Newhall man dies after Benton County crash
Jason Kray, 19, died from injuries after a three vehicle wreck late Saturday at First Avenue and First Street in Van Horne. William Schminkey, 19, of Cedar Rapids, allegedly ran a stop sign, striking Kray and Schaubacher’s car. Schminkey faces pending charges. Funeral is 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. John Lutheran Church in Newhall.
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Gloria Kray
Benton Community High School
Airborne Express
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St. John Lutheran Church
East Iowa educators to be honored on Thanks To Teachers
KCRG TV9 and Show You Care sponsor a 7 p.m. Channel 9 special honoring nine exceptional teachers. Telecast includes trophy presentation and a 250 gift for each winner, plus classroom profiles. Recipients span West Branch to Waverly with nominations from nearly 400.
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Show You Care
Hardee’s
Younkers
St. Luke’s Hospital
Slumberland
Channel 9
Cary Beatty
West Branch High School
Sally Beltz
Polk
Cedar Rapids
Harry Black
Monticello
David Bousfield
Lemme
Iowa City
Roxann Dittmer
Taylor
Wally Krawczuk
Marshall School
Dubuque
Mary Kurt
Sacred Heart
Oelweine
Kay Schwenke
Sutton
North English
Richard Snyder
Waverly
Shell Rock
Linn-Mar board member resigns over perceived conflicts
Linn-Mar board member Gary Keeppel resigns to avoid perceived conflicts with his new role as Marion Chamber of Commerce president. The chamber scheduled a public meeting at 4 p.m. today in the Marion Public Library to present the Report Card Commission's 23 cooperation areas and over 200 recommendations from nine subcommittees addressing potential district collaborations.
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Marion Chamber of Commerce
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Sheep industry in decline scrambles to survive amid scrapie fears
Iowa sheep numbers have fallen from 14 000 producers in 1984 to 6500 as demand shifts to poultry pork and beef. Iowa leads lamb crop per ewe yet ranks tenth in ewes nationwide. Experts warn the industry faces a turning point with scrapie and BSE risks, urging eradication to secure its future.
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Texas
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Great Britain
Russell Cross
Institute of Food Science and Engineering
Texas A&m University
Cross
Australia
New Zealand
United States
Bridge project spans 250 students at Oelwein High
Fontana Park hosted a timber footbridge dedication built by students across seven disciplines. Physics and architectural drafting guided design while English, word processing, environmental science, music, and foods classes contributed. The program links to four school academies guiding career pathways.
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James Q. Lynch
Oelwein
Fontana Park
Tim Gilson
Rosalind Young
Science and Technology Academy
Gilson
Young
David Clark
Students dedicate 50 foot Fontana Park footbridge in Oelwein area
More than 200 Oelwein High School students dedicated a 50 foot timber footbridge at Fontana Park near Hazleton. The project, begun as a physics lab turned hands on engineering effort, includes a time capsule to be opened in 30 years.
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Kalona Sale
Austin Lorenzen
Rosalind Young
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