stein also honored for Sept. 11 related cartoons. Sharpnack, 40, notes local issue commentary resonates and that the award honors Pulitzer creator John Fischetti.
Cedar Rapids school district reports strong growth in Iowa Test of Basic Skills and Iowa Test of Educational Development results from October 2001. Reading proficiency for fourth graders rose to 75.5 percent from 66.3 percent, with officials planning further analysis at a March 7 board meeting and noting delays in score reporting due to a new test.
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