Not Guilty Plea By Prison Escape Suspect Hershberger
Jeffrey Hershberger 40 a convicted bank robber who escaped Oakdale in 2003 with Omar Wilkins pleaded not guilty to a felony escape charge He faces up to five more years on top of existing sentences after the two scaled fences stole a car and a fisherman's minivan then fled to Atlanta until Hershberger was captured by an FBI task force Wilkins surrendered later
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Jeffrey Hershberger
Iowa Medical and Classification Center
Oakdale
Hershberger
Omar Wilkins
Swan Lake
Wilkins
Atlanta
FBI
Cedar Rapids Opens City Splash Pads For Summer Season
Six splash pads at Cleveland Time Check Daniels Redmond Hidder and Jacolyn parks will be on daily 10am to 8pm through Sept 11 user activated. Concrete spray pools run June 4 to Sept 5 daily maintenance activated and deactivated. Both are free to the public. The Fire Department hosts its annual 5k run walk for the Memorial Fund for fallen firefighters at Prairie High School 401 76th Ave SW starting 8:30am with over 160 preregistrations. Registration opens Saturday morning. Additional events include a Wheel Chair Race and a Junior Firefighter half mile Run for Fun.
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Cleveland
Daniels
Redmond
Hidder
Jacolyn
Prairie High School
76Th Ave
Fire Department
Correction: Cedar Rapids crash charges updated
Police say John Mally, 42, of 1337 Fourth St NW, Cedar Rapids, was charged with failure to yield on a left turn in a May 18 crash involving Amanda Birdsell, 22, of 1243 Rapids. Birdsell faces no charges. A May 19 caption erred.
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John Mally
Fourth St. NW
Cedar Rapids
Mally
16Th Avenue
Wiley Boulevard
Amanda Birdsell
Birdsell
Court sentences man to 25 years for HIV exposure of child
Iowa City man Matthew Powills, 42, admitted exposing an 11 year old to HIV. In sentencing, the victim wrote a scathing letter urging hell for the offender. Powills confessed to abuse from August to November and disclosed long term HIV-positive status. Prosecutors declined to confirm infection status of the girl.
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Frank Gluck
The
Gazette
Iowa City
Matthew Powills
Johnson County
Powills
Ben Roberts
the Gazette
Peter Persaud
Iowa Falls man plans 129 by 98.6 foot world’s largest pizza
Bill Bahr of Pizza Ranch Iowa Falls marshals volunteers and sponsors to build a 12 700 square foot pizza on June 18. A forklift starts the project June 13 with high school players assembling a grain bin floor. Only 10 000 free slices targeted for a town of 5 200 to aid special needs students.
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Ova Falls
Bill Bahr
Iowa Falls
Bill
Norwood
South Africa
Guin
Iowa Falls-Alden High School
Matt
Iowa Falls-Alden
Food Service
Dave Rasdal
the Gazette
Gunfire injures 2 women in Cedar Rapids
Two women, Marquita Gates and Latin Townes, were wounded when a car on Fifth Avenue SE was fired upon. Police sought a male suspect. no motive or description available. Wellington Heights Association president Terry Bilsland urged community safety and noted local violence concerns.
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Kurt Rogahn
Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Wellington Heights
Fifth Avenue
Marquita Gates
12Th Ave
Apt. 1
Latin Townes
Bilsland
Tyrone Gilbert
15Th St. SE
Willie Brooks
Third Ave. SE
Contact the writer for follow up
Reader guidance lists a phone line to reach the author Ol T Rogahn at the Gazette. The note provides the contact number 319 398 8273 for direct writer correspondence.
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T.rogahn
Gaz
Two Linn-Mar students charged in sticky high school vandalism
Linn-Mar High School seniors Nicklas Denny and Alexander Raiche face second degree criminal mischief charges after exterior doors were super glued. Police estimate repairs at about 8100 dollars, with 300 dollars per door. Principal Jerry Van Dyke says the incident exceeded a prank and will trigger discipline.
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Diane Heldt
Christoph Trappe
The
Gazette
Marion
Linn-Mar High School
Jerry van Dyke
van Dyke
Nicklas Denny
Normandy Dr. NE
Linn-Mar
Alexander Raiche
Salem Circle
Denny
Raiche
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