Strawberry Point Man Killed in Illinois Truck Crash
Gary Lee Maker, 42, of Strawberry Point died from injuries after a truck accident in Carlinville Illinois. He was driving a Prairie Farms Dairy truck when the crash occurred. Services are planned Friday. Carlinville police released few other details about the incident.
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Strawberry Point
Illinois
Gary Lee Maker
Carlinville
Ill
Maker
Prairie Farms
Springfield
St. Louis
Mount Vernon Bus Route Denied by Grant Wood Board
The Grant Wood Area Education Agency board rejected Mount Vernon school district’s request to run a bus route through Springville. Three Springville open enrollment parents pressed the case while Springville Superintendent Gary Biles argued the impact on families. The 7-0 vote barred a three mile route into Springville to avoid a Linn Ridge Road turnaround, with safety and efficiency the sole factors.
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Grant Wood Area
Mount Vernon
Springville
Linn Ridge Road
Grant Wood Board
Vigil prompts call for truth in Eric Shaw killing
Iowa City residents gathered for a candlelight vigil before a city council meeting to seek truth about the Aug. 30 shooting of 31 year old Eric Shaw by former officer Jeffrey Gillaspie. About 75 people attended. Organizer Dianne Kaufman emphasized collective concern.
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Jim Shaw
Eric Shaw
Shaw
Iowa City
Dianne Kaufman
Jeffrey Gillaspie
City to Count Deer in Response to Complaints
City will hire the Department of Natural Resources to count deer amid growing complaints about damage to property. The $1000 to $1500 survey is planned before year end, with a committee to address any problems if identified by the study.
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Department of Natural Resources
Steve Atkins
Expert warns Cedar Rapids on gang problem despite denial
Davenport police Lt. Phil Yerington told about 250 residents that denial time exists in every community and Cedar Rapids should face gang activity openly. He described gang operations, symbols, and the danger of wannabe members while noting Davenport's seven year effort yielded 5,000 arrests. Local officials stressed aggressive drug work as key to preventing gangs.
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Cedar Rapids
Public Safety
Nancy Evans
Evans
Yerington
Quad Cities
Davenport
Ku Klux Klan
Cedar Rapids police station project advances on riverfront land
Demolition crews clear 519 H St SW and plan to remove 529 H St SW as Cedar Rapids moves toward a new police facility. Court wins reduce land acquisition costs below 1.5 million estimates, with a March 3 trial over compensation owed to Dick Aldershot for the Cedar Rapids Tent and Awning building. City deposits 130 thousand dollars and appeals the award. total project costs estimated at about 1.1 million including relocations and settlements.
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H St
H St. SW
H Street
Dick Aldershot
Cedar Rapids
Canner
Rudolph Felter
Array Building Products
Ken Marsh
St. SW
O'Keefe
St. SW Liquidation Service Co
Tom Knutson
H. St
Knutson
Randy Filling
First St
Harold Hawkins
H & H Motors
Linn County eyes tunnel under County Home Road for Cedar Valley Trail
Linn County officials plan a 70 foot tunnel under County Home Road for the Cedar Valley Nature Trail to serve bikers and hikers. The project, estimated at 250000 dollars, could take two years to complete after federal funding steps and public review.
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Randy Burke
Linn County Conservation Department
Tower Terrace Road
Burke
County Home Road
Gannon
Belle Plaine teen improves after severe burns
Michelle Kimm 15 remains hospitalized at University of Iowa Hospitals after being critically burned on Oct 24 when she poured gasoline and lighter fluid on herself and lit a match in a field near her mother’s home. Her condition was upgraded from critical to serious.
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Kimm
Homedown Benefit Concert At Union Bar Iowa City
Tonight at Union Bar Iowa City a Thanksgiving benefit raises profits for Iowa City Homeless Shelter and Iowa City Crisis Center. Artists from Trailer Records perform including Bo Ramsey and the Backsliders Tom Jessen's Dimestore Outfit Beje Fleming and High and Lonesome with David Zollo. Admission six dollars with a one dollar food item discount. doors open at eight. Proceeds support local homeless and food banks.
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Cindy Cullen Chapman
Moran
Chip Pohl
Jeremy McDevitt
Jim Pohl
Zollo
Bo Ramsey
The
Backsliders
Tom Jessen
Bejne Fleming
Union Bar
E. College St
Cali
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Dustin
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Jay Farrar
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Fleming
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