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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1997
Page
7
Tracey Caves, 22, of Montezuma, was struck and killed along County Road V-13 near Montezuma between 2 and 4 a.m. Saturday. The driver who hit her remained at large Sunday. State Patrol asks anyone with information to call the Cedar Rapids office at 396-4414.
Kenneth Troyer and Pamela Troyer were treated for minor injuries and released from Mercy Medical Center after a Sunday morning crash along Highway 13 near Marion. The motorcycle hit a car driven by William Bowden after vehicles ahead stopped for a pheasant in the road. Kenneth Troyer was cited for failure to stop in a safe distance.
Philip Akin 35 pleaded guilty in federal court to obstruction of justice for lying about his finances. He admitted submitting a false financial statement tied to his sentencing on a credit card fraud case. He used two clients and a neighbor’s credit cards to obtain over 22 500 dollars. Akin faces up to 20 years and 250 000 dollars fine at sentencing August 22.
Frederick O Neal reported two men kicked in his upstairs door at 710 F Ave NW around 5 30 PM Saturday. Michael R Huber 21 Brent R Talbot 18 and Eric T Heinrich 20 were arrested and booked on second degree burglary charges. Police say a loan dispute sparked the incident.
Streets Commissioner Don Thomas says Cedar Rapids long pursued waste reduction via industry and public drop offs, while boosting data from other cities. The city charges 10.75 monthly solid waste fee and faces legal risk from local recycler Don Crippen who calls for separate rates and cites competition concerns.
Linn County Fair Board brings back harness racing as Prairie Meadows funds raise purses at county fairs. BJ Stables, run by the Smith family of Ely, plan races at Central City with purses from $900 to $2,000 and about 30 horses expected to compete.
The Midwest Harness Racing Circuit finishes the season with a series of events across Iowa and Missouri. Dates span July through September at venues including Davis County Fair Bloomfield Linn County Fair Central City Great Jones County Monticello and others featuring afternoon and evening programs.
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