By Dr. Mark J. Tyler —- In my lifetime, I would hope that we, as citizens of this great nation, could somehow disallow or mute the extreme views and/or positions on so many of our societal flashpoints. I also confess that my personal perceptions and emotions on many topics have changed as I [...]
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ALLISON — The trial of a 39-year-old Greene man accused of fatally stabbing his wife has been rescheduled to April 10 in Butler County District Court. Thomas Petersen is charged with first-degree murder in the death of Judy Petersen, 36, on June 4. According to a criminal complaint, Judy Petersen’s 17-year-old son had seen [...]
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UPDATE: A jury has been selected in the first-degree murder trial of Tonch Weldon, who is accused of shooting and killing a 35-year-old woman who was living with him and his family in 2009. Opening statements will start at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday. Live coverage of the trial will also start at 1:30. Scroll down the [...]
continue »Jury selection began this morning in the first-degree murder trial of a Blairstown man accused of shooting and killing a 35-year-old woman, who was living with him and his family in 2009. Tonch Weldon, 39, is accused in the fatal shooting of Amy Gephart, who was shot once with a 20-gauge shotgun before turning the [...]
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During Tonch Weldon’s first-degree murder trial, which is set to start Tuesday, defense attorneys will be allowed to tell jurors about their client’s “swinger” lifestyle with his wife and the woman he’s accused of killing. Prosecutors told a judge last week that the sexual history of Amy Gephart, the woman who Weldon allegedly shot and [...]
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A three-and-a-half-year flood recovery journey will end this fall for West Side Sewing Center when the 84-year-old Cedar Rapids business moves to a new home near Lindale Mall. West Side Sewing Center and its sister business, Oreck Clean Home Center, will move into the former Famous Footwear building at 4100 First Ave. NE this fall. They had been [...]
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The man suspected of killing his wife and fleeing to South Dakota earlier this month told investigators he “lost it and blacked out” during an argument in their Greene home. Thomas J. Petersen, 39, of Greene, now faces a charge of first-degree murder in connection with the June 4 stabbing death of his wife, Judy [...]
continue »Popular Downtown Eatery, The Prairie Soup Company, Part of Change Post-Flood The Prairie Soup Company might not be here yet if it weren’t for the flood. Owner Ryan Buresh was patiently waiting for the right moment to pursue his dream of opening a restaurant. He and his wife, Katie, were living in San Francisco, [...]
continue »Janie Vargas, the wife of a construction worker killed while working between concrete barriers on Interstate 80, has filed a lawsuit against Ralph Billick and Billick Trucking after he backed a dump truck over her late husband on July 12, 2010. Armando Vargas was killed after the dump truck’s rear dual wheels drove over him, causing blunt force injuries [...]
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Dr. Ruth White, a longtime educator and advocate for Cedar Rapids children, will lead the new Zach Johnson Foundation pilot program in two schools. “I am convinced that all families want their kids to achieve, and I am pleased and honored to be involved with such an exciting and innovative initiative,” said White. White brings [...]
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