Iowa foreclosure rate rises to sixth in nation
Iowa moved from 26th to sixth nationally in foreclosure starts in the second quarter as 0.63 percent of 344 360 mortgages started foreclosure. Attorney General Tom Miller credits a 2008 mortgage help hotline run with lenders for mediated agreements and fewer foreclosures.
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Rod Boshart
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Des Moines
Tom Miller
Miller
Towa
Help Hotline
Cedar Rapids man pleads guilty in 2006 Missouri killing
Pantaleon Salinas 71 pleaded guilty in Rolla Mo to second degree murder in the August 2006 stabbing of Renee Zeman. He also pleaded guilty to an armed criminal action charge. Sentencing pending. Zeman, former Cedar Rapids resident, was found dead in her Missouri home after a long involvement with local arts groups.
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Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Missouri
Pantaleon S. Salinas
Renee Zeman
St. James
Rolla
Salinas
Don Epley
Solon
Epley
Zeman
Unity Center
Wonder Woman
Rockwell Collins
Ames
Marengo woman to use insanity defense in killing
Denise Frei 42 of Marengo plans an insanity and diminished responsibility defense in the July 19 killing of Curtis Bailey. Her son Jacob Hilgendorf 19 and Jessica Dayton 19, both Belle Plaine residents, face first degree murder charges. Trials set for Sept 28 and Oct 12 respectively.
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Trish Mehaffey
Gazette
Marengo
Iowa
Denise Frei
Frei
Jacob Hilgendorf
Belle Plaine
Curtis Bailey
Jessica Dayton
Bailey
Dayton
Hilgendorf
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Fall likely cooler and wetter in Iowa with El Nino
State climatologist Harry Hillaker says Iowa can expect a cooler and wetter fall due to El Niño. He notes a wetter September and October with near normal temperatures and recalls past El Niño autumns, including the 1997 snowstorm in southern Iowa.
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Harry Hillaker
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Hillaker
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Luther College wind turbine urged by county board
Winneshiek County Planning and Zoning Commission backs a conditional use permit for Luther College to build a wind turbine near the Highway 52 Madison Road intersection on land owned by Janelle Pavlovec. The board will decide Monday at 9 30 a m. The turbine would supply about a third of the college s annual electricity needs and help cut greenhouse gas emissions by 50 percent while educating students about renewable energy. Construction planned to deliver the turbine in December and finish by June 2010.
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Sarah Strandberg
Decorah
Winneshiek County
Winneshiek County Board of Supervisors
Tony Phillips
Luther
Richard Torgerson
Cabdriver charged after groping claim in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids cabdriver Mark A. Huebbe 55 is charged with assault with intent to commit sexual abuse after a 25-year old woman in a cab from Cedar Rapids to Hiawatha reported being groped. The incident occurred near Boyson Road around 10:30 p.m. Saturday. Huebbe released after initial appearance. Yellow Cab suspended him pending case resolution.
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Steve Gravelle
Cedar Rapids
Hiawatha
Mark A. Huebbe
Seventh Ave. SE
Dennis Marks
Emmons Street
Huebbe
Yellow Cab
Freddie Lederle Jr
Log Notes from Gazette on Public Safety Charges
The Log compiles items from Eastern Iowa public safety offices and county attorneys. Charges listed are accusations awaiting court proof.
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Four Identified DUI Charges Across Linn County and Mount Vernon
Linn County and Cedar Rapids report four individuals charged with operating while intoxicated. Dan P. Callahan, 38, Marion, 1:01 a.m. Sunday at C Avenue and Brentwood Drive NE. John M. Meloy, 20, Bettendorf, 11:25 p.m. Saturday on First Street West in Mount Vernon. Thomas W. Buckallew, 40, Marion, 11:22 p.m. Wednesday Third Street SE. Robert M. Rooks, 33, Marion, 9:43 p.m. Aug. 28 1500 block of 10th Street.
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Newcastle Rd
Marion
C Avenue
Brentwood Drive
John M. Meloy
Bettendorf
First Street
Mount Vernon
Thomas W. Buckallew
Jacelyn Dr
Third Street
Robert M. Rooks
Ninth St
10Th Street
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