Local Bass Anglers Tour ends with big prizes in La Crosse
Thomas A. Anderson of Cedar Rapids won a Ranger boat and trailer worth 6600 after catching the largest bass 4 pounds 9 ounces in the La Crosse Invitational. Ricky Clunn won with 22 pounds 11 ounces and first prize of 5000 plus 7000 rig. Six Iowans earned cash, and 26 locals registered for the event with 75000 in cash and awards.
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Ave. NE
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Cedar Rapids
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Waterloo
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Montgomery
Texas
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James Friedman
Dubuque
Gary Grassi
Coralville
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Bill Grove
O.T. Fears III
Wapello
Muscatine man electrocuted in floodwater retrieval
Joseph Pius Meieroto a 57 year old Muscatine resident was electrocuted Friday morning while reaching for a boat under his river cottage amid floodwaters near Dougherty Bridge. He grabbed a grounded pipe and was shocked, officials said. Rescue crews aided his extraction from the flooded area.
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Joseph Pius Meieroto
Muscatine County
Magistrate and Fire Chief Fought Behind Baxter Bar
In Baxter Iowa Magistrate Steve Johnson and Fire Chief Pat Milligan fought behind a bar after a heated dispute tied to a 1981 Milo's Tap case. Witnesses say the brawl lasted about 15 minutes before both returned inside.
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Iowa
Steve Johnson
Johnson
Pat Milligan
Marshalltown
Milligan
Jasper County
Milo
AID Insurance Co
AID Insurance
Baxter Corner
Innocent Plea in Vinton Fatal Crash Filed
Glen B. Geiger, 19, pleaded innocent in Benton County District Court to involuntary manslaughter and drunken driving charges tied to a fatal crash north of Vinton in April. The case against Geiger proceeds with a trial set for August 8. The victim was Mitchell C. Spencer, 20, of Vinton, a passenger in Geiger's car.
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Benton County
Glen B. Geiger
Geiger
Mitchell C. Spencer
Anderson heads to Portugal for arms talks tour
DES MOINES AP Lt. Gov. Robert Anderson departs Monday for an Atlantic Association of Young Political Leaders meeting in Albefeira Portugal funded by the U S Information Agency. The delegation will also tour England during the British elections.
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Atlantic Association of
Albefeira
Portugal
U.S. Information Agency
Anderson
England
Weather report for extended stretch and national forecast
Partial cloudiness expected Monday through Wednesday with highs in the upper 50s to mid 60s and lows in the 30s to low 40s. National outlook shows rain in northern New England and southern Texas thunderstorms with highs ranging from the 50s to the 90s and inland Southwest hitting 110 for the day.
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Suspect Named in E Iowa Robberies Faces Bond in Vinton Case
Robert J. Sindelar of Cedar Rapids is jailed in Benton County on 75,000 bond after a May 2 armed robbery of Nick's TV and Appliance in Vinton. Authorities link him to four to eight daylight robberies across Eastern Iowa, including Toledo, Solon, Marshalltown, and possible Iowa City holds. He waived preliminary hearings and is on parole for a prior Polk County robbery.
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Cedar Rapids
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Benton County
Benton County Sheriffs Department
Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation
Robert J. Sindelar
Benton St. NE
Sindelar
Sheriff's Department
Nick
Twin Town
Toledo
Solon
Lil’ Jimmy
Marshalltown
Iowa City
Johnson County
Fort Madison
Polk County
Oakdale facility cuts four correctional jobs due to budget limits
Four mental health correctional officers at the Iowa Security Medical Facility in Oakdale will lose their jobs on June 17 as budget cuts trim 10 funded positions. Superintendent Duane Brookhart says attrition reduced six positions already. Union officials plan talks with state authorities to address the issue.
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Jonathan Reed
Seatte Jones-Cedar Bureau
Iowa Security
Duane Brookhart
Iowa City
Don McKee
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Union
Dennis Flatley
Flatley
Brookhart
Ottumwa Conflict-Of-Interest Charges Dismissed
Wapello County and Ottumwa officials announce no prosecutions will follow a state audit that flagged about 115000 in city dealings with local business people including two council members. Investigations found technical violations but no prosecutable offenses and new safeguards may force purchasing outside Ottumwa.
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Ottumwa
Wapello County
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