Inmate Hangs Self at Anamosa State Penitentiary
An inmate, Joseph Lee Smith 21, was found hanging from an upper bunk early Tuesday at Anamosa State Penitentiary. He died at Jones Regional Medical Center. Smith had a 15 year sentence for willful injury and extortion from Polk County. Gas line cut affects 900 Manchester residents.
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Anamosa State Penitentiary
Joseph Lee Smith
Fred Scaletta
Department of Corrections
Jones Regional Medical Center
Jones County
Smith
Polk County
Scaletta
Waterloo Traffic Crash Leaves One Dead at Busy Intersection
A Tuesday afternoon crash at the four way intersection of Fourth Kimball and Campbell streets in Waterloo killed at least one person. Police did not release further details last night.
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Two Men Injured in Dust Explosion at Iowa Elevator
Two men remained in critical condition at University Hospitals in Iowa City after a dust fueled explosion at a Farmers Co op elevator. Four workers loaded grain into train cars and a fifth took grain samples for inspections when two blasts blew out two sides of the headhouse. Ron Schaumburg of Woolstock and Gene Anderson of Fort Dodge were named as critically injured. Gazette and wire reports.
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University Hospitals
Iowa City
Ron Schaumburg
Woolstock
Gene Anderson
Fort Dodge
Gazette
Rosenthal Wins Cedar Rapids School Board Race
Rosenthal defeats challengers Meisterling and unopposed candidate. earns at large seat with 2 416 votes 56 97 percent. Judy Goldberg 1 545 votes 36 43 percent and Bryan Potts 278 votes. Potts finished with a smaller share.
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Judy Goldberg
Q Ave
Bryan Potts
Hinkley Ave
Cedar Rapids
Rosenthal
Goldberg
Potts
Madison County eyes federal help to rebuild Cedar Bridge
Iowa DOT officials suggested up to 500000 dollars in federal enhancement funds could aid a Cedar Bridge rebuild after arson last week. The bridge's statewide historic significance is cited, with fall applications and spring awards typical. County estimates costs around 1 million with 280000 expected from insurance.
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Rod Boshart
Gazette
Des Moines
Madison County
Cedar
Mark Wandro
State Department of Transportation
DOT
Iowa
Wandro
State Transportation Commission
Cedar Bridge
Coggon Installs Mandatory Waste Fee Sparking resident anger
The city of Coggon in northeast Linn County requires all residents to pay a monthly solid waste fee whether or not they use the service. The $8.75 charge or $6.45 for seniors 62 and older covers one 40 pound bag weekly with $1 tags for extra cans. Critics say legal thievery as residents without service are billed. Mayor Richard Foye defends the move as community-wide support for sanitation.
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Aquila
Peopl Natural Gas
Butler Street
Milt Kramer
Delaware County
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Coggon
Linn County
Cedar Rapids
Marion
Coggan
Mark Campbell
Campbell
Bluestem
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