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5/1/21 Allegedly crashing his car into two parked vehicles had led to the arrest of an Iowa City man. Iowa City Police were called to the 900 block of East Jefferson Street just after 2am Saturday for an injured man who had driven into two other vehicles. Investigators determined that 23-year-old Adam Kirkey of Thunder Gulch Road had injured his hand after he crashed his 2007 Chrysler Sebring into a pair of parked vehicles. Police say Kirkey showed multiple signs of intoxication, admitted to dr...

Ionia County 64-A District Court sentencings Ionia Sentinel-Standard 64-A District Court: Judge Raymond Voet Kevin Granholm, 38, of Lowell, convicted April 19 of Domestic Violence-Second Or Subsequently. Sentenced to four days in jail, $1,503 in costs and fines, 18 months probation. Rodney Taylor, 36, of SandLake, convicted April 20 of Driving While License Suspended-Second. Sentenced to $675 in costs and fines. Danny McGraw III, 29, of Ionia, convicted April 20 of Operating-No License/Multiple...

Oelwein P.D. Makes O.W.I. Arrest, Investigates Vandalism A local motorist has been arrested on a driving violation. At about 4:15pm Wednesday (April 28), Oelwein Police pulled over a vehicle in the 10 block of 1st Avenue SE. The driver, 43 year old Jason Flynn of Oelwein, was taken into custody on a charge of Operating While Intoxicated. Get our free mobile app Oelwein Police are also investigating a vandalism. Just before 7:30pm Wednesday, officers were called to the 200 block of 7th Street NE...

Ionia County 64-A District Court sentencings Ionia Sentinel-Standard 64-A District Court: Judge Raymond Voet Jagara Bell, 39, of Redford, convicted March 30 of Driving While License Suspended. Sentenced to $400 in costs and fines. Jennifer Defrece, 45, of Ionia, convicted March 30 of No Insurance. Sentenced to $775 in costs and fines. George Cabrera, 41, of Wyoming, convicted March 30 of Driving While License Suspended-Second.  Sentenced to 25 days in jail. Emily Anthony, 21, of Ionia, convict...

4/17/21 Iowa City Police say a man parked in the middle of the street, turned off his car and passed out. Officers were called to McCollister Boulevard near the Sycamore Street roundabout just before 9:15 Friday night for a car stopped in the middle of the roadway. Because of the design of McCollister Boulevard…with single, narrow lanes on each side of a raised median…cars behind the stopped vehicle were unable to pass or turn around. A stopped motorist investigated, and reported finding 43...

4/4/21 Two Cedar Rapids men are in custody after a shots fired incident at a country bar. According to a news release from Cedar Rapids Police, officers were dispatched to Hazzard County American Saloon on 2 nd Avenue SE for a report of two individuals outside of the bar fighting, with one of the individuals armed with a handgun.  Officers arrived on scene and did not locate anyone fighting, but they did hear a gunshot coming from near the intersection of 2 nd Avenue and 3 rd Street SE. A s...

Ionia County 64-A District Court sentencings Ionia Sentinel-Standard 64-A District Court: Judge Raymond Voet Riese Penn, 23, of Ionia, convicted March 8 of No Insurance. Sentenced to $775 in costs and fines. Rechelle Ostrander, 32, of Ionia, convicted March 9 of Failure To Stop At Scene Of Property. Sentenced to $400 in costs and fines. Joseph Nurenberg, 59, of Lake Odessa, convicted Jan. 19 of Operating While Intoxicated. Sentenced to two days in jail, $1,393 in costs and fines, 6 months proba...

Two Traffic Stops in Oelwein = Two Arrests The Oelwein Police Department reports that 2 area residents were arrested following separate traffic stops. On Sunday (March 14) at about 2:30pm, officers pulled over a car at the intersection of South Frederick and 4th Street SW, for not having a license plate. The driver, 39 year old Carrie Jo Fox of Oelwein, was taken into custody for Driving While Barred. Get our free mobile app At about 6pm Friday, police were sent out to investigate an incident n...

A man from Blanchardville was arrested Saturday night for his 2nd offense of OWI. An Iowa County Deputy conduc...

Police say a drunk driver was so intoxicated he thought rural Oxford was Iowa City. According to the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office, just before 2:15am on March 7th, deputies noticed 20-year-old Glenn Norris of Johnston driving his 2001 Lexus slowly on Blackhawk Avenue. Norris then pulled into a business driveway and stayed parked for several minutes, leading to the deputy checking to see if he needed assistance. The deputy reports noticing that Norris seemed nervous, appeared lost, and show...