Waterloo guard unit returns from Afghanistan welcome home
About 50 members of Detachment 1, Company C, 2-211th General Support Aviation Battalion based in Waterloo arrived at the Waterloo Airport for a homecoming after a year of training and service in Afghanistan. The unit conducted more than 650 medical evacuations and training flights, while families recalled the personal toll of long deployments.
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Former hostage seeks compensation for Tehran ordeal
Kathryn Koob joins 51 other Americans held in Tehran from 1979 to 1981 in lobbying for the Justice for the American Diplomats Held Hostage in Tehran Act. The plan would create a 400 million fund to pay about 4.4 million per hostage or 10 000 per day held, with half directed to a trust for hostages and families.
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Wounded Sumner police chief recalls shooter’s lack of remorse
Sumner Police Chief Dennis Cain confronted Jeremiah Mumford and William Clayton, charged with bank robbery and attempted murder after a Maynard heist and multi county pursuit. Mumford and Clayton received 75 year sentences, with at least 30 years before parole, as Cain faces ongoing injuries and possible early retirement after surgery.
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New Hampton
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Magee to lead Iowa Department of Education on interim basis
Gov. Terry Branstad taps Duane Magee executive director of the Iowa Board of Educational Examiners to temporarily run the Department of Education while a permanent successor to Jason Glass is sought. Magee will begin Monday and assist with the transition, with a target of naming a permanent director by late July or early August.
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Eagle County
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Dear Abby Advice on Grandchild Welcome and Family Distance
A reader seeks help as a grandmother to be who feels excluded by her son and his wife. The column urges open talk with her son about feelings and the wife’s behavior, and asks whether the son wants her involved in the child’s life.
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Iowa and Illinois Lottery results for June 18
Iowa lotteries report the $100,000 Cash Game results 6 18 24 29 32 plus Pick 3 Midday 6 5 1 Pick 3 Evening 5 4 5 Pick 4 Midday 3 0 0 0 Pick 4 Evening 4 1 4 4 Illinois Lucky Day Lotto Morning 4 11 25 28 35 Evening 5 6 18 19 36 Extra shot jackpot $5.2 million Mega Millions numbers 6 17 34 40 48 Mega Ball 30 Jackpot $36 million
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River Levels Show Mixed Readings Across Eastern Iowa
Eastern Iowa gauges report varied river activity with Cedar River at Waterloo and Conesville rising while Cedar Rapids and Anamosa show increases. Coralville Pool remains above 700 feet and trending downward as Wapsipinicon and Iowa River sites display mixed, fluctuating levels.
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