Velkommen VIP Golf in Decorah amid drought fears
GUS SCHRADER reports on the Velkommen VIP golf event at Oneota Country Club in Decorah amid three week dry spells and drought anxiety in northeast Iowa. He notes scorched turf, warm hospitality, and a memorable round with Obert Johnson and others while detailing regional weather and fishing in Canada and Ontario.
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Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Decorah
Oneota Country Club
Velkommen
Bill Sepic
Chamber of Ommerce
Amana
Bill
Union files complaint after Feather-Lite lockout
UAW officials filed charges with the National Labor Relations Board against Feather-Lite Trailers of Iowa Cresco after a lockout and replacement workers. 196 union workers were laid off after a three year deal was approved. The town may seek repayment on a $65 000 economic development loan if the plant leaves Cresco.
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United Auto Workers
National Labor Relations Board
Feather- Lite Trailers of
Iowa
Cresco
UAW
Walt Schneider
Iowa Department of Economic Development
Mike Fastenau
State Department of Economic Development
Feather-Lite
Sara Read
Fastenau
Schneider
Ray Blankenship
Sobbing Myers given up to 50 years for fatal Cedar Rapids slaying
Yvette Myers, 32, of Cedar Rapids, was sentenced in Linn County District Court to a mandatory prison term of up to 80 years for killing her mother Rosemary with a hammer last June. The case hinged on a competency finding after mental health treatment, with Brady imposing credit for time served and noting the death occurred in a southwest Cedar Rapids home.
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Ivanessa Shelton Gate
Yvette Myers
Linn County
Cedar Rapids
Lynne Brady
Myers
Brady
Rosemary
Meyer
Todd Tripp
Iowa Supreme Court
Four teens tumble 100 feet to river death near Julien Dubuque monument
Four teenagers ran down a dark bluff path beside the Mississippi River near the Julien Dubuque monument when one tripped and the group plunged over a 100 foot cliff. Troy Meyer, 16, of Dubuque died. Craig Haverland, 15, and Carl Fink, 17, both of Cuba City, Wisconsin, and Jolene Schmitt, 14, of Dubuque were injured. Haverland and Fink remained in serious condition, Schmitt was listed as satisfactory. Police noted possible drinking authorities have not confirmed tests.
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Mississippi River
Dubuque
Troy Meyer
Julien Dubuque Monument
Catfish Creek
Dubuque County
Sheriff's Department
Craig Haverland
Carl Fink
Cuba City
Wis
Jolene Schmitt
Haverland
Fink
Mercy Hospital
Schmitt
Milt Chapman
Chapman
Monument
Terri Alt
Knox Deliberations Continue In Linn County Rape Murder Trial
A Linn County jury weighing first degree murder and first degree sexual abuse in the June 3 1987 home invasion case against John Knox Jr a 31 year old Marshalltown man paused deliberations after another day without a verdict The nine woman three man jury began anew this morning following a May 16 start date and a lengthy trial moved from Marshall County with the defendant held in Linn County Jail.
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Linn
John Knox Jr
Marshalltown
Elise
Gillam
Marshall County
Knox
Linn County
Dirty Dancing Cancer Tour Stops at Five Seasons Center
The Dirty Dancing cancer tour will perform at the Five Seasons Center Monday July 18 at 7 30 p m Reserved seating goes on sale Saturday at 10 am Tickets 16 50 each available at the Five Seasons Center and outlets The show features the Dirty Dancing dancers Bill Medley Jennifer Warnes Eric Carmen Merry Clayton and the Contours and is based on the 1987 film.
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Five Seasons Center
Bill Medley
Jennifer ‘Warnes
Myne
Eric Carmen
Merry Clayton
the Contours
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