Aftermath of a murder in Sigourney lingers five years on
Five years after Larry Grove was killed in Sigourney the Grove family recalls the shock and ache. Dan Kelderman says closure does not exist for such a crime while Shirley Grove and others describe ongoing pain and memories, including a portrait by Janet Learned Harvey that keeps Larry near.
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Christoph Trappe
Gazette
Igourney
Larry & Grove
Dan Kelderman
Grove
Kelderman
Maria Allar
Shirley Grove
James
Lyle
Sigourney
South English
Janet
Harvey
Baton Rouge
Convicted killer adjusts to life at Anamosa State Penitentiary
Jesse James Jackson, 30, serving a life sentence for the February 14, 1996 killing of Larry Grove in Sigourney, reflects that prison life is not as harsh as life in prison. He arrived at Anamosa in April 1997 and describes the facility, a 129 year old building in Jones County, as a castle with its own king and princesses.
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Christoph Trappe
Namosa
Jesse James Jackson
Jackson
Larry Grove
Sigourney
Anamosa State Penitentiary
Jones County
Several hundred trout die in McLoud Run stream
In Cedar Rapids, the Iowa DNR reports several hundred trout found dead in McLoud Run, the state’s only urban cold water stream. About 3,000 trout were stocked in 1999. exact death toll unknown but at least a hundred, officials say. Parks Commissioner Dale Todd calls it disappointing.
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Sloterdyk
Dale Todd
McLoud Run
Iowa Conservation Magazine
Todd
Dubuque Riverfront Dreams Move Toward Reality
Dubuque plans to transform its riverfront with America's River at the Port of Dubuque. The project includes a Mississippi River museum and aquarium, a 200-room hotel with an indoor water park, education center, riverwalk, and riverfront views long absent. A $40 million Vision Iowa award funds the plan, placing Dubuque among few cities to win such backing for a $20 million plus tourism project.
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Dubuque
Teri Goodmann
Dubuque County
America’s River
Mississippi
Fourth Street
Goodmann
Vision Iowa
Council Bluffs
Vision Iowa Board
Sharon Juan
Waterloo
Vision Iown
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