Iowa Barn Restoration Grows Through State Efforts
Larry and Shirley Ellis renewed a 1918 barn after a 1998 hailstorm with help from the Iowa Barn Foundation and federal credits. Iowa groups press preservation, funding grants, and tax incentives to save historic barns as numbers have declined from 6.5 million in 1920 to far fewer today.
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Fort Dodge
Larry Ellis
Lytton
Larry
Shirley
Ellis
Ellises
Rod Scott
Iowa Historic Preservation Alliance
Iowa
Scott
Iowa Barn Foundation
Rural Lytton
Iowa City Eastern Iowa arrest report highlights multiple offenses
The Log lists numerous arrests in the region including Daniel Mohr 31 of 326 33rd St NE and James Sheppard III 37 of 310 Fifth Ave SE with offenses ranging from second and third offenses on street corners to domestic abuse assault and endangerment. Other named individuals include Thomas Burford 23 of Johnston and Rebecca Roberts 22 of Iowa City among many more with charges such as burglary theft assault and checks forging.
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Daniel K. Mohr
33Rd St
C Street
James M. Sheppard III
Fifth Ave
Mount Vernon Road
15Th Street
Bryan J. Marti
Lindale Dr
Marion
Interstate 380
42Nd Street
Thomas Burford
Johnston
Blairs Ferry Road
Rebecca Roberts
Franklin Ave
Mary Freestone
Keota
Highway 1
Maier Avenue
Johnson County
Freestone
Anna Marie Alvarado
Plum St
Iowa City
Burlington Street
Riverside Drive
Chirag Patel
Highway 6
Apt
Broadway Street
Jacob Skurdal
Michael St
Apt. 1
Tracy Tirevold
N. Dubuque St
Benton Street
Brian Albert
Dane Rd
Washington Street
Brandon McBowen
Second Ave
Cedar Rapids
Grand Avenue
Byington Road
Cassie Patterson
Louise St
Sixth Avenue
Coralville
Herbert Hicks
Des Moines
Summit
S. Clinton St
James Dampier
Dodge St
Lacy Cox
Apache Trail
Regency
Authorities search to identify woman found in barrel near Council Bluffs
Skeletal remains of a woman were found May 6 by mushroom hunters in a 55-gallon barrel near Council Bluffs. Forensic exam suggests age 24 to 32, height about 5 feet 8 inches, white, with short brown hair and size 11 jeans. Identification pending.
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Council Bluffs
Pottawattamie
Matt Wilber
Authorities say no missing person reports match remains in Pottawattamie
In a briefing from Iowa officials, investigators stated that no active missing person reports in Pottawattamie County align with the description of the found remains. The statement narrows leads as the search continues for a precise identification.
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Pottawattamie County
Driver in I 29 crash gets suspended sentence
Ralph W. Eslinger of Sioux Falls pleaded guilty to aggravated reckless driving after a Jan 16 Interstate 29 crash north of Grand Forks killed Heather Knust 32 and her son Cory Halama 12. He received a suspended one year jail term.
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Grand Forks
N.D
Ralph W. Eslinger
Sioux Falls
Eslinger
Heather Knust
Cory Halama
Highway Patrol
Toxic algae alerts at Carter Lake near Omaha Nebraska
Nebraska officials issued a health alert for toxic blue green algae at Carter Lake on the Nebraska Iowa border. The Game and Parks Commission will post signs advising caution. The lake sits partly in both states along the Missouri River.
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Omaha
Neb
Nebraska
Carter Lake
Nebraska Game and Parks Commission
Missouri River
Iowa
Associated Press
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Linn County
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S. Lucas St
Wa City
Gedar Rapids
Timothy Alan McGuire
Jacolyn Dr. NW
North Towne Court
Anthony Cookes
Haywood Dr
Monica Geanes
Broadway St
Apt. 6
Ian Mason
25Th St
Kountry Lane
Amanda M. Cherrier
Sioux City
Bank of the West
Kimberly Erdenberger
Indale Mall Parkade
Delhi
Duane Crock
Macy Hoeger
Carolyn Hoeger
Maquoketa Valley
Macy
Camp Courageous of
Campcourageous.org
190Th Street
Monticello
Finti—tu
Iowa Valley Monument Co
Williams Blvd
IE Nedss Crant AS
Eld
Marengo
Monument Co
Jerry Haight
Mark Haight
Keystone Place
Lisa Cleland
Pato
Blairs Ferry
Rockwell Drive
Keystonesenior
Iowa News
Knust
Nebraska-Iowa
Brush Chapel
Solon
Broshchapel.com
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Family Service
Counselo
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