Des Moines County News

"I wonder why he was not charged with sexual abuse in the third degree?" Brown asked attorneys Monday shortly after they announced that a plea agreement had been reached in the case involving 25-year-old Adam Lee Schneiderman.

"I just want to let the public know our family feels bad about this," Thomas said about his stepson, Michael Dajuan Hicks, who was booked into the county jail last week on Des Moines County warrants for escape and probation violation.

Each did not favor the candidate that was behind. In Friday's recount of the Nov.

After nearly 3,000 ballots were recounted Friday, Burlington Councilman Tim Scott picked up a single vote in his bid for a fourth term, but remained two votes behind challenger Christopher Reed.

The educational program, taught entirely by Heritage Center volunteers, was the first to use the interactive displays of the Catfish Corners and Agricultural Corridor exhibits that opened in September.

A Des Moines County judge is considering a West Burlington bar owner's claim that Iowa's smoking ban violates the state and federal constitution.

Judge notes decision in Richards murder case is complicated. By JOHN MANGALONZO jmangalonzo@thehawkeye.com Will a judge consolidate two murder cases against Dennis Duane Richards? Or, will she allow prosecutors to proceed to try the 59-year-old as scheduled for second-degree murder and second-degree arson Dec.

Matt Ryerson/The Hawk Eye Jordan Johnson, 16, of Burlington, right, and his twin brother Jacob concentrate on the Iowa Test of Education Develpment Friday at the Burlington Alternative High School.

Jeremiah Jon Bass, 32, and Amanda Lea Johnson, 28, are charged with sponsoring or aiding the sponsoring of a gathering where controlled substances are unlawfully used and possession of a controlled substance.

Court reporter laid off, hours reduced. By JOHN MANGALONZO jmangalonzo@thehawkeye.com Worried faces of state court employees lined the first and third floors of the Des Moines County courthouse Thursday as they patiently awaited afternoon meetings addressing possible job cuts within their ranks.

Police were looking for suspects in attempted robbery. Police searching for a trio of suspects from an attempted armed robbery Monday night nabbed the teenage stepson of a Burlington City Council member, who has been wanted on Des Moines County warrants since August.

The new rule would have required many businesses and organizations to have written identity-theft prevention programs.

Dodge, 25, will go to trial for third-degree burglary as a habitual offender, possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia Feb.

In the city election, voters sent two councilmen packing while giving two challengers the opportunity to serve for the next four years.

By Bobby Wilson Seniors and some not-yet seniors in the area will want to be at the Burlington Public Library Friday morning for a "Specifically for Seniors" program that should have them recalling their teen years, and the music, styles and hangouts that were so much a part of their youth.

Marshall did exactly that in April after District Court Judge John Linn said he was not willing to "abide by the terms of the plea agreement" because of Marshall's criminal history.

A senior adviser to President Barack Obama says the government will catch up to the demand for H1N1 flu vaccine within a week.

After many local battles, the party won the majority in the U.S. House and Senate in 2006.

Task force finds local support for M.P. facility. MOUNT PLEASANT -- At the beginning of a meeting where a legislative task force was to hear public comments on the merits of the local mental health institute, 53 people had signed up to speak.

Johnathan Russell Barnett, 19, who is charged with second-degree burglary, was booked into the Des Moines County jail for the failure to appear warrant, along with an additional charge of absent from custody.