One killed and two injured in Poweshiek County crash
A one vehicle wreck near Malcom in Poweshiek County killed 15 year old Jason Roberts and left Helen Roberts 40 and her son Daniel 7 in serious condition after the car left I 80 struck a guard rail and a pillar.
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Poweshiek
Malcom
Iowa State Patrol
Helen Roberts
Colorado
Roberts
Daniel
Mercy Hospital
Des Moines
Jason
Grinnell General Hospital
Tama County three-vehicle crash injures five people
Five people were taken to Marshalltown Hospital after a three-vehicle collision on Highway 30 in Tama County late Saturday. Ivan Evans of Chariton, 70, was westbound when his car was sideswiped by Gerald Heiser of Tama, 39, then struck head on by Lenor Kirkman of Des Moines, 30. Kirkman was pulled from a burning vehicle. charges are pending and all occupants were treated and released.
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Marshalltown
Tama
Iowa State Patrol
Ivan Evans
Chariton
Gerald Heiser
Evans
Lenor Kirkman
Des Moines
Kirkman
Marshalltown Hospital
Decorah Woman Attacked on Bicycle Trail
Decorah police and the Winneshiek County Sheriff's Department report a 23 year old woman was attacked by an unidentified man while walking along a bicycle trail near Twin Bridges in Decorah Saturday around 7 20 p m. She repelled the assault but sustained a neck bite mark and a head bump. Her identity has not been released.
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Decorah
Winneshiek County
Coralville garbage pickup delayed by Independence Day
Garbage collection in Coralville will run one day late due to the July Fourth holiday. Monday routes move to Tuesday. residents may call 351-6154 or 351-1266 for information.
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Coralville
Iowa Lectures Examine State's Present and Future
Cornell College hosts two public talks on Iowa. Osha Gray Davidson discusses Iowa: Its Present and Its Future at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. Thomas Morain presents Iowa: A Character Study at 9 a.m. Thursday, followed by a 10 a.m. group discussion. Both in Harlan Dining Room The Commons.
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Iowa
Cornell College
Osha Gray Davidson
Thomas Morain
Living History Farms
Harlan Dining Room
the Commons
Iowa City Doctor Studies Drug To curb Compulsive Buying
Dr. Donald Black of the University of Iowa College of Medicine researches fluvoxamine for compulsive buying. The antidepressant shows promise for mood and OCD disorders and is used in Europe but not yet approved in the United States. Call (319) 353-4431 for information.
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Donald Black
University of Iowa College of Medicine
Europe
United States
Cardboard boats vie in regatta
Loren Kelle reports Cedar Rapids hosts its first Great Boat Regatta at Robbins Lake Ellis Park. Sixty three cardboard boats entered, forty eight stayed afloat, while Jeff Steimel and Kevin Bittner’s ship sank with the Titanic Award for the best sinking. The event drew hundreds as teams raced for novelty and bragging rights.
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Evergreen Packaging
Robbins Lake
Jane Schlegel
Becky Habrecht
Iowa City
Jeff Steimel
Kevin Bittner
Cedar Rapids
Ellis Park
Tom Parsons
Aaron Thompson
Steimel
Bob
Knee high corn defies drought in Iowa fields this year
Iowa farmers boast knee high corn by Independence Day as rains arrive at the right time. Aaron Balderston notes corn taller than his 6 foot-5 brother-in-law on his Alburnett farm while others report hail damage and record early tasseling near Prairieburg.
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Marlene Lucas
Iowa
Oklahoma
Aaron Balderston
Alburnett
Balderston
Bob McNulty
Watkins
Gary Edwards
Prairieburg
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Matt Milden
Washington High School Art Department
Loren Kelle
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