Woman Drowns Swimming at Leisure Lake Near Bernard
Maquoketa woman Donna Mae Daniels age 35 drowned Sunday while swimming with her boyfriend at the Daisy Street Beach on Leisure Lake near Bernard. She was pulled from the water about 3 p.m. by onlookers and died at Mercy Hospital in Dubuque.
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Maquoketa
Leisure Lake
Bernard
Jackson County Sherriff's Department
Donna Mae Daniels
Daisy Street
Daniels
Mercy Hospital
Dubuque
Fire damages Iowa City home. injuries reported
An early Sunday blaze at 207 Amhurst St in Iowa City was contained to a first floor bedroom. Authorities say a portable lighting device placed near combustibles started the fire. Owner Bernard O Conner and two others escaped with minor injuries while Elenore O Conner sustained second degree burns. Firefighters extinguished the fire in under 20 minutes. property damage estimated at $8,000.
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Amhurst St
Bernard O’conner
Elenore O’conner
Iowa City Fire Department
Monticello Walk-a-thon Aids DNA Testing In Murder Probe
About 100 residents joined a weekend walk-a-thon in Monticello to support DNA testing in the murder case of Cathy Bohlken. Police cleared three suspects by DNA comparisons, with more tests likely as the probe continues. Energy Manufacturing sponsored the fundraiser. results were not yet available.
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Monticello
Cathy Bohlken
Michael 4
Bohlken
Energy Manufacturing
Motorcycle crash near Lisbon leaves rider airlifted
A single vehicle motorcycle wreck on County Road X-20 south of Lisbon near Sutliff around 9 p m sent the rider by air to area hospital. The Linn County Sheriff’s Department was probing the crash at press time with few details available.
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Lisbon
Linn County Sherriff’s Department
Sutliff
Benton County arson case set for Aug 8 in Shellsburg
Vinton Warren Blakley, 32, of Shellsburg, faces a Benton County District Court jury on Aug. 8 for first degree arson. Court docs allege he tried to damage an occupied apartment after eviction, leaving a furnace on and stove at high heat in an empty unit. An expert is expected to testify a fire likely would have occurred if not discovered.
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Warren Blakley
Shellsburg
Benton County
Blakley
Iowa Woman Crowned Miss Iowa in Pageant
Tammy Truitt 21 of Davenport won the Miss Iowa Pageant on Saturday night representing Scott County. She earns a new car and over 7000 in scholarship money and will compete in Atlantic City New Jersey in September for Miss America. First runner up Leslie Pohren Muscatine 23 and second runner up Marci McCann Burlington 23.
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Tammy Truitt
Davenport
Truitt
Scott County
Atlantic City
N.J
Leslie Pohren
Muscatine
Marci McCann
Burlington
Associated Press
Iowa farm women report high life satisfaction study finds
A pilot University of Iowa study of 53 farm women shows high levels of purpose and meaning in life, with no significant mood differences between conventional and sustainable practices. Researchers note resilience amid drought and floods, while sustainable groups report more farm labor and volunteer activity.
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Iowa
George Sauerberg
University of Iowa
M. Regina Striegel
What Cheer
Ursula Delworth
U of I’s
Division of Psychological and Quantitative Foundations
College of Education
Delworth
Striegel
Profile of study participants on conventional versus sustainable farming
The study compares conventional and sustainable farming practices and their relation to women's psychological health. Participants ranged 25 to 67 years old with mean ages near 48.5 and 49, varied marital histories, and pregnancies from 0 to 8. Education and farm involvement show distinct patterns across groups.
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Iowa
Forgotten Norwegian figure carving revived by Harley Refsal
Harley Refsal, Luther College lecturer, has promoted traditional Norwegian flat plane figure carving once fading since the 1930s. He visited Norway 16 times since 1965, noting a decline in carvers as folk art faded between the 1970s and 1980s, and worked to revive interest.
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Val Swinton
Iowa
Decorah
Harley Refsal
Refsal
Luther College
Norway
Axel Petersson Doderhultarn
Gazette
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