Ryan News

Girlfriend fired shot after boyfriend was already dead. By JOHN MANGALONZO jmangalonzo@thehawkeye.com An investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of a 37-year-old rural Mount Pleasant man led state agents to determine the man entered into a suicide pact with his girlfriend in November.

RYAN, Iowa -- Incumbent Mike Corcoran won the mayoral seat in Ryan. He earned 46 votes to 40 for Tony J. Zeiser.

Britney Daresha McDonald, 18, was arrested for assault causing injury at 7:26 p.m. Wednesday, Sept.

Ryan Jay Black, 20, of 5720 Johnson Ave. S.W. No. 334 in Cedar Rapids was arrested for drunken driving at 11:48 p.m. Friday, Aug.

The owner of a boat dealership in eastern Iowa said a fire destroyed more than $1 million in boats.

A member of the Ryan Volunteer Fire Department sprays a hot spot that flares up Wednesday at the business, which is located about five miles south of Manchester on Iowa 13.

A fire at a boat and RV business at the Lake Delhi Marina near Ryan and Manchester in Delaware County was reported around 3 a.m. Officials have yet to release many details but fire crews were still on scene about 7 a.m. today.

In the early 1990s, Vernon Althoff of rural Coggon finished the restoration of a 1949 Case VAC just like the first tractor he drove on the family farm.

It's an idea that stems back about 2 years ago for Ted and Dee Ann Paulsrud. "I used to think, 'ok, this is a tasty treat from Iowa', until I got the letter from the soldier that said 'I was out on a mission for 12 hours and that's all I had to eat," said Dee Ann Paulsrud, Beef'n up the Troops.