Middletown News

John Gaines/The Hawk Eye Paul Peters of Wapello, a former Line 1 inspector who worked in the 1950s at the Iowa Army Ammunition Plant, waits for a screening while attending the Cold War Patriots National Day of Remembrance Thursday at the Machinist Hall in Middletown.

Friday will be the first of many National Day of Remembrances, recognizing the unsung heroes of the Cold War.

By MATT LEVINS mlevins@thehawkeye.com MIDDLETOWN -- Bobby Mincer has had more ups and downs in the past month of the Sprint Invaders season than an elevator.

A blown motor a week before the 100-lap race reduced the Quincy, Ill., driver to the role of spectator.

John Lovretta/The Hawk Eye Justin Hoyte of Middletown plays a game of tic-tac-toe with Isaac Bybee, 9, of Burlington during the grand opening of the children's exhibit Catfish Corners Saturday at the Des Moines County Heritage Center.

John Lovretta/The Hawk Eye Justin Hoyte of Middletown tapes up corn stalks while getting Catfish Corners, a new children's exhibit, ready for its Saturday opening at the Des Moines County Heritage Center.

Normal schedule. Banks -- Closed. Bus lines -- Burlington Urban Service will not operate.

After suffering a broken water pump which led to a blown engine Friday night at Lee County Speedway in Donnellson, Foster and his crew worked all night Friday and all day Saturday putting in a new motor.

At Monday's work session, the five-member city council reviewed a laundry list of improvements made necessary by more stringent federal and state environmental requirements.

Asbury United Methodist Church, 2128 S. Main St., will hear the Rev. Jerry Rigdon's sermon, "An Implicate Order" during the 9:45 a.m. service Sunday.

John Lovretta/The Hawk Eye Jared Vineyard, 10, Kahoka, Mo., along with his sister and cousin, Andrea Vineyard, 14 and Joely Schwartz, 13, both of Burlington, look at drug awareness table set up by the Southeast Iowa Narcotics Task Force on Tuesday during the National Night Out at the Port of Burlington.

While some riders no doubt will veer off and find their own way to the Burlington riverfront today, the planned route is as follows: Riders will enter West Burlington on Old Highway 34 from Middletown, turn right on North Gear Avenue and ride past Westland Mall and over the freeway to the front of Great River Medical Center, where they will turn ...

Four men stood at attention, their gazes fixed forward, hands held steady at their brows as the national anthem played.

The Keep Burlington Beautiful Committee is seeking volunteers for a few hours Saturday morning to help clean up the route thousands of RAGBRAI riders will take as they enter West Burlington and Burlington a week later, on Saturday, July 25.

Jason Dean Atkinson, 26, of Burlington was sentenced to serve five years and three months for one count of conspiracy to manufacture and distribute at least 50 grams of a mixture and substance containing detectable amounts of methamphetamine.

Amid the rubble, Mediapolis resident Alisha Hulett knelt next to her severely injured and bloody friend, Heather Levins of Burlington.

The University of Iowa College of Public Health's BAECP-FWP is hosting its second luncheon today in honor of former Iowa Army Ammunition Plant Line 1 workers.

The House Armed Services Committee mark up of the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2010 includes more than $25 million for a new readiness and maintenance facility in Middletown.

The relative success of recovery efforts in Oakville is leading to more help for rebuilding this tiny village.

Teens allegedly threatened others at party. By JOHN MANGALONZO jmangalonzo@thehawkeye.com Aric Michael Charles Martin and James Leeroy Hymes reportedly told detectives they armed themselves with shotguns and shot at a home in Middletown to teach the people there not to mess with them.