Hartley and accomplice face Johnson County theft charges
Robert E. Hartley 30 of Coralville is charged with first degree theft for writing more than 34000 in checks while having about 690 in the bank. Natalie Baines 31 of Linn County Jail is accused of taking part in the same thefts and faces related charges. The pair planned to flee to Colorado. Hartley is jailed on a 15000 dollar bond. Preliminary hearing set for June 7.
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Robert E. Hartley
Fifth St
Apt. 2
Coralville
Cedar Rapids
Johnson County
Hartley
Iowa City
Keokuk St
Carousel Motors
Highway 1
Natalie Baines
Linn County
Scott Gaarde
Colorado
Gaarde
Robbery on Gilbert Street Involves Gunpoint Attack
A man told Iowa City police he was robbed at gunpoint while walking on Gilbert near Jefferson street around 2 30 a m. He was struck in the face and had his wallet taken. He received treatment at Mercy Iowa City and was discharged. The suspect is a white male about six feet tall, 200 pounds, with a goatee, wearing a light blue long sleeve shirt over a white T shirt and a blue baseball cap worn backward. Call (319) 356 5275 with information.
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Gilbert
Jefferson Street
Iowa City
Mercy Iowa City
Deadline looming for primary voter registration in East Iowa
The Saturday deadline to register to vote for the June 8 primary is set in East Iowa. Voters can obtain registration forms from telephone books or county auditor offices, and those who have moved should update addresses. questions go to the auditor's office.
Floods limit camping options across flood damaged Iowa
Memorial Day weekend campers face scarce sites as floods close Pinnicon Ridge Park in Central City and damage Backbone State Park. Linn County’s Flying Squirrel Campground with 90 sites is flooded and closed. Plains Campground remains open. Morgan Creek and Squaw Creek parks still offer some sites while north east state park operations slow. Debris and destroyed picnic tables mark receding floodwaters.
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the Gazette
Iowa
Dennis Goemaat
Linn County Conservation Department
Pinicon Ridge Park
Central City
Linn County
Wapsipinicon
Goemaat
Plains
Pinicon Ridge
Squaw Creek
Morgan Creek
Jerry Reisinger
Department of Natural Resources North
Cedar Rapids avoids major river flood impacts
Cedar Rapids faced Cedar River crest about noon Thursday, a foot below forecast and under the 1993 flood level. Edgewood Road closure eased as water fell, city officials praised flood planning while admitting more sewer leaks than in 1999.
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Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Cedar River
Edgewood Road
Elgin
Bridge plan leapfrogs ahead on Mormon Trek in Iowa City
In Iowa City a $5 million federal appropriation accelerates a Riverside Drive to Gilbert Street bridge, shortening the Mormon Trek extension timeline. FAA runway funding remains stalled, delaying the Airport Road segment. The proposed McCollister Boulevard bridge will connect Riverside Drive at the east side near the airport and support 300 acres of new development.
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Zack Kucharski
Ime Gazette
Iowa City
Riverside Drive
Gilbert Street
Jeff Davidson
Department of Planning and Community Development
Federal Aviation Administration
McCollister
Davidson
Ely man carries family pride in Memorial Day parade
Ted Johnson, 79, rides the 42nd Rainbow Division float in Washington alongside hundreds of World War II veterans. He honors his brothers and mother Ina Johnson, raised in Fayette, and recalls the Sullivan brothers of Waterloo whose deaths sparked lasting memorials.
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Ted Johnson
Ot Ely
Washington, D.C
Ted
Ina Johnson
Fayette
Waterloo
Sullivan Brothers
Sullivans
Iowa
Dave Rasdai
the Gazette
Johnson Brothers
Ely
Warren
Harold
Hare
Eugene
Howard “Hod
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Dundee
Camping
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Dave Elgin
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