Regional roundups report double fatal crashes and drug busts
A head on crash on Highway 63 north of Montezuma killed Daniel M. Jones and Cynthia L. Zapp. Jones died at the scene. Zapp died at Grinnell Regional Medical Center. Another fatality followed when David E. Covington died after his SUV rolled near Wheatland. In Davenport, four people were arrested on drug charges after police found over 120 pounds of marijuana at a residence linked to Joshua Brasch Adam Brasch Cecelia Brasch and Roberto Orozco. Bonds set for Brasch brothers and Orozco. mother cited and released.
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Highway 63
Daniel M. Jones
Oskaloosa
Cynthia L. Zapp
Interstate 80
Iowa State Patrol
Zapp
Jones
Grinnell Regional Medical Center
Wheatland
David E. Covington
Bennett
Covington
Davenport
Joshua Jason Brasch
Adam A. Brasch
Cecelia Angeline Brasch
Roberto Orozco
Bettendorf
Mar
Marquette and McGregor Restore After Flooding
McGregor and Marquette recover from flash floods that dumped over 8 inches of rain on July 17. Volunteers and street crews cleared mud and debris and while a few residents remain displaced, the towns are back to normal and operating.
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Mcgregor
Marquette
Sasha Dull
McGregor-Marquette
Iowa and Illinois Lottery Numbers Drawn Friday
Lottery results show Iowa and Illinois games with listed midday and evening picks plus Mega Millions jackpot. Notable outcomes include Mega Millions numbers 7 12 35 54 55 with Mega Ball 2 and a $55 million prize, along with $11.75 million 6-of-48 jackpot.
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Iowa
Iowa Illinois
Governor Culvers Grandmother Dies in Texas
Esther Thon Cooper 98, grandmother of Gov. Chet Culver and former Cedar Rapids teacher, died July 20 in Austin Texas. A memorial service was held July 22. Cooper taught at Fillmore Elementary and as a substitute in Cedar Rapids. She and husband Sam Cooper were lifelong church members and supported John Culver.
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Dorothy de Souza Guedes
Cedar Rapids
Chet Culver
Texas
Esther Thon Cooper
Austin
Cooper
Ann Thon Culver
Cedar Memorial
Stewart
Sam” Cooper
Buena Vista County
Stewart Cooper Jr
Ashland
Ore
Esther Cooper
Fillmore
Coopers
Second Christian Church
Cedar Christian Church
Coe College
U.S
John Culver
Public Health Crypto investigated in Eastern Iowa
The Iowa Department of Public Health probes at least 17 eastern Iowa cryptosporidiosis cases in a single county. Most patients are under 18, with no source yet identified. Crypto spreads via untreated water and swimming pool contamination, so hand washing and avoiding discarded diaper swim use are urged.
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Cindy Hadish
Gazette
Iowa Department of Public Health
Department
Kevin Teale
U.S. Centers For Disease Control
Teale
Waterloo man pulled from river during RAGBRAI inIndependence
INDEPENDENCE A 62 year old Waterloo man RAGBRAI rider RAGBRAI participant RAGBRAI rider was pulled unconscious from the Wapsipinicon River below the dam in Independence Thursday night. He was treated at People's Memorial Hospital then transferred to Covenant Medical Center in Waterloo where he remained in very critical condition.
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Ine Gazette
Independence
Rich Droste
Waterloo
Wapsipinicon
Covenant Medical Center
Droste
Stewart Droste
Lorenz
Stack
Heather Stack
Bruce Ralston
Lorenzes’ Yard
Jim Stack
Jim
People’s Memorial Hospital
Covenant
Vernie Kirkendall
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