Post office vital to Viola community under new postmaster
Viola welcomes Postmaster Nikki Simmons and part-time clerk Martha Maeder at the small Leased Viola post office behind the Viola Country Store. Simmons, 39, began July 16 with a salary between 10 303 and 12 235, and handles all duties solo with occasional clerk help. Residents rely on the 40 boxes for daily mail while locals value the post office as a social hub and information exchange.
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Viola
Nikki Simmons
Martha Maeder
Simmons
U.S. Postal Service
Cedar Rapids
Hiawatha
Springville
Anamosa
Iowa
Stone City
Elizabeth
Viola Country Store
Chuck
Sharon Schraeder
Iowa Groups Plan Aid Cargo To Nicaragua This Fall
Des Moines Iowa City and Dubuque host fundraisers to raise six thousand dollars for shipping a 3600 cubic foot cargo container of medical educational clothing and sports equipment to Nicaragua. The Iowa campaign part of Quest for Peace aims to mirror last year’s one hundred million dollar aid effort nationwide.
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Iowa
Nicaragua
Des Moines
Iowa City
Dubuque
Quad Cities
Omaha
Grinnell
Tama
Burlington
Fort Dodge
Oskaloosa
Cedar Rapids
Olin
Lenox
Traer
Clinton
West Liberty
Quest For Peace
Rural C R man hurt in accident near Old River Road
A 66 year old Cedar Rapids man James H. Kurtz was critically injured Sunday when backing a tractor off a trailer south of Old River Road on Sunshine Street. He was taken to Mercy Hospital Cedar Rapids in critical condition. Another injured rider Willave Jensen 55 of Marion was treated and released. The incident was reported at 2 07 p m.
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Cedar Rapids
Old River Road
Sunshine Street
Linn County Sheriff's Department
James H. Kurtz
Mercy Hospital
Willave Jensen
11Th St
Marion
Iowans Save Slow Greyhounds From Destruction in Indiana
Indiana veterinarian Dr. Charles L Schnepf partners with Iowa couple Dr Dale Schnepf and Jacquie to save seven greyhounds deemed too slow for racing. The dogs arrived in Indianapolis and face life after racing with a $75 fee covering care and transport.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Iowa
Charles L. Schnepf
Schnepf
Waterloo
North Liberty teen dies in Johnson County crash
A 16-year-old North Liberty girl, Lisa L. Weldon, died after losing control of her car on Twelfth Avenue Extension north of Coralville. Her vehicle left the road, struck a tree in a ditch, and she was pronounced dead on arrival at University Hospitals in Iowa City at 3:25 p.m. Saturday.
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North Liberty
Johnson County
Lisa L. Weldon
Coralville
Twelfth Avenue
Iowa State Patrol
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Accused Des Moines Robber Dies Before Arrest
Jeffrey Mark Sharer, 32, of Des Moines died of a ruptured aneurysm, autopsy findings reported by Polk County Medical Examiner Dr. R C Wooters. Sharer had been wanted for a July 6 robbery of a Des Moines south side savings and loan and about $3500 was taken.
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DES Moines (Ap
Jeffrey Mark Sharer
Des Moines Savings and Loan
Polk County
R.C. Wooters
Sharer
Des Moines
Cityline late game results line up for 3000 category
The message directs callers to Cityline for late game results and provides the 363 7000 contact number under category 3000.
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Nancy Stevens
Iola
Petunias
U.S
Gazette
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