Haunted Hollow Maze free to visit near Prairieburg
Esther Kirby and sisters Martie Lantermans and Susie Ellison run Haunted Hollow at 513 McNamara Rd near Prairieburg with no admission charge. The family builds the eerie display each year using props from their homes and plans to open 6:30 to 9 p.m. tonight and Saturday night for families and trick or treaters.
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Nancy Stevens Lazette
Esther Kirby
Prairieburg
Esther
Martie Lantermans
Springville
Susie Ellison
Monticello
McNamara Rd
Hali
Bill
Martie
Frits
Pandora
Mystery Haunts Matsell Hall In Linn County Legend
In Linn County the Matsell estate near Viola remains a draw for walkers and hunters amid tales of tunnels and a 25 room mansion built by George Matsell, a New York City police chief. Reportedly burned in 1967 the site lures seekers even as rumors of political money and danger linger.
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Nancy Stevens
Linn County
Matsell Bridge
Viola
George Matsell
New York City
New York
Matsell
Big City
New York City Hall
Chuckle: culture support tied to art by the pound
A humorous quip notes that some people back culture only when art is priced by weight. It reflects satire on cultural funding and market value culture war.
U.S. offers new jets to Honduras
The Reagan administration intends to upgrade Honduras air defenses by offering a choice of F-5E or Israeli Kfir fighters to replace 12 aging Super Mystere B-2 jets. The move, tied to amid Central American tensions and Nicaragua’s insurgency, signals a shift in regional policy and potential military balance considerations.
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Washington
Honduras
State Department
U.S
Central America
Nicaragua
Managua
Mexico
United States
Israel
Middle East
Iowa jobless rate at 86 low in September
Iowa’s unemployment rate fell to 3.3 percent in September from 4.0 percent in August, with a year ago rate of 4.2 percent. The leading economic indicators index fell 1.2 percent that month, blamed on higher interest rates affecting home construction.
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Iowa
Judy Daubenmiergazette
Des Moines
Bureau
Iowa Department of Employment Services
Iowa Department of Economic Development
Chicago gang indicted in Libya terror bid
Four El Rukn members led by Jeff Fort were indicted on federal weapons charges for seeking Libyan funding to carry out U S terrorist attacks. Knox and Davis arrested after raid on the gang’s south side HQ yielded over 30 weapons including an M 72 anti tank weapon. Mayes is being sought while Knox, 35, and Davis, 34, are jailed without bail.
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Chicago
el Rukn
United States
Libya
Jeff Fort
Texas
Melvin Mayes
Alan Knox
Trammel Davis
Knox
Davis
South Side
Mayes
Charles Lee Knox
San Antonio
FBI
Bob Long
U.S
Anton Valukas
el Rukns
Valukas
New York
Five Foster Children Move Dispute Faces Court Ruling
Five children placed in Kellogg foster care face a court decision on relocation amid a DHS plan to move them to Cedar Rapids. Jane Harlan sought to block the move, arguing potential harm, but the judge allowed the DHS discretion and the transfer proceeded. Cooper sought treatment in Cedar Rapids as the case heads to further consideration.
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Karen Cooper
Larry
Paula Mick
Kellogg
Cooper
Newton
Jane Harlan
Department of Human Services
Cedar Rapids
Harlan
Gerald Feuerhelm
Foster
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Metro-lowa
Haunted Hollow
New York Times
Dick Freeman
Deere & Co
Freeman
Deere
Chicago Street
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