Meth lab fires destroy two structures near Walker Iowa
Firefighters from Walker responded to a second blaze in Linn County while still at a first fire on Quasqueton Avenue. The two-alarm incidents involved a garage on a Center Point rental farm and an abandoned Cedar Rapids owned farmhouse. both buildings were destroyed and cause under investigation.
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Cindy Hadish
Gazette
Walker-area
Buchanan County
Linn County
Walker
Bill Smith
Quasqueton Avenue
Fee Road
North Center Point Road
Smith
David Farmer
Center Point
Phyllis Rausch
Cedar Rapids
State Fire Marshal’s Office
Olin Man Pleads Guilty in Meth and Firearm Case
Kody Harris 20 of Olin pleaded guilty in Cedar Rapids to制造 methamphetamine and a firearm charge. He admitted manufacturing meth on January 29 2003 during a residence fire and again on February 24. He faces up to 2 million dollar fine and 40 years for meth and up to two years for the marijuana charge with respective supervised release terms.
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Kody Harris
U.S. District Court
Cedar Rapids
Harris
U.S. Attorney’s Office
Olin
Pumpkin patch kid Acreage teaches youngster to worry like a farmer
David Schumer, 12, grew sweet corn and pumpkins on about an acre after moving to 25 acres near Iowa City. He learned to monitor weather as Iowa City drought reduced rainfall by 7.75 inches. His mother Tammy and cardiologist Steve helped by delivering a 550 gallon water tank to sustain the crop.
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Marlene Lucas
Gazette
Owa City
David Schumer
David
Coralville
Iowa City
Rochester and
Taft Avenues
Tammy Schumer
Tammy
Steve Schomer
Michael Stenerson
the Gazette
David Schomer
Taft Rd
Schomers
Dry summer hits pumpkin harvest across Iowa patches
The Sass Family Farm near Riverside reports poor pumpkins due to a dry August and September with limited rainfall for six weeks. Prices stay at 1 to 6 dollars per pumpkin, despite many rotten fruits. Knight’s Farm at Springville irrigated successfully, offering large varieties at 35 cents a pound. Cedar Rapids area grower Mary Goodlove notes yearly variation with wagons and yards full of pumpkins.
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Cara Sorrells
Sass
Riverside
Knight
Gary (Knight
Gilbert
Mary Goodlove
Cedar Rapids
Edgewood Road
Highway 94
Iowa City charter amendments stay tied up in Supreme Court
The effort to place three proposed amendments on the Iowa City ballot is paused as the Iowa Supreme Court considers arguments from both sides. The measures would set retention votes for the police chief and city manager, make the PCRB permanent, and require citations for non violent misdemeanors. The council may begin a city charter review next year with a nine member citizens committee.
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Frank Gluck
the Gazette
Iowa City
Iowa Supreme Court
Eleanor Dilkes
Police Citizens Review Board
PCRB
Eric Shaw
Shaw
Johnson County
Supreme Court
Steve Atkins
Atkins
Follow Up With Newsmakers In The Gazette
The Gazette keeps readers informed with Monday updates featuring recent actions and statements from prominent local figures. Doug Beach oversees coverage and can be contacted for more details.
Trailer turns into a worker’s paradise for Jack Reese
In Cedar Rapids an experienced floor installer, 60 year old Jack Reese, swaps vans for a compact enclosed trailer. He equips shelves, power tools, a microwave, radio and a stool to ease daily trips as he waits for adhesive to set and hopes the Cubs clinch a playoff spot.
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Jack
Pin
Chicago Cubs
Cubs
Jack Reese
Cedar Rapids
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