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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 08, 2007
Page
1
National Guard units face equipment shortfalls due to overseas deployments in Iraq and Afghanistan as hurricane season nears. Officials warn a large multi state disaster could overwhelm response capacity. Greensburg Kansas tornado highlighted gaps and Gov Sebelius said response was slower than ideal.
The Iowa National Guard totals 7,700 soldiers, 200 above authorized, with 137 new recruits in March. The Air Guard has about 2,000. A February federal report ranks Iowa seventh worst in disaster and terror response equipment shortages, with inventory at 45 percent due to wear from Afghanistan and Iraq deployments.
Van Buren County District Court in Keosauqua hears Monday testimony in the Shawn Bentler case as deputies recover a .22 rifle along the Bentler driveway and investigators pursue the five fatal Bentler family killings. The case features a 911 tape quoted during questioning and ongoing trial coverage.
Ashley Wilson testified about a 10:20 p.m. October 13 2006 call with Shayne Bentler, the night before the Bentler family was found dead. Shawn Bentler, 23, stands trial in Van Buren County District Court on five counts of first degree murder for the Oct 14 killings.
Linnea Schmidt, 18, will be Sigourney High School’s co-valedictorian this May, continuing an 83 year family tradition. The four generation line began with Martha Howard in 1924 and includes Schmidt’s grandmother Julie Gamon and mother Lucy Gamon, linking Sigourney and Washington Iowa through a multi generational academic record.
Behind the scenes in corridor schools, administrators in Cedar Rapids Iowa City Linn-Mar College Community and Marion Independent districts discuss filtering which fliers and brochures students may bring home in backpacks, distinguishing between for profit and other materials.
Kristina Gleeson of the Television Gazette is slated to discuss the plan on today's 14 a.m. KCRG TV9 newscast. Non profit groups will hand out fliers, posters and handouts before sending materials home with students.
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