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15 hrs ago | The Gazette

Shaken baby case will get new sentencing

Posted on Nov 27, 2009 by Admin . CEDAR RAPIDS a ' A 26-year-old Washington County man who shook his toddler, causing brain damage, will be resentenced based on a district court error, the Iowa Court of Appeals ruled this week.

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Related Topix: Cedar Rapids, IA, Cedar Rapids Metro

Mon Nov 23, 2009

KWWL-TV Waterloo

Police release name of man found in parking lot

Police in Washington have released the name of a man who died after he was found unconscious in a bar parking lot.

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Wed Nov 18, 2009

Press-Citizen

Riverside official 'really not concerned' by Tama casino

An official at the Riverside Casino & Golf Resort said he is 'really not concerned' about the four new casino applications the state will consider, including a proposal for Tama County.

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Related Topix: Tama, IA, Riverside, IA, Tama County, IA, Toledo, IA, Iowa

Mon Nov 16, 2009

Press-Citizen

Search goes on for gun range location

Somewhere between dead and stalled -- that's where Iowa City Police Chief Sam Hargadine places the status of efforts to get a gun range in Johnson County.

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Related Topix: Iowa City Metro, Iowa City, IA, Johnson County, IA, Cedar Rapids, IA, Linn County, IA

Thu Nov 12, 2009

Press-Citizen

An unbroken line of achievement, honor

Riverside's new veterans memorial will show others what Sgt. First Class Rob Weber says he has known for a while -- that it's a community that truly honors its service members.

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Related Topix: Riverside, IA, Iowa City, IA

Thu Nov 05, 2009

The Gazette

Body identified in Washington County

Posted on Nov 05, 2009 by Admin . We have some new information on a death investigation in Washington County.

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Related Topix: Mount Pleasant, IA

Wed Nov 04, 2009

KWWL-TV Waterloo

Body found in farm building

Washington County authorities are investigating a death. On Nov. 3rd, at about 9:41 a.m., the Washington County Sheriff's Office responded to a 911 call at 2891 330th St., Mt.

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Related Topix: Mount Pleasant, IA

Sun Oct 25, 2009

Press-Citizen

Pedde helping take back lives

Mary Ann Pedde's office can be anywhere -- a public library, a parked car or even in the middle of a cornfield.

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Related Topix: Johnson County, IA, Iowa City Metro, Iowa City, IA, Coralville, IA

Wed Oct 21, 2009

Des Moines Register

Old-time photo of the day Oct. 21

From 1910: Horse-drawn school buses, called 'hacks,' line up after school outside Crawfordsville Consolidated School in Washington County.

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Related Topix: Crawfordsville, IA

Tue Oct 13, 2009

KCRG-TV Cedar Rapids

Boil Order in Effect for Riverside

A boil order is in effect for the next two days in Riverside. The Washington County Communications Center says the order is in place due to some water problems they experienced overnight.

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Related Topix: Riverside, IA

Sat Oct 10, 2009

KCRG

Fire Damages Washington County Business

Fire officials think an electrical problem caused a fire that wrecked the shop and warehouse of a small Washington County business Friday night.

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Related Topix: Wellman, IA, Kalona, IA

Fri Oct 09, 2009

Hawk Eye

Court reverses conviction in blackjack case

The Associated Press DES MOINES -- The Iowa Court of Appeals on Wednesday reversed the conviction of a man accused of cheating at blackjack at a southeast Iowa casino.

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Related Topix: Games, Blackjack

Wed Oct 07, 2009

KCRG-TV Cedar Rapids

Fire Destroys Home in Washington County

DAYTONVILLE a ' A home in Washington County is destroyed by fire. The Washington County Sheriff's Office says the fire started around 12:45 Tuesday afternoon in the community of Daytonville, just northeast of Wellman, in Washington County.

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Related Topix: Daytonville, IA, Wellman, IA

KGAN

Three arrested in Washington Co. Bank Robbery

We know the name of at least one person arrested in connection a bank robbery in Washington county Monday.

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Related Topix: Cedar Rapids, IA, Cedar Rapids Metro, Linn County, IA

Press-Citizen

Washington County suing city of Riverside for funds

Washington County is suing the city of Riverside, accusing the city of failing to pay $175,000 a year to offset the county's losses for using TIF bonds to help fund Riverside's infrastructure improvements.

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Related Topix: Riverside, IA, Iowa City, IA

Tue Oct 06, 2009

The Gazette

Fire destroys Wellman home

Posted on Oct 06, 2009 by Admin . The home of Robert and Suzan Hopp was destroyed by fire Tuesday.

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Related Topix: Wellman, IA

KCRG

Authorities Investigating Bank Robbery in Washington

Three people are in custody after a bank robbery in Washington. It happened at the West Chester Savings Bank on West Monroe Street just after noon Monday.

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Related Topix: Washington, IA

Mon Oct 05, 2009

KWWL-TV Waterloo

Police investigating robbery at West Chester Savings Bank

Authorities are investigating a bank robbery at West Chester Savings Bank. Authorities have taken several people into custody for questioning.

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Sun Oct 04, 2009

The Gazette

One person killed in Washington County accident

One person is dead after an early morning accident in Washington County. Authorities say It happened just before three o'clock Sunday morning on Larch Avenue just west of Kalona.

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Related Topix: Kalona, IA, Wellman, IA

Fri Oct 02, 2009

Des Moines Register

Alleged Des Moines rapist was 'at risk to re-offend'

A convicted sex offender who allegedly kidnapped and raped a Des Moines woman for three hours this week had been given a fraction of a sentence prosecutors had requested earlier this year after the man failed to register with the state.

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Related Topix: Des Moines, IA, Des Moines Metro, Polk County, IA, Criminal Defense Law, Law

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