Black Hawk Hardy Sentenced to Life in Prison
Kenneth C. Hardy, 26, was sentenced to life plus 10 years after conviction for the swift rape and murder of Rochelle Barry in Charles City. The judge expressed hope the term would not be commuted despite Hardy claiming bias and an unfair trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardy
Kenneth C. Hardy
Charles City
George Stigler
Stigler
Rochelle Barry
Cedar Falls
Barry
Mitchell Avenue
Waterloo
Two West Union teens die in four car crash
Gazette report says Chris Palas and Jewell Beeding, both 18, died after Palas failed to yield at a stop sign near Hudson. Eleven others were injured in the Sunday collision involving four vehicles.
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Palas
American Institute of Business
Des Moines
David
Beeding
Central College
Pella
State Patrol
Rosemary Zummak
Route 2
Jesup
Megan Zummak
Joel Zummak
Vernessa Wilder
Rosemary Wilder
Dawn Thomas
Urbandale
Darmond Robinson
Ebony Sherele Wilder
Michelle Curtis
Darby Dunham
Waterloo
Janice Miller
Hawkeye
Covenant Medical Center
Dunham
Miller
Wilder
Welfare funding at risk for Winneshiek County children
County supervisors heard that child care funding for 35 Winneshiek County youngsters could end without more state money. DHS official Virginia Leidahl and Sunflower Childcare Center director Kathy Schwartzhoff warned the allocation may run out by March with $41,560 total and $13,644 already spent.
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Winneshiek
Winneshiek County
Iowa
Virginia Leidahl
Department of Human Services
Kathy Schwartzhoff
Sunflower
Decorah
Leidahl
Homecoming Week Schedule at University of Iowa
Iowa City hosts Homecoming events with daily activities across campus. Key items include IMU entertainment, Old Capitol Center displays, Draw Hayden Fry contest, volleyball finals, Punt Pass and Kick contests, Sports Night, lectures by Dr. Jewel Prestage, Mayflower Talent Show, and the Homecoming parade with fireworks. The week concludes with the Iowa vs Northwestern game at Kinnick Stadium.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
Iowa Memorial Union
IMU
Old Capitol Center
Hayden Fry
Union Field
U of I
Iowa Shout
Macbride Hall
Jewel
Illinois
Mayflower
Hawkeye
Iowa
Northwestern
Kinnick Stadium
The Log: Thefts and Drunken Driving Charges Listed
The Gazette records Linn County safety notices including theft of a sound system worth 1800 from Kennedy High School between October 1 and 10. It lists multiple drunken driving arrests with names ages addresses times and locations across Linn County over a weekend.
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Kennedy High School
Doug Fifield
Cheyenne Rd
J Street
Kim Christianson
26Th Ave
29Th Ave
Kevin Struve
Palo
Last day to register to vote in Nov 6 election
Saturday is the final registration day for the November 6 general election. Linn County Elections Office operates 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. for in person registration, name or address changes, or updating records.
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Linn County
Sue Wold
First St. SW
Cedar Rapids
Erskine Elementary to Receive Blue Ribbon Award
Erskine Elementary in Cedar Rapids will hold a 2 30 p m ceremony Thursday to receive the Blue Ribbon School Award from the U S Department of Education. Erskine is among 231 schools nationwide cited by the federal agency in an alternating program.
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Erskine
Cedar Rapids
U.S. Department of Education
Federal
Fire Calls Log Shows Multiple Incidents Across City
A sequence of calls logs smoke odors and emergency responses from 1:37 a.m. to 3:10 p.m. at locations including 520 32nd St NE 500 First St SE and 712 Jacelyn Dr NW. Incidents include accidental alarms medical emergencies grease fire extrication and mistaken alarm highlighting city wide activity.
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Center Point Road
32Nd Street
Todd Thomas
Seventh Ave
Sixth Avenue
Mark Campbell
600 Ave
12Th Street
Robert Schubert
Lakeside Dr
Marion
Squaw Ridge
Lakeside Road
Linn County
Robert Beckett
Greenfield St
Jill Curtis
Central City
Bever Avenue
Michelle Olney
Carpenter Rd
Miller Road
Blairs Ferry Road
32Nd St
First St
Jacelyn Dr
12Th Ave
Third St
42Nd St
E Ave
Mount Vernon Road
Elmwood Dr
Linn County approves zoning groundwork for church site
Linn County Board of Supervisors gave preliminary approval to rezone 64 acres along Mount Vernon Road for a Community Bible Church project. Action postponed for assurances on single use, safe access, sanitation, erosion control, and drainage impact before the second of three readings.
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Roland Krekeler
Avazette County
Linn County Board of Supervisors
Mount Vernon Road
Mount Vernon
Community Bible Church
Bob
Johnson
County land records may be replaced with optical scanning
Linn County Recorder E F Pat Kane told the Board of Supervisors that in five to seven years old microfilm copies will likely be replaced by an optical scanning system. He estimated about 90000 dollars and said three years would be needed to finish copying, using his staff in Pennsylvania stored microfilm is deteriorating. Supervisor Bosio suggested a joint project but Kane said his office has too many documents to share costs. The board asked for a demonstration and financing cost details.
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Linn County
E.F
Pat” Kane
Board of Supervisors
Kane
Pennsylvania
John Bosio
Bosio
Hutchinson
Kan
Ken Perry
Washington debate team earns national recognition
Washington High School debaters Tiffany Earl and Amanda Merryman placed second at the NYU Round Robin, an invitation event, and again second at a Bronx Science tournament in New York City. Coach Jeff Larson notes their four years of experience and summer debate camp training, highlighting the rarity of successful girls teams.
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Washington High School
Tiffany Earl
Amanda Merryman
New York University
Bronx
Washington
Jeff Larson
Larson
Merryman
Earl
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West Union
Jackson
Jackson County
East Iowa Journal
Sabula
Mike Jones
Jackson County Economic Development Commission
Clayton Kuhlman
Maquoketa
Davenport
Kuhlman
Denver
Boston
Washington Post
The
Chicago Tribune
National Historical Magazine
Johnson County
South Africa
Nomonde Ngubo
Saudia Arabia
Iowa City Veterans Administration
Gary Strank
Voluntary Service
Lisa Powell
Rich O'Connor
Sara Schlachtenhausen
U of Memorial Union
Kerry Buchar
U of
Gazette
Charles Tomash
Fifth Ave
15Th Street
Mark Mullen
Oakland Rd
Edgewood Road
Glass Road
Lori Bentley
Swisher
J Avenue
Ellis Boulevard
Elections Office
Council St. NE
Linn Board
Roland Kreke
Aing
Cedar Rapid Manor
Towa
Gaz Cours
ST Remphony
Amer
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