Veterans Day flag display honors Iowa group kickoffs
Hundreds of Upward Bound Program students gather at the Old Capitol Museum in Iowa City to place 5 625 flags on the lawn in the shape of an exclamation mark. The University of Iowa Veterans Association organized the event linking each flag to a University of Iowa student staff member faculty member graduate or community member. Valeria Perez from Upward Bound places a flag in the tribute.
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Old Capitol Museum
Iowa City
University of Iowa Veterans Association
University of Iowa
Valeria Perez
Veterans volunteers repair vandalized memorial in Jones County
Veterans and AMVETS volunteers repaired a vandalized Jones County veterans memorial in Anamosa ahead of Veterans Day. Ten flags were cut and some stolen, with donations pouring in to cover about $2,000 for new flags and poles. Jim Caswell, longtime caretaker, led the restoration efforts.
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Anamosa
Jones County
Jim Caswell
Amvets
Veterans Affairs Office
Caswell
Marion man pleads guilty to soliciting a minor
Dustin Bumbarger 40 of Marion pleaded guilty in Linn County District Court to one count of lascivious acts with a child for soliciting and touching a 13 year old girl in 2010. He faces five years with probation and sex offender treatment plus 10 years on parole. A no contact order was issued and restitution may be required. Sentencing set for Jan. 2.
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Cedar Rapids
Marion
Dustin Bumbarger
Linn County
Nick Maybanks
Bumbarger
Sixth Judicial District
Denver Dillard
Dave Omelik
Dillard
Waverly man dies in Nashua rollover crash
Matthew Nichols 27 of Waverly died after his vehicle rolled twice into a ditch in Nashua on Asherton Avenue. The crash occurred about 9 30 p m as he failed to navigate a curve and was ejected before being pronounced dead at the scene. Nichols was not wearing a seat belt. In Cedar Rapids firefighters raised 2950 for breast cancer awareness via pink T shirt campaign and Mercy Medical Center fund.
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Nashua
Chickasaw County
Iowa State Patrol
Matthew Nichols
Waverly
Asherton Avenue
Nichols
Cedar Rapids
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