Teenager killed in Maquoketa area crash on Highway 136
A Maquoketa teen, Kevin Atterberry, 16, died from injuries after a one vehicle crash at 5 05 a m on Highway 136 near Lost Nation in Clinton County. Four others were injured Mark Carr 19 in serious condition Nathan Goarcke 21 and David Carlson 17 Clinton LaMarr 21 treated at local hospitals. The Clinton County Sheriff's Department provided no further details.
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Maquoketa
Lost Nation
Clinton County
Kevin Atterberry
Finley Hospital
Dubuque
Highway 136
Mark Carr
Nathan Goarcke
Jackson County Public Hospital
David Carlson
Clinton LaMarr
Elderly farmer hurt in Monticello tractor rollover
Velmarr Wood, 80, of Jones County, was critically injured when his tractor rolled on a steep hill four miles north of Monticello along Highway 151 Friday around 3 30 p m He was thrown from the tractor and transported by ambulance to Finley Hospital in Dubuque according to the Jones County Sheriff's Department.
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Jones County
Finley Hospital
Dubuque
Monticello
Velmarr Wood
Highway 151
Waukon Man to Undergo Surgery After Deer Collision
A Waukon man, Kirk Douglas Bennett, 37, will have surgery on his left leg Wednesday after a deer struck his motorcycle on Highway 9 Saturday night causing a compound fracture. His wife Sue Bennett says swelling must subside before operation and he may remain in Veterans Memorial Hospital.
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Waukon
Kirk Douglas Bennett
Sue Bennett
Bennett
Highway 9
Veterans Memorial Hospital
Cedar Rapids road closures for sewer work announced
Oakland Road NE and O Avenue NW will close this week for sewer line work. Oakland Road NE is closed from Center to 32nd Street for about two weeks starting at 9 a.m. Tonight’s “Tonight in Cedar Rapids” airs live at 6:30 p.m. on Cox Channel 8 with guest Water Utility Superintendent George Milligan about the west-side treatment plant.
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Oakland Road NE
O Avenue NW
Oakland
Center
32Nd Streets
Edgewood Road
Ellis Boulevard
SES Utilities
Cedar Rapids
Matt Paul
Cox
KCOX
Paul
George Milligan
Gazette Net opens for electronic letter submissions and ads
The Gazette announces Gazette Net, an electronic bulletin board service. Dial 319 368 8800 with 8 data bits no parity and full duplex to submit letters to the editor ideas forms for announcements and classifieds and join ongoing news discussions.
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Gazette Net
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The
Gazette Co
Nourishing body mind through home delivered meals
Cedar Bluff residents like Oscar Glick and Harry Dodds receive noon meals from Cedar County Senior Citizens Inc. in Tipton. The service, funded by the Older Americans Act, provides five minute visits, companionship, and balanced meals to about four to nine clients daily in seven counties, including Benton Cedar Iowa Jones Johnson Linn and Washington.
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Heubner
Cedar County Senior Citizens Inc
Tipton
Cedar Bluff
Harry Dodds
Oscar Glick
Dodds
Ann Neville
Ameri
Heritage Area Agency On Aging
Cedar Rapids
Benton
Cedar
Iowa
Jones, Johnson, Linn
Washington
Glick
Tipton Senior Center
Oscar
Kris Heubner
Trial begins in 1978 murder case in Johnson County
The murder trial of Tom Van Skike opens in Johnson County District Court. He is charged with murdering teenage clerk Lynda Manuel in 1978 after being indicted by a Jones County grand jury in February. Manuel disappeared June 27, 1978, and her skeleton was found April 8, 1979, with no determined cause of death. The case features testimony about possible confessions and medical examiner conclusions, contested by Van Skike's attorney.
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Dick Hogan
Gazette
Tom van Skike
Johnson’ County
Jones County
van Skike
Lynda Manuel
Manuel
Bud’s Super Valu
Anamosa
Cascade
Michael Sheehy
Cedar Rapids
Sheehy
DCI
Bennett
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East Iowa Journal
Finona
Bulletin Board Service
Gagr
Marlene Lucas
Thomas Bennett
Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation
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James Farrington
Farrington
Lisa Powell
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