Floods devastate towns as search continues for missing
In Ohio and West Virginia the flood toll rises with 51 missing in Shadysville and Meade Township as crews search flooded creeks and the Ohio River. A 9 year old girl clung to logs for seven hours before reaching shore while two bodies were recovered from the river.
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Tom McCort
Shadysville
Meade Township
Ohio River
Shadyside
Wheeling
W.va
Ohio
West Virginia
U.S. Coast Guard
Badia
National
Wegee Creek
Amber Colvin
Fire saves two boys as family home burns in Dubuque
A three story brick building near Dubuque suffered a blaze that gutted a family apartment while two boys were rescued by neighbors Randy Hess 28 Michael Habert 37 and Dwane Redfern 27 aided in pulling Tim and James from a bedroom window Tim revived after mouth to mouth by Hess and Redfern Faith Miller believed dead but revived and hospitalized The fire confined to the family unit left other units damaged with smoke water.
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Miller
Randy Hess
King of Clubs
Jeager
Hess
Dubuque
Michael Habert
Dwane Redfern
James
Tim
Redfern
Dubuque Hospital
Iowa City
Tax valuations rise and rates fall across several Iowa districts
Property taxes in Cedar Rapids and surrounding cities show valuations up while the overall rate drops. City and school budgets contribute varying amounts per $1,000 of value, with Cedar Rapids and Mount Vernon among those cited, and changes also noted for county government operations and assessor fees.
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Cedar Rapids
Alburnett
Bertram
Center Point
Central City
Coggan
Ely
Fairfax
Hiawatha
Lisbon
Marion
Mount Vernon
Palo
Prairieburg
Robins
Springville
Walker
Walford
College Community
Linn-Mar
North Linn
Linn
Marion/Marion
Pale
Walford/College Community
Linn County
Crash Dive Sparks Fire At Local Amusement Ride
Witnesses described a crash head plunge at about 70 feet as a ride dove straight down. Flames enveloped fuel tanks but did not explode and police released no victim names. A relative waited in line for the ride costing ten dollars per person for a three to four minute trip.
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Jordan
Keillor's Prairie Home Companion Farewell in Iowa City
Devoted fans pack Hancher Auditorium for the Fourth Annual Farewell Performance tour of Prairie Home Companion. Garrison Keillor and regulars including Greg Brown and Dave Moore entertain in a porch like setting with songs, stories, and nostalgia, extending past its 90 minute usual length.
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Sue Davis Smith
Conus
Iowa City
Garrison Keillor
Keillor
PHC
Iowa
Greg Brown
Hancher Auditorium
Jean Redpath
Peter Ostrovshko
Kate MacKenzie
Tom Keith
Dave Moore
Minneston
Lake Wobegon
Dubuque
Grinnell
Jury orders Mailer protege to pay widow 7.6 million
A New York jury awarded Ricci Adan nearly 7.6 million after she sued Jack Henry Abbott, Norman Mailer’s protege, for wrongful death in the stabbing of her husband, actor Richard Adan, outside a Manhattan restaurant in 1981. The verdict split 5.575 million in compensatory damages and 2 million for pain and suffering.
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New York
Norman Mailer
Jack Henry Abbott
Abbott
Ricci Adan
Richard Adan
Manhattan
State Crime Victims Board
Carol Arcer
Mailer
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