Nelson Backed by Farm Aid Raises Funds in Tama
Willie Nelson and the Farm Aid posse opened with a $10,000 donation to the Iowa Farm Grassroots Coalition for disaster relief and urged more donations via farmaid.org. The 75 year old icon delivered a 90 minute set covering classic hits and new material with his eight piece band before about 2,500 fans at Meskwaki Casino outdoor arena.
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Willie Nelson
Farm Aid Posse
Iowa Farm Grassroots Coalition
Farmaid.org
Farm Aid
Nelson
Iowa
Kris Kristofferson
Micah
Lukas
Whiskey River
Bobby McGee
Georgia
West Branch house fire destroys two story home
West Branch fire crews battled a two story house at 2540 Vincent Ave Northwest Sunday afternoon. The blaze started around 4 45 p m and no injuries were reported. Crystal Slach escaped from a second story window and the Red Cross is assisting Slach and Robert DeJong.
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Vincent Ave
Dick Stoolman
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Slach
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Riverside Theatre stages The Winter's Tale in festival at City High
In Iowa City Riverside Theatre presents Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale directed by Mark Hunter. Dennis Fox and Leigh Williams play Leontes and Hermione with strong support from Tim Budd Patrick DuLaney and Ron Clark. The production runs with A Comedy of Errors through July 13 at City High School.
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Wynor
Iowa City
Riverside Theatre
Mark Hunter
City High School
Opstad
Lower City Park
Leontes
Sicilia
Dennis Fox
Polixenes
Bohemia
Tim Budd
Hermione
Leigh Williams
Lixenes
Fox and
Williams
Fox
Patrick DuLaney
Ron Clark
Adam Verner
Paul Sannerud
Morningside Dr
Riverside Theatre.org
Mississippi Flood Crest Seen Near Missouri Line
In Louisiana Missouri the Mississippi crest neared its high point as parishioners prayed at Centenary United Methodist Church. Crests were forecast for Louisiana and Clarksville with sandbagging waning in Louisiana while Illinois towns Winfield and Grafton faced rising water and a crest pushed to Wednesday.
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Louisiana
Mississippi River
Centenary United Methodist Church
National Guard
Jeanne Weddell
Missouri
Illinois
National Weather Service
Mississippi
Canton
Ilowa State Line
Laverton
St. Louis
Clarksville
Louisiana Emergency Management
Mike Lesley
Winfield
Grafton
Ill
Jamie Scott
Jersey County, Ill
Sheriffs Office
Lincoln County and Grafton Face Flooding as Levees Hold
Officials in Lincoln County Missouri inspected levees near Winfield by air after one overtopped flooding about 1000 acres and several homes. In Grafton floodwaters spread through the tourism town as main roads along the Great River Road became impassable. statewide, the June storms have displaced thousands across six states, with 24 dead and about 150 injured.
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Lincoln County
Winfield
Lincoln County Emergency Management
Andy Binder
Binder
Elsberry
Grafton
Joe DeSherlin
St. Louis
Iowa Man Fined and Lose Hunting Privileges in State Compact
Davis faces fines totaling thousands and a three year loss of hunting privileges in Western Violator Compact States after investigators followed a tip. He used the address of Marlyn and Roberta Anderson of Mondamin Iowa. Roberta Anderson was fined 182 dollars for providing resident deer licenses to a non resident.
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Davis
Marlyn
Roberta Anderson
Mondamin
Iowa
Two Arrests Made in Des Moines Fatal Shooting
Police in Des Moines say two people were arrested for first degree murder in the death of 25 year old Bradley Agan. Anastacia Summerhill aged 20 and Justin Herrera aged 22 were taken into custody over the weekend after Agan died from a chest gunshot wound.
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Urbandale
Des Moines
Yusuf Jones
Freddie Millsap Jr
James Henry Brown III
Razamatazz Grill
Anastacia Summerhill
Justin Herrera
Bradley Agan
Agan
Tennessee man pleads guilty to illegal Iowa deer hunt
DES MOINES Theodore Davis, 44, of Clinton Tennessee, pleaded guilty to four counts of illegal possession or taking of deer in Iowa. He also admitted to making a false claim for a resident license and failing to report a harvested deer.
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Des Moines
Theodore Davis
Clinton, Tenn
Iowa
Davis
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