Trial set in bomb-threat case in Benton County
David C. Wiebbecke 50 of Cedar Rapids faces a September 19 trial after pleading not guilty to a class D felony count of making threats and a second offense drunken driving. He allegedly threatened to detonate a pipe bomb in the Benton County Courthouse while in custody after May 6 arrest. The case ties to a land-use dispute over two acres in Benton Township where a house build was denied under the county CSR rules and later appealed to the Board of Adjustment and District Court. A restraining order blocks contact with Marc Greenlee, the county land use administrator.
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Vinton
David C. Wiebbecke
West Post Rd
Cedar Rapids
Benton County
Wiebbecke
Fense
Marc Greenlee
Benton Township
Greenlee
Nial
County Board of Adjustment
District Court
Board of Adjustment
Cedar County weighs new voting rules under HAVA
Cedar County supervisors debated complying with the Help America Vote Act at a public hearing. They consider consolidating 13 precincts to meet accessibility and voting machine requirements, with Stanwood and Bennett precincts highlighted amid turnout and cost concerns. The county has $118,395 allocated for HAVA compliance, facing budget and levy limits.
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Cedar County Board of Supervisors
HAVA
Supervisors
Dennis Boedeker
Cedar County
Betty Ellerhoff
U.S
Ellerhoff
Board of Supervisors
Dennis Weich
Leroy Moeller
Stanwood
Todd Sawyer
Fremont Township
Sawyer
Mechanicsville
Karen Stolte
Tom Boyle
Bennett
House damaged in G R shooting near 3rd Ave and 15th St SE
Gunfire damaged a house at the Third Avenue and 15th Street SE intersection with police unsure if anyone was inside. Tape fenced the scene as neighbors report a suspected drug house and a second nearby shooting noted in Gazette archives.
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Dorothy de Souza Guedes
Vue
Cedar Rapids
Third Avenue
15Th Street SE
15Th St
15Th Street
Bob Bembenek
Wellington Heights
Cliff Jette
the Gazette
Dubuque Mayor Terry Duggan Ends 12 Year Run
Dubuque mayor Terry Duggan, 49, announced he will not seek re election. He cited business and family reasons after three terms describing accomplishments like raising the bar for city officials and management. Duggan noted past public service on an Iowa Trust Fund panel and cited past tensions in the city.
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Duggan
Iowa Trust Fund
Man Charged After Baby Left in Car at Walmart
Kent Davis of Olds faces child endangerment charges after leaving his 1-month-old daughter in a locked car at Walmart for about 45 minutes while shopping. A passerby alerted authorities as temperatures near 85 degrees. The infant was treated and released from Henry County Health Center.
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Mount Pleasant
Kent Davis
Olds
Davis
Wal- Mart
Terry Sammons
Sammons
Henry County Health Center
Man Arrested After Running Onto Waterloo Airport Tarmac
Ian F River, 29, of Waterloo, was arrested for misdemeanor trespassing after allegedly scaling the fence and lying on the tarmac at Waterloo Airport. He was treated at Allen Hospital following chest pains and a psychiatric evaluation. At Atkins, officials warn parents not to give infants tap water or formula made with it due to nitrite levels.
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Waterloo
Ian F. River
River
Allen Hospital
Atkins
Atkins Municipal Water Works
Driver Killed In One Vehicle Crash Near Sageville
A single vehicle crash on Highway 52 near Sageville in Dubuque County left a unnamed driver dead. The southbound car left the road and rolled several times around 12 10 p m before being taken to Mercy Hospital where he died.
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Dubuque County
Sageville
Highway 52
Mercy Hospital
Woman identified in Linn County crash
The Linn County crash victim was Joann Greenwood, 54, of Anamosa. She was airlifted Tuesday to University Hospitals Iowa City after colliding with a semi driven by Lonnie Schmidt, 36, of Okolona. Schmidt sustained no injuries.
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Linn County
Anamosa
Joann Greenwood
Greenwood
Highway 151
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Marion Airport Road
Lonnie Schmidt
Okolona
Miss Schmidt
Iowa Lottery Draws Thwarted by Mixed Results
The Thursday draw list shows a $100,000 Cash Game with numbers 13 22 26 28 29 and Pick 3 Midday 2 6 3, Pick 3 Evening 9 2 9, plus Pick 4 Midday 868 3. No further outcomes provided.
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