Inmate Hangs Self at Anamosa State Penitentiary
An inmate Joseph Lee Smith, 21, was found hanging from an upper bunk in his cell early Tuesday. He was pronounced dead at Jones Regional Medical Center after being taken there for treatment. Smith was serving 15 years for willful injury and extortion from Polk County.
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State Penitentiary
Anamosa State Penitentiary
Joseph Lee Smith
Fred Scaletta
Department of Corrections
Jones Regional Medical Center
Jones County
Smith
Polk County
Scaletta
Cedar Rapids outage after tree limb falls on line
A Cedar Rapids Southeast neighborhood lost power when a tree limb fell on a distribution line at 2:50 p.m. Alliant Energy said about 90 residences were affected and crews planned restoration by late afternoon. In Waterloo a separate Tuesday crash at the four corner intersection of Fourth Kimball and Campbell streets left one dead with few details available.
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Manchester
Aquila
Peoples Natural Gas
Butler Street
Milt Kramer
Delaware County
Cedar Rapids
32Nd Street
Bever Avenue
Alliant Energy
John Ruff
Alliant
Ruff
Waterloo
Fourth
Kimball
Campbell
Two Men In Critical Condition After Grain Elevator Explosion
Two men remained in critical condition at University Hospitals in Iowa City after a dust-fueled explosion at the Farmers Co-op grain elevator. Four workers were loading grain into train cars and a fifth was sampling grain when two blasts blew out the elevator headhouse, injuring the crew. Ron Schaumburg of Woolstock and Gene Anderson of Fort Dodge were named among the critically injured.
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Farmers Co-op
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Ron Schaumburg
Woolstock
Gene Anderson
Fort Dodge
Rosenthal Retained in Cedar Rapids School Board Race
Incumbent Ann Rosenthal won a second term on the Cedar Rapids school board with 2416 votes, 56.97 percent, defeating Judy Goldberg and Bryan Potts in the at large race. Mary Meisterling was elected Director District 1 unopposed with 3339 votes as Al Smith exits after seven years. turnout was 5.22 percent of 81742 registered voters.
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Ann Rosenthal
Nancy Jane Lane
Cedar Rapids
Judy Goldberg
Q Ave
Bryan Potts
Hinkley Ave
Rosenthal
Goldberg
Potts
Mary Meisterling
Green Valley Terr. SE
al Smith
Meisterling
Judge Rules Cat Charlie Declawed Negligent
In Linn County Small Claims Court Judge Jane Spande ruled that Kathy Ross declawed Charlie the cat in April and was negligent. Elizabeth Burnett sued after Charlie's left paw healed with bone fragments from improper surgery. Burnett was awarded 200 plus costs and 150 for a vet's expert testimony.
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Re Gazette Edar Rapids
Charlie
Elizabeth Burnett
30Th St. SE
Kathy Ross
Burnett
Ross
Chanceeabe
Cdor Rapids
Terry Moore
Moore
Spande
Hope for federal funds to rebuild Cedar Bridge in Madison County
Iowa DOT officials said up to 500000 in federal enhancement funds could be available if Madison County chooses to rebuild the Cedar Bridge destroyed by arson. They noted the bridge’s historic statewide significance and that applications are typically due in fall with awards in spring.
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DOT
Madison County
Gazette
Des Moines
Cedar
Mark Wandro
State Department of Transportation
Iowa
Wandro
State Transportation Commission
Cedar Bridge
Coggon adopts mandatory garbage fee for all residents
The Iowa town of Coggon enacts a compulsory solid waste fee for every resident, regardless of service use, and restricts open burning. The $8.75 monthly charge, $6.45 for seniors living alone, covers one bag or can of waste weekly with $1 tags for extra containers. Local residents oppose the mandate as “legal thievery” while Mayor Richard Foye defends it as a community-wide service.
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Dick Hogan
Gazette Coggon
Coggon
Linn County
Cedar Rapids
Marion
Coggan
Mark Campbell
Campbell
Richard Foye
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C.R. Board
Ine
Mary
DOT Commission
Tom Aller
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