Independence News

Gail Maxine Thornton, born August 22, 1924 in Northwood, Iowa to Norris M. Nelson and Alma Storby Nelson, died at her home in Iowa City on Nov-ember 14, 2009.

Published: Thursday, November 19, 2009 at 6:01 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, November 18, 2009 at 11:23 a.m. In a lavender room near downtown Gainesville, four women fine-tune their roles as women in a dysfunctional family.

INDEPENDENCE, Iowa- Michelle Kehoe suffered from severe depression for 12 years before she killed her toddler son, attempted to kill her other son and tried to kill herself in October 2008.

JESUP Mary E. Ehr, 88 years old of Jesup, IA, died Wednesday, October 21, 2009, at the Cedar Valley Hospice Home in Waterloo following a short illness.

Posted on Oct 29, 2009 by Dave Rasdal . Is the Capt. D.S. Lee Mansion in Independence haunted? Members of the Buchanan County Historical Society, including Tony Bengston, were curious enough to know that they allowed paranormal investigators access to the mansion earlier this month.

Posted on Oct 28, 2009 by Trish Mehaffey . Michelle Kehoe listens to her attorney, Andrea Dryer, request a change of venue at a hearing at the Buchanan County Courthouse in Independence Aug.

Kathleen Mahoney and Bridgette Benavides wait to petition a Dubuque County judge for marriage waivers on April 27.

Posted on Oct 17, 2009 by orlanlove . A Skyline farrowing facility along 280th St.

We are learning new details on why a chase started on Interstate 380 Wednesday afternoon.

INDEPENDENCE, Iowa - Tyson Foods has announced plans to reopen its plant in Independence in 2010 to produce pet treats.

INDEPENDENCE - Michelle Kehoe will go to trial in Grundy Center on Oct. 28, nearly one year after the Coralville mother allegedly killed her two-year-old son.

INDEPENDENCE A 12 member task force created by Governor Chet Culver is visiting Iowa's four regional mental health institutes.

Dissected by Highway 20 and Highway 150, Independence is located within good proximity to some of Iowa's largest metro areas - approximately 27 miles east of Waterloo/Cedar Falls, approximately 38 miles northwest of Cedar Rapids, approximately 67 miles northwest of Iowa City, and approximately 68 miles west of Dubuque.

Independence, Ia. - The scrutiny that could lead to closure has pitted Iowa's four mental health institutes - and the communities that surround them - against one another.

Posted on Sep 29, 2009 by orlanlove . The former Tyson plant in Independence is shown in this March 2006 file photo.

Posted on Sep 28, 2009 by orlanlove . A group takes a tour of one of two closed wings at the Cromwell Childrena s Unit at Independence Mental Health Institute as part of the MHI Task Force meeting in Independence, September 28, 2009.

Posted on Sep 22, 2009 by Meredith Hines-Dochterman . In the third year of the Silos & Smokestacks National Heritage Area Bus Grant Program, $12,000 has been awarded to 48 schools within the Heritage Area.

A mock jury will be assembled in the case of an Iowa woman accused of killing one son and trying to kill another.

Laura J. Davis, 87, of Independence, Iowa and formerly of the Gilmore City and Dakota City, Iowa area died Thursday morning, September 17, 2009 at the Buchanan County Health Center in Independence following a long illness.

Posted on Sep 01, 2009 by Admin . Michelle Kehoe has been granted a mock jury pool, now set to begin examining the impartiality of jurors in Buchanan County on Sept.