Death of Casey Dolan Following Cedar Rapids Vehicle Crash
Cedar Rapids police investigated a Sunday morning crash in which a single driver left 76th Avenue and 18th Street SW and was thrown from the vehicle. Kevin Dolan confirmed the deceased was his son Casey J. Dolan, described by his father as a well liked, good kid with many friends. The body was found near the wrecked car before 5 a.m. by officers, with no other vehicles involved. Casey Dolan worked for a company servicing truck trailers.
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Beal Convicted of Manufacturing Meth in Iowa Federal Trial
A federal jury in Cedar Rapids found Joel L. Beal guilty on one count of manufacturing 50 grams or more of methamphetamine after about five hours of deliberation in a two day trial. Beal faces 20 years to life and a fine up to 8 million dollars. Beal was arrested May 6 after officers followed a report of stolen lithium batteries from Wal-Mart and found meth making items in his vehicle. A videotape shows Beal and a female companion buying pseudoephedrine. Beal says the other person is his twin. He remains in U.S. custody awaiting sentencing.
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Cedar Rapids
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Wal-Mart
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Woman pleads guilty to distributing crack cocaine in Cedar Rapids
Kendra Lekin 27 of Cedar Rapids pleaded guilty in U S District Court to distributing crack cocaine powder cocaine and marijuana She admitted selling drugs since 2001 In Aug police found 725 cash and a 7000 Rolex in her southwest Cedar Rapids apartment where she lived with her 3 year old daughter She faces 5 to 40 years and a 2 million fine Held in Linn County Jail awaiting sentencing About 900 people joined the Zeta Tau Alpha Breast Cancer Walk in Iowa City to raise about 20000 for the Susan G Komen Foundation Participants walked 2 5 miles through City Park and enjoyed music after the event.
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Cedar Rapids
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Linn County
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Iowa City
Susan G. Komen
Breast Cancer Foundation
City Park
Iowan Helps Turkmen Farmer Learn From Ducks Expert
Jacqueline Mone Strother from Mount Vernon to Martelle travels for Winrock International to share duck husbandry and marketing knowledge with Bakhram Babaniyazov in Turkmenistan. The nonprofit aids global farmers, and Strother has visited 30 countries in past assignments.
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Turkmenistan
Martelle
Winrock International Inc
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Gazette Artelle
Jacqueline Mone
Bakhram Babaniyazov
Strother
Aarm
Mount Vernon
Babaniyazov
Winrock
Rough road to recovery for Eastern Iowa man
Neil Weyland of Cedar Rapids underwent a heart transplant on June 27, 2003 at the University of Wisconsin Hospitals in Madison. He waited on the donor list since September 2002 after rheumatic fever as a youth and spent nine months in hospital before a six hour transplant succeeded. Weyland reports feeling better, though the recovery remains rough after a long illness.
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Neil Weyland
Cedar E Rapids
University of
John Deere Health
Wisconsin Hospital
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Cedar Rapids
Weyland
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Letters From Home Reunite Vietnam Pen Pals After Decades
A Cedar Rapids girl Cristy Smith reconnects with Army veteran Lee Banicki after exchanging letters during the Vietnam War in 1965. He recalls receiving her simple, sincere notes that kept him sane during a year in Vietnam and three weeks at sea. Now living on opposite coasts, they reestablish contact via email, recalling their youthful bond and shared memories.
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