Nebraska finds five pipe bombs in rural mailboxes
FBI said the central Nebraska bombs likely link to Friday blasts in Iowa and Illinois that injured six people. No injuries or explosions occurred in Nebraska. Bombs were found in rural mailboxes near Ohiowa Columbus Dannebrog Davenport and Scotia. one note resembled anti government messages.
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Doris Zimmerman
Anamosa
Iowa
Illinois
St. Luke's Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Frank Gluck
Kristophere
Owens “de Gazette
James Bogner
FBI
Ohiowa
Columbus
Dannebrog
Davenport
Scotia
Bogner
Altered Iowa landscape questions small-town viability
ISU economists Neil Hart and Ken Stone discuss the shift to larger farms and fewer farmers. They warn that rural life is increasingly inconvenient, challenging the idea that small-town Iowa remains ideal for raising a family.
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ISU
Hart
Ken Stone
Iowa
Stone
Iowa Rural-Urban Shifts Highlight 1940 to 1990 Trends
The data shows rural Lowans rose from 57.3 percent in 1940 to 39.3 percent in 1990 while farm residents fell from 36.1 percent to 9.3 percent. The non town non farm population grew from 2.6 percent to 13.4 percent, reflecting ongoing rural restructuring. Experts debate Iowa's outlook as sections like Cedar Rapids shift toward high tech.
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Oxford Junction
Cedar Rapids
Mailbox cord prank shocks rural Iowa farm amid blasts
Lloyd Hein, 79, describes securing his rural mailbox after a spate of pipe bomb blasts hit six rural mailboxes in Eastern Iowa and Northwestern Illinois injuring four postal workers and two women. Additional bombs were found but did not detonate as residents faced mail delays and fear.
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Cedar Rapids
Illinois
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Delores
Bryce Werling
Tipton
Werlings involved in near-head-on after funeral
The Werlings were returning from a funeral when Bryce, 73, pulled beside a mailbox so De lores, 70, could reach it without exiting the car. The car door shielded her from more serious injuries, Cedar County Sheriff Dan Hannes said Saturday.
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