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Tim Daugherty Group Performed Friday

The Tim Daugherty (Jazz) Group performed last night to a full house at Campbell Steele Gallery in Marion, Iowa. The group played original and contemporary jazz music as Tim Daugherty celebrated his final day of Master’s Degree finals at the University of Iowa (UI). In fulfillment of Tim’s master’s project, he wrote a musical score which […]

<span class="entry-utility-prep entry-utility-prep-cat-links">Posted in</span> 2010/05/15 | Leave a comment

Pleasant Hill Officer Arrested, Faces Additional Charges

From the Iowa Department of Public Safety: Pleasant Hill, IOWA — Today Sergeant Daniel Herbert Edwards, 42, of the Pleasant Hill Police Department turned himself in to the Division of Criminal Investigation and the Iowa State Patrol. Edwards has been charged with Burglary 3rd, a class D Felony. Earlier this week, Edwards was also charged […]

<span class="entry-utility-prep entry-utility-prep-cat-links">Posted in</span> 2010/05/14 | Leave a comment

29-year-old man reported missing to the Marion Police Department

Name: Richard Trask Age At Report: 29 Age Now: 29 Weight: 190 lbs. Height: 5’08″ Race: White Hair: Brown Eyes: Hazel Sex: Male Incident Type: Other adult missing Richard Trask was reported missing to the Marion PD, in Marion on May 11, 2010.

<span class="entry-utility-prep entry-utility-prep-cat-links">Posted in</span> 2010/05/14 | Leave a comment

Vangent employees charged with checking Obama records were fired

FINAL WRITETHRU: By Source Media Group The nine Iowa City-area Vangent employees accused of illegally accessing President Obama’s student loan records were all fired last year, a spokeswoman said on Thursday.Eileen Cassidy Rivera of the Arlington, Va.-based Vangent said the nine workers, not the company, were the subject of an investigation by the U.S. Department […]

<span class="entry-utility-prep entry-utility-prep-cat-links">Posted in</span> 2010/05/13 | Leave a comment

Child welfare records released by DHS

Roger Munns, spokesman for the Iowa Department of Human Services, released the following today in the child welfare case of Antwuan Williams Jr., who died in 2008: The prosecutor has given us clearance to release our case files on theAntwuan Williams tragedy. The attached is a Word version of the notebelow. Here are the four […]

<span class="entry-utility-prep entry-utility-prep-cat-links">Posted in</span> 2010/05/01 | Leave a comment

Storm Damages Hangars at Dubuque Regional Airport

Storm Damage at the Dubuque Airport (Photo Courtesy of the Dubuque Airport) Storm Damage at the Dubuque Airport (Photo Courtesy of the Dubuque Airport) Storm Damage at the Dubuque Airport (Photo Courtesy of the Dubuque Airport) Storm Damage at the Dubuque Airport (Photo Courtesy of the Dubuque Airport) Storm Damage at the Dubuque Airport (Photo […]

<span class="entry-utility-prep entry-utility-prep-cat-links">Posted in</span> 2010/04/30 | Leave a comment

DNR Closes Caves Due to Threat of Fungus Affecting Bats

Release from Iowa DNR RAPID SPREADING DISEASE PROMPTS CLOSURE OF CAVES WHERE BATS HIBERNATE DES MOINES – State natural resources officials are closing state-owned caves that bats use for hibernation to help slow a disease known as white-nose syndrome that is killing bats across the eastern half of the United States and now has surfaced […]

<span class="entry-utility-prep entry-utility-prep-cat-links">Posted in</span> 2010/04/29 | Leave a comment

Republicans leaders predict party will unify behind Branstad

MARION — Top Republicans predicted Thursday their party will unify behind gubernatorial candidate Terry Branstad and the GOP ticket once it becomes clear what competing ideologies are at stake in Iowa’s Nov. 2 general election. Gov. Terry Branstad GOP winners in Tuesday’s primary — Branstad for governor,  Brenna Findley for attorney general and Ag Secretary […]

<span class="entry-utility-prep entry-utility-prep-cat-links">Posted in</span> 2010/06/10 | Leave a comment