Fairfax man’s murder trial delayed to August
Stephen Keyes 28 of Fairfax faces a first degree murder trial for a fatal Dec 26 house fire that killed his wife Sandra 26 and their son Joshua 2. District Judge Larry Conmey rescheduled the trial from June 9 to Aug 18. The couple’s daughter Miranda 5 and son Michael 8 survived as the home burned near Springville.
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Fairfax
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Larry Conmey
Sandra Keyes
Joshua
Springville
Miranda
Michael
Marion
Lane reductions on Collins Road near I-380 to last a week
The Iowa Department of Transportation says Collins Road from I 380 east to First Avenue will be narrowed to one lane in each direction for patching. Work began Thursday and will take about a week. Tenson Construction of Big Fork, Minnesota, leads the $20,000 project in the work zones only.
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Interstate 380
First Avenue
Iowa Department of Transportation
Tenson Construction
Big Fork
Minn
Former City Attorney Woito Reaches Severance Agreement
Former City Attorney Linda Woito ends seven years of service after resigning May 18. She will receive about 19000 dollars plus six months of insurance and accrued vacation pay, selecting a one time lump sum payment. Eleanor Dilkes serves as interim city attorney while replacement is sought. Market Street water mains upgrade begins Monday with ironical service shutoffs and advance notices.
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Linda Woito
Woito
Sylvia Mejia
Mejia
Ejia
Eleanor Dilkes
Market Street
Gilbert
Dubuque
Marion Pool to Open Monday at Noon in City Park
Marion Municipal Swimming Pool opens Monday at noon at 1855 35th St. Hours run noon to 8 30 p.m. daily except Tuesday when open noon to 10 p.m. Admission 1 for ages 3 and under and 1 75 for ages 4 to adult. Passes available at the Parks and Recreation Office. Smoking banned on pool premises. Phone 377 1654.
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35Th St
Marion Parks and Recreation
Seventh grader charged over Roosevelt Middle evacuation incident
An eighth grade boy from Roosevelt Middle School faces Linn County Juvenile Court charges for discharging pepper spray that forced over 600 people to evacuate. He is charged with criminal trespass causing injury as a serious misdemeanor and faces possible placement or probation if found delinquent.
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Eldora
Linn County
Lance Heeren
Roosevelt
Carolyn Cleveland
Sand volleyball expands beyond bowling centers in Iowa
Cedar Rapids Bowling Center added sand volleyball courts in 1990 and grew to 13 last year, now hosting about 900 players weekly at Volley's. Proprietor Steve Benz admits initial doubt but credits land and location, the sport’s structure, and proper scale for success in keeping centers active through slow seasons.
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Jim Arnold
Cedar Rapids
Volley’s
Steve Benz
Benz
Adoption scam targets families in Eastern Iowa
A St. Louis area woman ran an adoption scam contacting at least four Eastern Iowa residents in two months. Cedar Rapids couple Joel and Jodi Weber wired 391 dollars for twins, later learning others encountered similar stories from a woman calling as Kathy Moore or Jenny Morgan. Local agencies report matching calls from pay phones, with families warned by attorneys but drawn by hopeful prospects. The deception mirrored earlier Cedar Rapids and Dubuque cases, leaving several would be adoptive families wary.
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St. Louis
Iowa
the Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Kathy Moore
Moore
Joel
Jodi Weber
Webers
Nancylee Ziese
Hillcrest Family Services
Jenny Morgan
Ziese
Catholic Charities
Dubuque
Stacy
Tom Shey
Weber
Anamosa graduation to feature Branstad address
Anamosa High School will welcome Gov. Terry Branstad as speaker at the Class of 1997 commencement. Nate Willems, a senior and Branstad page, arranged the appearance after suggesting the idea. Branstad’s only Iowa spring commencement appearance accompanies a speech urging students to work hard.
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Wall School of Foreign Service
Georgetown University
Branstad
General Assembly
Eric Woolson
Anamosa
Nate
Iowa city debates sex offender registry notification guidelines
Coralville authorities sought to warn residents that James E. Johnson a 36 year old sex offender was moving into the area Johnson faces a kidnapping charge in a case involving a 9 year old boy at the Coralville Recreation Center and is jailed on a 250000 cash bond DCI Special Agent Steven Conlon declined to release Johnsons name citing the ongoing case and said guidelines on public notification are unclear pending an interim legislative committee review.
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Johnson County
Iowa City
Coralville
Iowa
Division of Criminal Investigation
Steven Conlon
DCI
Police Department
James E. Johnson
Sixth Ave
Apt. 1
Conlon
Johnson
Benton
Boone
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