Yager Pleads Guilty to Bank Burglary and Related Charges
Michael R. Yager a 33 year old German national formerly from Martello pleaded guilty in Cedar Rapids U S District Court to bank burglary possessing child pornography and being a felon in possession of a firearm He faces up to 20 years and a 250000 fine for the burglary 10 years and 250000 fine for the firearm and five years and 250000 fine for the child porn He was arrested for the January break in at Farmers Savings Bank Martello and remains jailed in Linn County pending sentencing January 7
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Michael R. Yager
U.S
Cedar Rapids
Yager
Martello
Farmers Savings Bank
Linn County
Business owner charged after barrel fire
A southwest Cedar Rapids shop saw Scott Long owner of Longs Auto Repair charged with reckless use of fire after using an open barrel to burn scrap material just after 6 30 p m firefighters quickly extinguished the blaze. No injuries reported.
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Cedar Rapids
Scott Long
Long
Second Ave
Military immunization contact numbers list for anthrax
Public notice asks servicemembers or families to inform The Gazette if anyone in the military has received anthrax immunization. It provides Cedar Rapids and Iowa City phone numbers and a toll free line for reporting and inquiries. Email address is metro fyiowa.com.
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Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Metro
Fyiowa
Two drivers injured in Waterloo area car collision
Leslie Pecenka 28 of Evansdale and Harold Sadler 54 of rural Fairbank were hospitalized after a Tuesday collision near Waterloo. Pecenka remained in serious condition. Sadler treated and released. Sadler cited for failing to yield while turning.
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Leslie Pecenka
Evansdale
Harold Sadler
Fairbank
Waterloo
Pecenka
Raymond Road
Sadler
Iowa State Patrol
Allen Memorial Hospital
Donor debates ease after Scouts ruling for inclusion
United Way funding of the Boy Scouts is less a flash point than a year ago after the Supreme Court affirmed Scouts may exclude gay troop leaders. Donor designations continue but volume of reaction has cooled. officials expect designation usage to persist though perhaps not as strong. Ed Brandon notes increased donor designations after Iowa City school controversy.
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James Q. Lynch
United Way
U.S. Supreme Court
Lynn Nichols
Beverly Weber
Johnson County
Boy Scouts
Iowa City
Scouts
Ed Brandon
Hawkeye Area
The Checker King film poster and credits
An 81 year old Mason City man Harold O'Brien journeys to the 2000 National Checkers Championships in Toledo Ohio. The film The Checker King chronicles his trek produced by Shadow Bird Productions of Iowa City. Poster design by Kathleen Kelley.
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Harold O’brien
Mason City
Toledo
Ohio
Shadow Bird Productions
Kathleen Kelley
Checkers film follows 81 year old Mason City man questing to Toledo
Iowa City filmmakers Kay Kelley and Dave Gould document Harold O'Brien 81 as he prepares for the National Checker Championships in Toledo Ohio. The Shadow Bird Productions project grew from a family wedding encounter and aims for a Academy Award qualifying run at DOC Toronto Fest in Los Angeles.
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Mason City
Harold O’brien
Toledo
Ohio
Cedar Rapids carpenter dies after house fire
Fire victim loved by many Chuck Widener died Sept. 3 from injuries suffered in a fire at his Cedar Rapids home a week earlier at 4251 E Ave NE. Neighbors rescued Widener, a 53 year old master carpenter, who returned inside to search for his wife as the home filled with smoke.
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Gregg Buelow
Fire Department
Cedar Rapids
Widener
Abby Reid
Janet Widener
Cedar Rapids Mayoral Race Competes for November Election
Candidates vie for the Cedar Rapids mayoral seat in the November 6 election. Voters weigh leadership plans, including urban development, public safety, and budget priorities as the campaign advances.
Cedar Rapids incumbents lose in city primary
In Cedar Rapids on October 9, two incumbent council members finished second in the primary, a first since 1981 for multiple incumbents. Mayor Lee Clancey and Parks Commissioner Dale Todd trailed rivals Paul Pate and Wade Wagner respectively in decisive second-place showings.
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Dick Hogan Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Lee Clancey
Paul Pate
Dale Todd
Wade Wagner
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Document Quest of
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O’brien
Kevin Kelley
Kelley
Dave Gould
Dan Gable
Gould
Norma
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University of Iowa
UI Video Center
Chuck Widener
By Steve Gravelle
Chuck
C.R
Public Safety
Robert Jaeger
J.D. Smith
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