Trucker asleep at wheel in fatal Iowa City crash
Coralville police say driver Sylvester J. Larson of Layfette Minnesota fell asleep at the wheel leading to a June 12 collision at Highway 6 and 20th Avenue. The crash killed Shirley Lekin 52 and her grandson Anthony Stanfield 15 both of Iowa City. Shirley’s son William Lekin 17 was injured. Larson faces charges including failure to stop for an assured clear distance and alcohol in the tractor. He is set to appear August 14 in Johnson County Magistrate Court.
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Iowa City
Johnson County
Coralville
Don Ewart
Sylvester J. Larson
Lay
Fette
Minn
Highway 6
20Th Avenue
Larson
Shirley Lekin
Anthony Stanfield
William Lekin
Minnesota
Grants to aid jail alternatives for Juveniles
Two state agencies offer federal funds to develop alternatives to holding juveniles in adult jails. Local governments and private groups may apply by Aug 9 for grants to support day treatment and services aimed at keeping youths out of residential facilities and out of homes during family crises.
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Juvenile Justice Advisory Council
Criminal and Juvenile Justice Planning Agency
Dave White
White
Davenport
Cedar Rapids
Des Moines
Sioux City
Polk County
Dubuque
Waterloo
Council Bluffs
Pottawatomie
Lee Counties
Capitol Complex
Road work starts Monday at County Home Road and Highway 150
Linn County engineer Jerry Nelson says construction at the Toddville corner will remove a high banked curve to ease crossing traffic. The project, lasting about 10 days with good weather, will make the intersection a four way stop during work and then a through route for County Home Road. B L Anderson Inc will perform the job for 68130, with the county responsible for 11430.
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County Home Road
Jerry Nelson
Linn
Toddville Corner
Nelson
Court decision saves bank costly judgment
The Iowa Court of Appeals overturned a Linn District Court ruling that could have cost Merchants National Bank of Cedar Rapids over 1 million dollars. The bank argued the trust assets valued at 1,068,012 were improperly transferred to Laura Willcockson. The appeals court found the district court lacked jurisdiction to hear the objection by Mary Ann Morrow, the Willcocksons’ daughter, to the transfer.
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Ette
Iowa Court of Appeals
Linn
Merchants National Bank of
Cedar Rapids
Paul Kilburg
Laura Willcockson
Sigourney
Edwin
Kilburg
Willcockson
United States
Court of Appeals
District Court
Willcocksons
Mary Ann Morrow
Freeport
N.Y
Lloyd Humphreys
Seminole Valley Park Campground Opens For Summer
Cedar Rapids parks director Dave Kramer says Seminole Valley Park campground will open at 3 p.m. today marking the start of summer operations after prior flood concerns. Water levels are not an issue this year, and the full site including a new area will welcome visitors ahead of the July Fourth weekend.
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Seminole Valley Park
Dave Kramer
Cedar Rapids
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