Maynard Man Arrested After High-Speed Chase On Highway 150
Timothy Schult, 23, of Maynard, crossed a center line on Highway 150 at 1:50 a.m. Sunday, leading Fayette County deputies to pursue him at speeds up to 90 mph. After a 25 mile chase, he was stopped at County Road C-33 and Unicorn Road north of Westgate and charged with first offense drunken driving and reckless driving. He was jailed in Fayette County.
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Maynard
Fayette County
Timothy Schult
Schult
Unicorn Road
Westgate
Grinnell Man Sentenced on Indecent Contact Charge
A Springville man, Larry Wells, 35, was placed on one year of probation after pleading guilty to a lesser charge of indecent contact with an 8-year-old girl in a Grinnell residence. The incident occurred in April 1993 and was reported by the Grinnell Police Department.
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Springville
Grinnell
Larry Wells
Cedar Rapids man linked to two Iowa City robberies
Gregory L. Holiday, 23, of 1263 First Ave SE Apt 7, faces first degree robbery charges in the Feb 7 Dave's Fox Head Tavern heist and the Feb 9 Budget Inn robbery in Iowa City. He is held on a $20,000 bond in Linn County jail.
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Cedar Rapids
16Th Ave
Dave
Iowa City
Gregory L. Holiday
First Ave
Apt
Fox Head
Linn County
Rider Critical After One-Vehicle Motorcycle Crash in Dubuque
Ronald Wissing, 29, of Dubuque, was westbound on JFK Road when he failed to negotiate a curve Saturday. His motorcycle left the road, traveled about 200 feet in the ditch, struck a culvert, and threw him unconscious. He was taken to University Hospitals in Iowa City in critical condition.
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Dubuque
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Dubuque County
Tipton 4 hurt in Cedar County crash
Four Illinois men were injured in a one vehicle crash nine miles south of Tipton on 306th Street at 7:25 a.m. Keith Bills 33 and passengers Brian Williams 20 David Olson 20 in fair condition. Timothy Kelly 21 in critical condition. Investigation ongoing charges pending.
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Illinois
Iowa City
Cedar County
State Patrol
Keith Edward Bills
306Th Street
Tipton
Bills
Brian Williams
David Olson
Timothy Kelly
Wisconsin Man Dies After Heart Attack While Driving Near Eldridge
Ciro Landise, 69, suffered an apparent heart attack while northbound on Highway 61 one mile north of Eldridge. His vehicle veered into the median, flipped, and came to rest on its top. Passenger Mary Nelson was uninjured. Landise died later at St. Luke's Hospital in Davenport.
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Wisconsin
Eldridge
Ciro Landise
Mary Nelson
Nelson
Landise
St. Luke’s Hospital
Davenport
Clock collector George Maier gives rural heritage to county
George Maier, a 76 year old collector from near Volga, has donated his private museum of more than 400 clocks and rural artifacts valued at about 2 million dollars to the Osborne Welcome and Nature Center in Clayton County. The Rural Heritage Museum will start with a 30,000 square foot building in a 300 acre park, hosting items from farms, glass negatives, ribbons, records, and a rare 1880 wooden threshing machine.
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Zazette Rural Affairs Wer
George Maier
Tickletown
Elkport
Clayton County
Maier
Volga
McGregor
California
Iowa
Wisconsin
Osborne Welcome
Highway 13
Elkader
Strawberry Point
Kansas
Independence
Garber
Don Menken
Rural Heritage Museum
Menken
Volga Township
Erma Stemmer
Marlene Lucas
International Harvester
Osborne Center
Penny tax squeeze hits Cedar County jail budget
Budget strains push Cedar County to seek a 2.1 million jail project funded by a one cent local option sales tax. Sheriff Keith Whitlatch cites high turnover and unsafe conditions as a reason to expand and modernize. The article notes broader regional use of penny sales taxes amid property tax limits.
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Gazette News
Cedar County
Keith Whitlatch
Whitlatch
Iowa
Decorah
West Union
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East Iowa Journal
Man
Chase
Volga Farmer
Clayton County Conservation Board
Route
By Brian Louis
Bertram
Polk City
Polk County
Dyersville
Waterloo
Parnell
Ladora
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