Huckabee aims for strong Iowa straw poll showing
Huckabee plans a sustained push toward the Iowa straw poll on August 11 after a quiet campaign pace. He targets evangelical Christians and Fair Tax supporters, says he must do well in Ames to build confidence for January caucuses. He notes fundraising will surpass the prior quarter by about one dollar.
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Assault charge filed in Marion after schoolyard incident
The Log reports young Marian resident Ray A. Robertson Jr. charged with assault causing serious injury for an incident outside Novak Elementary School in Marion on June 21. The Gazette notes crime data can be explored on the Data Central page.
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Burglary Reports On Two Local Residences
Burglary reports describe a break in at 2278 County Club Parkway SE between 2 30 and 8 20 am Thursday. A purse and contents valued at 260 dollars were taken. A vacant residence at 916 10th Ave SE was broken into between June 19 and Thursday, two televisions tools and valuables totaling 4 225 dollars stolen.
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Theft charges list two Linn County teens in ATV theft cases
Linn County authorities charged two Cedar Rapids youths, both 14, with theft in the second degree for May incidents involving green ATV motor vehicles. Eric J. Farmer allegedly took and concealed an ATV near 1628 Bever Ave SE between May 10 and May 17. Diante D. Dickens allegedly controlled a green ATV belonging to Jamie Woodside between May 10 and May 12 while knowing it was stolen.
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Grash Family Hopeful After Pilot Incident
Crystal Grash, heading to Vernon Middle School in Marion, suffered only scrapes after a plane doors opening and rescue pried her free. The pilot, a co-worker of Crystal’s aunt, landed safely and was praised by her father Matt Zimmer, while the FAA investigates. The aircraft, built by John and Joyce Anderson in Cedar Rapids, is connected to the Young Eagles program.
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City budget cuts end longtime staff careers in 1977
City officials announced job eliminations as part of a long term restructuring. Dave Hanson, a veteran finance commissioner, and other longtime staff including parks director Dave Kramer and water utility head John North faced layoffs, expressing pain and acceptance of changes.
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Man charged in dog shock collar assault in Iowa
Don ald B. Allen, 41, of Cambridge, was charged with kidnapping and domestic assault with injury after allegedly forcing a dog shock collar on his common law wife, Terry Mathews, shocking her 10 to 20 times at their home on June 20. A 2-year-old child was left in a car in 80 degree heat for over an hour. The couple then traveled to Mount Pleasant where a further confrontation occurred before Allen was held in Henry County awaiting transfer to Polk County Jail.
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Iowa Supreme Court to hear Gilchrist appeal in US case
Mary Gilchrist seeks to overturn a Johnson County ruling as she challenges actions by former University of Iowa interim President Gary Fethke and another official. The high court will hear July 11 on whether to grant summary judgment, letting the case proceed to trial. Gilchrist led the lab for 11 years before his firing and now directs Massachusetts State Laboratory in Jamaica Plain.
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Culver appoints Paul Johnson to Environmental Protection Commission
Gov. Chet Culver names Decorah farmer and environmentalist Paul Johnson to a four year term on the Iowa Environmental Protection Commission. Johnson, a former state representative, led contributions to groundwater protection and REAP, and directed state natural resources efforts under two governors.
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Manly group aims to build 10 million railroad museum
A new nonprofit in Manly Iowa plans to create a railroad museum affiliated with the Iowa Northern Railway. It has bought two former Rock Island passenger locomotives for display and will begin fundraising immediately. The project cites Manly’s history as a railroad hub for Rock Island Chicago Great Western and Minneapolis and St Louis lines.
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