South Dakota man fakes injury to steal Schwan’s truck
Virgil Brownbull, 21, of Kyle, South Dakota, allegedly feigned an injury to steal a Schwan’s delivery truck in Postville Iowa. He crashed the vehicle minutes later, suffered minor injuries, and was jailed on first-degree theft charges after the 8 am incident near Pole Line Road. The truck and contents sustained about 80000 dollars in damage.
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Waukon
City county merger debated by officials
Mount Vernon Linn County Supervisor Linda Langston and Cedar Rapids Area Chamber CEO Ron Corbett debated city county consolidation at a Mount Vernon Lisbon League of Women Voters event. They outlined steps, potential savings, and challenges including tax style, tower duplication, and voter outcomes.
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Cedar Rapids
Five injured as Cessna crash lands near Dubuque airport
A four passenger single engine Cessna Skyhawk diverted from Des Moines to Madison due to icing in wet snow and crash landed in grass beside a runway at Dubuque Regional Airport. Pilot Paul Vanderbloemen, 34, and passengers William Ranquette, 40, and Paul Gilbertson, 47, all from Wisconsin, sustained minor injuries and were treated at Mercy Health Center. The FAA investigated. one runway closed briefly while the plane rested on its side with wings damaged.
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Waunakee
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Moot College Community bond vote fails amid low turnout
Cedar Rapids voters rejected a 14 million recreation center bond with a pool by an 149 to 37 margin, turnout at 1.7 percent. District and YMCA had planned a leased operation but financial disputes ended collaboration, forcing the election to proceed under state law.
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Gazette
Cedar Rapids
College
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Fisher
YMCA
Rec Center
Cedar Rapids Metro Area
College Community
Ankeny
Davenport
Waukee
Mike Deupree's Column From The Gazette World View
Mike Deupree writes a weekly column on page 1B presenting a single Midwestern viewpoint. He describes his work as one lowan's perspective on the world and how it does or does not work.
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Lowan
Anamosa Voters Expand Local Option Tax Use
Voters in the Midland Community School District approved a proposal to expand spending options for local option sales tax proceeds from building repairs to include items like computers and school buses. The measure passed 118 to 87, with Tom Gruenwald elected to a vacant director at large seat. In Burlington, two youths await trial for first degree murder in the death of Michael A. Harper, 17, with autopsy reporting strangulation and multiple stab wounds.
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Midland Community
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Hornandberg
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Gruenwald
Burlington
Des Moines
William G. Lucas Jr
Brent L Saner
Michael A. Harper
Eugenio Torres
Harper
Lucas
Saner
Iowa County Board Confronts Jail Cost Overrun
Iowa County supervisors hear that a new jail will cost about $3.7 million, well above initial estimates, prompting concern over funding and project scope. The board weighed options as they reviewed the cost escalation and potential impacts on the county budget.
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Marengo
Iowa County
Board of Supervisors
Lottery draw results from Iowa and Illinois
Iowa and Illinois lottery results for Tuesday March 9 include $100,000 Cash Game numbers 1 17 19 23 30 and 1 17 19 23 30, Pick 3 Midday 8 2 9 Evening 7 0 9, Pick 4 Midday 04 7 5 Evening 3 8 2 2, Little Lotto 4 8 17 18 28 and 6 01 48, Mega Millions 16 23 29 36 51 Mega Ball 49 with jackpots of $7 million and $13 million respectively.
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