Muscatine News

Kristin Kuchenbecker, a Muscatine teacher, was a 14-year-old in East Germany when the Berlin Wall fell.

The decisions over the next four years will have a big impact on thousands of families in Cedar Rapids.

The first child in Iowa has died of the H1N1 flu virus. The Iowa Department of Public Health said Tuesday that the child died in October and was from eastern Iowa.

Posted on Nov 03, 2009 by James Q. Lynch . © Gazette Communications A woman who accused a major player in Iowa politics of illegal campaign contributions has been charged with attempting to extort $1 million from Iowans for Tax Relief and its co-founder, David Stanley of Muscatine.

For the seventh year, Stanley Consultants , Muscatine, Iowa, has been recognized by AARP as a Best Employer for Workers Over 50.

The Dubuque City Council is seeking a volunteer to serve on the Mississippi River Partnership Council.

Muscatine, Ia. - Charges have been filed against a Muscatine man who was allegedly distracted by a toy while driving, leading to an accident that left two dead.

Authorities say a Muscatine, Iowa, man played with a McDonald's toy, rather than paying attention to the road, just before a fatal crash in February.

Richard Shield of rural Atalissa will celebrate his 90th birthday at an open house on Saturday, Oct.

Hilary Sue Shackleton, 21, of 923 E. Washington St. in Iowa City was arrested for drunken driving at 2:02 a.m. Wednesday, Oct.

Edwynne L. Horst, 100, of Estes Park, died Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009 at home. Edwynne, in her later years known as Miss Daisy, was born to Claude and Florence Felix in Downs, Kan.

Town officials announced Tuesday night that they have hired Michael Leslie Scott, assistant police chief for the town of Muscatine, Iowa, as Smithfield's new police chief.

Reports are taken directly from the daily logs of area law enforcement agencies.

Sara Ashley and Eric Collier of Muscatine announce their engagement. The couple will be married in a ceremony at First Presbyterian Church in Muscatine Saturday, Nov.

Generations Area Agency on Aging's senior internship program is seeking nominations from southeast Iowa for the 22nd Annual Older Employee & Employer of the Year awards.

MUSCATINE COUNTY, Iowa - The Muscatine County sheriff's department has identified a body found Monday by a hiker.

Muscatine, Ia. - Authorities hope an autopsy will yield clues to the identity of a body found by hikers Monday on a bluff near Iowa Highway 22 about four miles east of Muscatine.

Authorities say hikers have discovered a body on a hillside bluff near Highway 22 & Forest Lane about four miles east of Muscatine.

Michael A. Ruden, AIA, LEED AP, was appointed Architectural Engineering Department coordinator for IIW Engineers & Surveyors, P.C. He is a registered architect in Illinois and Wisconsin.

Austin Lee Dietrich, 21, of 1521 First Ave. in Muscatine was arrested for assault causing injury at 3:29 p.m. Saturday, Sept.