Chase Ends Where It Began In Iowa Town
A high speed pursuit involving Palo Linn County Sheriff Cedar Rapids and Hiawatha police ended after spikes flattened two tires. John P. Matheny 34 fled from a domestic assault investigation driving west to 16th Avenue SW before returning to Palo and being apprehended with a police helicopter assisting.
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Linn County Sheriff's Department
John P. Matheny
Palo
Highway 94
Cedar Rapids
Interstate 380
16Th Avenue
Hiawatha
Matheny
Marion School Board Elects Norton President and New Members
Norton was elected board president at Marion Independent School District reorganization meeting. Thurman named vice president as Norton begins sixth year on the board. Two new members George Bushlack and Paul Grosskreutz join for three-year terms, Connie Bennett fills remaining term.
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Don Norton
Marion Independent School Board
Norton
Gordon Gibson
Marion Board
Thomas Thurman
Thurman
George Bushlack
Paul Grosskreutz
Connie Bennett
Mark Smith
Counterfeit $100 bills tied to Cedar Rapids store scam weekend
Cedar Rapids police report at least 14 high quality counterfeit $100 bills passed at Lindale and Westdale mall area stores over the weekend. Detectives identified two suspects, Rejean LaChappelle and Gretchen Miller, arrested in Fairfax for theft of a car reported stolen from Ontario.
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Cedar Rapids
Lindale
Westdale
Donald Potter
Potter
Scotland
Fairfax
Canada
Linn County
Keyes murder trial to begin in Osceola
Stephen Keyes stands trial for a Dec 26 fire that killed his wife Sandra 26 and son Joshua 2 at a Springville home. Jury of 15 selected in Osceola after move from Linn County with opening statements set for 9 a.m. and trial expected to last about three weeks.
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Stephen Keyes
Keyes
Springville
Sandra
Joshua
Linn County
Jerry Vander Sanden
Doug
Barbara Lint
Cedar Rapids
Sandra Keyes
Henry Keyes
Stephen
Pam Milner
Rodney Keyes
Michael
Miranda
Grinde
Leaning Silo Of Oelwein Noted For Its Tilt And Charm
Andrea Lamphere on her family farm watches the Leaning Silo of Oelwein slowly tilt year by year. The 40 foot tall clay tile structure has drawn attention from locals and tourists alike, while a neighboring barn also risks collapse. Community chatter includes photos in Country magazine and Fayette County Fair displays, with Andrea cherishing the silo for its uniqueness despite the risk.
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Oe Elwein
Andrea Lamphere
Oelwein
Andrea
Elva Lamphere
Pisa
Albert
Country
Fayette County Fair
S Privyee
Highway 3
South African Arrested Over Alleged Bad Checks
Vera Bessel- Lorck, a South African national, was arrested Friday after allegedly writing bad checks to fund a return home. Local authorities allege the fraudulent payments covered travel costs and other expenses.
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Vera Bessel- Lorck
South African Woman Accused of Writing Bad Checks for Gems
Vera E. Bessel-Lorck, 31, is charged with first degree theft after police say she wrote over $10,000 in worthless checks to buy loose diamonds and jewelry in Cedar Rapids Marion and at Robben Jewelry. Police tracked her to Monmouth where she lived with her husband. Detectives recovered stones and more than $5,000 in cash and believe other merchants may be defrauded. She admitted locating buyers via the Chicago directory and had airline tickets to return to South Africa.
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Steve Gravelle
Gazette
Vera E. Bessel-Lorck
Monmouth
Jackson County
Ken Washburn
Bessel-Lorck
Washburn
Cedar Rapids
Marion
Robben Jewelry
100
Third St. SE
Bessel- Lorck
Chicago
South Africa
Linn County renames Friend of the Court unit to Child Support Recovery Unit
The Linn County Board of Supervisors approved renaming the Friend of the Court office to Linn County Child Support Recovery Unit during a Monday meeting at the Administration Office Building. All members voted yes, including Jim Houser by speakerphone, with Lumir Dostal chairing in his absence. The administrator said the change reflects the office’s functions amid staff moves and a transfer of some payments to the Clerk of Court’s office.
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Ardith Frandsen
Linn County
Houser
Lu Barron
Cedar Rapids board approves early sports policy tweak
Cedar Rapids school board gave first approval to a policy that could bar an athlete from all sports for 12 months if they play for a non school team without district permission. Keith Westercamp, sworn in last night, challenged the provision noting its severity and urging clearer district communication.
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Cedar Rapids
Duane Kramer
Susan McDermott
Kramer
Henderson
OL Vuul
McDermott
Dennis Kral
Vies
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Rich Altorfer
John Anderson
D.J. Smith
Rod Strang
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Gary Kouba
Bill Chadima
Linn County District Court
David Grinde
van der Sanden
Oelwein Silo
Albert Gathman
Oelwein On
Howard Ames
Seniors Center
Ted Birdsall
O.J
Oxford Junction
Ramblin
Dave Rasdal
Sheriff's Deputies
C.R. Board
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