Man indicted in Cedar Rapids credit union robbery attempt
Vaundon Williams II a 34 year old Cedar Rapids man is indicted in U S District Court on a February 18 attempted robbery at Linn Area Credit Union 619 20th St SW He showed a note demanded money fled but was arrested after police traced a vehicle Williams could face up to years in prison and fines up to 000 if convicted
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Cedar Rapids
U.S
Vaundon Williams II
Williams
Linn
F Avenue
Middle Amana 14-Year-Old Faces Gun Charge at School
A 14-year-old Oxford boy, Nick Rotter, is charged in Johnson County District Court with carrying weapons after allegedly bringing a loaded .357 Magnum to Clear Creek Amana Middle School on March 3 and showing it to peers. His mother turned over a pellet gun matching witnesses descriptions.
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Oxford
Clear Creek-Amana Middle School
Nick Rotter
Johnson County
Middle
Amana
Rotter
Mount Vernon teen charged in nine car burglary counts
A 17 year old Mount Vernon resident, Brian J. Clark of 417 Second Ave S, is charged in Johnson County District Court with nine counts of third degree burglary and one count of possession of burglar's tools. He allegedly helped break into several cars with two other teens between Feb 14 and March 16. items stolen include a taillight assembly, two cell phones, and medical equipment totaling over 1650 dollars. A Solon resident reported the break in at 12 30 a.m. on March 16, and one of the youths admitted involvement in related car burglaries over the past three months.
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Mount Vernon
Johnson County
Brian J. Clark
Second Ave. S
Clark
Solon
Jefferson Thespians head to festival with The House of Blue Leaves
Jefferson High School seniors and 20 teammates will perform twice at the International Thespian Festival in Lincoln Nebraska after being chosen as one of six night acts. Cast members describe the show as offbeat and challenging while experts call invitation a high honor. Public final rehearsal tonight at 7 in the Jefferson auditorium invites local attendance.
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Becky Stover
Gazette
Jefferson High School
Matt Detert
Detert
Jefferson
Lincoln
Neb
Katie Straw
Rick Anderson
Ehret
Katherine Aumer
Jefferson Thespians
Anderson
Luke Straw
Straw
Jon
Cedar Rapids Jefferson High School
Becky Popeika
Bunny Flingus
Arthur Shaughnessy
Jefferson Auditorium
Wisconsin man seeks tougher drunk driving laws after fatal crash
Donald Hennessey recalls the December 1 accident in Ashwaubenon that killed his friend Richard Collins and left him injured. The case against Lola Smith includes 12 counts in Brown County, while Wisconsin jurist filings show drunken driving penalties lane. Hennessey pushes lawmakers to raise Wisconsin drunk driving charges to felony after multiple offenses, contrasting Iowa rules.
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Hennessey
Linda DeVore
Collins
Vinton
DeVore
Ashwaubenon
Wis
Green Bay
Lola Smith
Lola Metoxen
de Pere
Wisconsin
Iowa
Smith
Brown County
Ex-bookkeeper charged with theft from Iowa City firm
Melody Eckermann, 41, of Kansas City, is charged with first degree theft 115 counts of forgery and 88 counts of tampering with records for allegedly stealing 85,295 via 115 unauthorized checks from NNW Inc. where she worked July 1995 to June last year. Authorities say she deposited money into her and relatives’ accounts and used false or void entries to conceal the theft. She is in Johnson County Jail on 50,000 bond. no motive shown and no admission of guilt.
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Johnson County Bureau
Iowa City
Kansas City
Melody Eckermann
Johnson
Eckermann
NNW Inc
E. College St
Ed Schultz
Schultz
Governor hopefuls debate across Iowa in three planned forums
The Gazette and KCRG TV sponsor a Cedar Rapids debate on Oct 11 with others in Des Moines and Sioux City. Lightfoot backs three debates while Vilsack seeks broader access. Reform Party candidate Hennager is invited to Cedar Rapids and may participate.
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Adam Lowenstein
Avazette
Iowa
The
Gazette
Kcrg-Tv
Cedar Rapids
Des Moines
Iowa Press
Ktiv TV
Sioux City
Jim Ross Lightfoot
Tom Vilsack
Maura Dougherty
Lightfoot
Steve Greiner
Dougherty
Tom
Jim Hennager
Reform Party
C R and Marion Seek Public Input on Annexation Boundary
Residents north of Cedar Rapids and Marion will speak at hearings next month on annexation. A City Council meeting July 1 in Cedar Rapids and July 2 in Marion will address a boundary line drawn north from existing city limits to County Home Road. Marion aims to keep a sanitary sewer line along Dry Creek within its city as it expands north. Cedar Rapids seeks a corridor to Tuma Park at C Avenue and County Home Road for recreation facilities.
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Avenue
Alburnett Road
County Home Road
Marion
Dry Creek
Cedar Rapids
Tuma Park
C Avenue
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