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THE OELWEIN FIRE DEPARTMENT WILL BE CONDUCTING THE MONTHLY TEST OF THE OUTDOOR WARNING SIREN, TUESDAY AT 11AM.
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LA PORTE CITY, Iowa (AP) - Recent lottery winner Wally Markham OF LAPORTE CITY isn't just a member of his local country club - he owns it.
The 65-year-old Markham won the Iowa Lottery Hot Lotto jackpot in November, netting about $3.5 million after taxes. The retiree SAYS he invested most of his winnings but first set aside enough to buy the faltering La Porte City Country Club.
Markham had already been a member of the country club, and he says he was concerned about its finances. So, he decided to take it over.
Markham says he wanted residents to continue to enjoy the facility.
The purchase was finalized in April. He's been working since then to fix it up. A reopening celebration was held Saturday.
Markham declined to say how much money he has put into the country club.
The 65-year-old Markham won the Iowa Lottery Hot Lotto jackpot in November, netting about $3.5 million after taxes. The retiree SAYS he invested most of his winnings but first set aside enough to buy the faltering La Porte City Country Club.
Markham had already been a member of the country club, and he says he was concerned about its finances. So, he decided to take it over.
Markham says he wanted residents to continue to enjoy the facility.
The purchase was finalized in April. He's been working since then to fix it up. A reopening celebration was held Saturday.
Markham declined to say how much money he has put into the country club.
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) - Authorities are investigating an allegation that a teacher at Malcolm Price Laboratory School gave alcohol to students.
Cedar Falls police received a report that the teacher recently provided alcohol to students at his home. The teacher's name has not been released.
The laboratory school is run by the University of Northern Iowa.
University spokesman James O'Connor SAYS the teacher was placed on administrative leave in the fall. He declined to explain why.
Iowa Board of Regents voted in February to close the pre-kindergarten-through-12th-grade school because of budget cuts. A group of parents and teachers has filed a lawsuit to block the closure.
Cedar Falls police received a report that the teacher recently provided alcohol to students at his home. The teacher's name has not been released.
The laboratory school is run by the University of Northern Iowa.
University spokesman James O'Connor SAYS the teacher was placed on administrative leave in the fall. He declined to explain why.
Iowa Board of Regents voted in February to close the pre-kindergarten-through-12th-grade school because of budget cuts. A group of parents and teachers has filed a lawsuit to block the closure.
DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) - A Waterloo woman has been sentenced to almost two years in federal prison for trying to sell and deliver counterfeit $50 and $100 bills in a sting operation by the Secret Service.
The U.S. attorney's office says 38-year-old Rena Kirk was sentenced to 21 months in prison on Thursday in federal court in Davenport. She pleaded guilty.
Kirk was arrested December 6th in Davenport, where investigators say she traveled to sell $9,000 in counterfeit bills to witnesses who were cooperating with authorities. Kirk agreed to sell the counterfeit bills for $3,200 in real money.
The U.S. attorney's office says 38-year-old Rena Kirk was sentenced to 21 months in prison on Thursday in federal court in Davenport. She pleaded guilty.
Kirk was arrested December 6th in Davenport, where investigators say she traveled to sell $9,000 in counterfeit bills to witnesses who were cooperating with authorities. Kirk agreed to sell the counterfeit bills for $3,200 in real money.
MANCHESTER, IOWA (AP) - AUTHORITIES ARE STILL LOOKING FOR A 17-YEAR-OLD NORTHEAST IOWA TEEN AS A PERSON OF INTEREST IN A CASE INVOLVING THE DEATH OF A MANCHESTER COUPLE.
THE IOWA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY SAYS MANCHESTER POLICE RESPONDED TO A 911 CALL AT 2:23 P.M. SUNDAY AND FOUND TWO BODIES IN A HOUSE ON THE NORTH SIDE OF TOWN. THE YOUTH, 17 YEAR OLD ISAIAH SWEET, LIVED IN THE HOUSE WITH THE TWO ADULTS, WHO WERE NOT YET IDENTIFIED.
AUTHORITIES DESCRIBE THE CASE AS A DOUBLE MURDER. MANCHESTER POLICE ARE NOT RELEASING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE YOUTH AND THE COUPLE.
POLICE CHIEF BRUCE TRAPP SAYS POLICE HAD RESPONDED TO THE HOUSE ON PREVIOUS OCCASSIONS AFTER RECEIVING REQUESTS FOR ASSISTANCE.
THE BODIES WERE FOUND WHEN FAMILY MEMBERS ARRIVED FOR A MOTHER'S DAY GATHERING YESTERDAY AFTERNOON. SWEET, WHO HAD BEEN LIVING WITH THE MARRIED COUPLE, WAS GONE; ONE OF THE COUPLE'S VEHICLES WAS ALSO MISSING. ANYONE WITH INFORMATION ON SWEET'S WHEREABOUTS, IS ASKED TO CONTACT LAW ENFORCEMENT.
THE IOWA DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION IS ASSISTING MANCHESTER POLICE IN THE CASE.
MAY 14, 12PM RK (BUCHANAN COUNTY ARRESTS)
A YOUNG HAZLETON MAN WAS ARRESTED LAST WEEK ON A DRUG-RELATED CHARGE. BUCHANAN COUNTY DEPUTIES WERE CALLED TO A RESIDENCE ON EAST SUFFICOOL STREET IN HAZLETON FOR A DOMESTIC DISTURBANCE. RESPONDING OFFICERS FOUND AND SEIZED DRUG PARAPHERNALIA. 18 YEAR OLD DEREK KEITH WAS THEN TAKEN INTO CUSTODY AND CHARGED WITH POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA.
A QUASQUETON COUPLE FACES CHARGES FROM AN INCIDENT LAST TUESDAY. BUCHANAN COUNTY DEPUTIES WERE CALLED TO A HOME ON SOUTH THIRD STREET IN QUASQUETON FOR A DOMESTIC DISTURBANCE. OFFICERS ARRESTED 19 YEAR OLD SETH SEITZ AND 20 YEAR OLD JESSICA SEITZ FOR DOMESTIC ABUSE ASSAULT.
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MAY 14, 12PM RK (OELWEIN POLICE, FAYETTE SHERIFF)
THREE PEOPLE WERE APPARENTLY INJURED IN A TRAFFIC ACCIDENT IN OELWEIN. IT HAPPENED SATURDAY EVENING AT ABOUT 7:30PM, IN THE 300 BLOCK OF EAST CHARLES. A CAR DRIVEN BY WALLACE FRIEDLY COLLIDED WITH A CAR DRIVEN BY RUTH SMITH. SOURCES REPORT THAT THREE PEOPLE WERE TAKEN TO MERCY HOSPITAL IN OELWEIN, BUT THEIR IDENTITIES WERE NOT RELEASED. BOTH CARS WERE TOTALED. THE ROAD WAS CLOSED FOR ABOUT AN HOUR TO CLEAR THE ACCIDENT SCENE.
AN OELWEIN MAN WAS ARRESTED LATE THURSDAY NIGHT IN CONNECTION WITH AN INCIDENT IN THE TEN BLOCK OF EAST CHARLES. OELWEIN POLICE WERE CALLED OUT ON THE REPORT OF AN ASSAULT. FOLLOWING AN INVESTIGATION, 32 YEAR OLD JOSHUA BRENNAN WAS ARRESTED FOR BURGLARY 3RD DEGREE.
OELWEIN POLICE ARE LOOKING INTO A THEFT. SATURDAY AFTERNOON, AT ABOUT 2:30PM, OFFICERS RESPONDED TO A THEFT REPORT FROM THE 600 BLOCK OF 1ST AVENUE SE. NO OTHER INFORMATION WAS RELEASED.
A TRAFFIC ACCIDENT NEAR ST. LUCAS PUT FIVE PEOPLE IN THE HOSPITAL. IT HAPPENED THURSDAY EVENING, AT THE INTERSECTION OF ROSE ROAD AND 290TH STREET. A PICKUP DRIVEN BY 70 YEAR OLD LEON KRUSE OF FORT ATKINSON WAS STRUCK BY A PICKUP DRIVEN BY 50 YEAR OLD DENNIS SCHMITT OF WEST UNION. BOTH PICKUPS ENDED UP IN THE DITCH. SCHMITT WAS AIRLIFTED TO GUNDERSON HOSPITAL IN LACROSSE WITH FACIAL, HEAD AND NECK INJURIES. KRUSE WAS TAKEN TO THE WEST UNION HOSPITAL, THEN TRANSFERRED TO MAYO IN ROCHESTER WITH A BROKEN LEG AND A NECK INJURY. THREE PASSENGERS IN KRUSE'S PICKUP WERE INJURED. IAN LARSON OF IONIA WAS TAKEN TO LACROSSE WITH CUTS, CONTUSIONS AND ABRASIONS; JUSTIN SULLIVAN OF PEOSTA WAS TAKEN TO WEST UNION WITH CUTS AND ABRASIONS; AND RICKY SPOONER OF WEST UNION WAS TRANSFERRED TO IOWA CITY WITH FACIAL FRACTURES AND HEAD TRAUMA. THE ACCIDENT REMAINS UNDER INVESTIGATION.
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MAY 14, 7:30AM RK (WEST UNION FIRE)
A LONGTIME BUSINESS IN WEST UNION HAS BEEN DESTROYED IN A WEEKEND FIRE. AT ABOUT 12:30AM SATURDAY, FIRE CREWS FROM WEST UNION, OELWEIN, FAYETTE, HAWKEYE, ELGIN, AND CLERMONT WERE CALLED TO GUS AND TONY'S TOWNHOUSE, LOCATED ON VINE STREET IN WEST UNION. THE RESTAURANT WAS CLOSED AT THE TIME. THE BLAZE APPARENTLY STARTED IN THE KITCHEN AREA, AND SPREAD. THERE WERE TWO APARTMENTS ON THE SECOND FLOOR, BUT THE RESIDENTS WERE ABLE TO GET OUT WITHOUT INJURIES. FIREFIGHTERS WERE ABLE TO KEEP THE BLAZE FROM SPREADING, BUT THE BUSINESS WAS GUTTED. THE TOWNHOUSE, WHICH HAS BEEN UNDER SEVERAL DIFFERENT OWNERSHIPS OVER THE YEARS, HAS BEEN A FIXTURE IN WEST UNION FOR SEVERAL DECADES. NO WORD ON IF THE CURRENT OWNERS PLAN TO REBUILD. THE EXACT CAUSE OF THE FIRE IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION.
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