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The Daily Iowan

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

West Branch woman allegedly stole over $4,000 from roommate

DI STAFF June 16, 2011

A West Branch woman was arrested after she allegedly stole $4,450 from her roommate of 10 years. Stephanie Pauline Dlouhy, 28, was charged Feb. 7 with second-degree theft. According to a complaint from...

IC man charged for carrying more than 400 grams of marijuana

DI STAFF June 16, 2011

An Iowa City man faces numerous charges Tuesday after police allegedly found more than 400 grams of marijuana in his car. Altan “Big O” Thomas Jackson, 25, 1313 Marcy St., was charged June 14 with...

Police: Man threw cocaine from window during pursuit

DI STAFF June 16, 2011

Iowa City police arrested a local man after he allegedly threw bags of cocaine out his vehicle’s window when he was pursued by police. Ricky Vonkeith Mallard, 43, 1240 Dolen Place, was charged March...

Former Hawkeye wrestler considers run for school board

DI STAFF June 16, 2011

University of Iowa alum and undefeated four-time Iowa high-school state wrestling champion Jeffrey McGinness announced his candidacy for the Iowa City School Board on Wednesday in a press release. McGinness,...

Iowa could lose more than half of its Workforce Development centers

EDDIE KIRSCH June 16, 2011

Tony Anderson, 41, has been unemployed for several months. But after walking out of the Iowa City IowaWorks office Wednesday, he now has a list of employment opportunities to pursue. Soon, however, programs...

Area woman sues UI clinic

DI STAFF June 15, 2011

A Johnson County woman has filed a lawsuit against the University of Iowa Quick Care North Liberty following an incident in which she said medical officials allegedly failed to diagnose her with cancer,...

Local banker considering run for City Council

DI STAFF June 15, 2011

Another local may throw his hat into the race for City Council. Mike Finlayson, 46, who serves as the vice president and retail managing officer of MidWestOne Bank in downtown Iowa City, said that while...

Search warrant leaves IC man with multiple drug charges

DI STAFF June 15, 2011

A local man faces multiple drug charges after Iowa City police served a search warrant at his home. Philip Galen Ballew, 20, 525 Iowa Avenue Apt.1, was charged March 3 with keeping a drug house, controlled...

Neighborhood Center continues summer camp despite cuts

IAN STEWART June 15, 2011

Still in swimsuits from their morning at the pool, two dozen children streamed toward the cooler beneath Wetherby Park’s covered shelter Monday. Hungry after a long morning of play supervised by the...

Local parents concerned with response to lead levels at Mann

LUKE VOELZ June 15, 2011

Officials for Terracon, an Iowa City engineering firm, confirmed at Tuesday’s Iowa City School Board meeting that an area of peeling paint in Mann Elementary was larger than 1 square foot during renovations,...

UI Provost Butler looking to fill vacant dean positions

JULIANA FABIANO June 15, 2011

The University of Iowa’s newly appointed Provost P. Barry Butler has two big tasks ahead of him: filling the dean positions in the UI Tippie College of Business and the College of Engineering. The search...

Local teens to “audit” alcohol advertisements

LINDSAY DOUGLAS June 15, 2011

Johnson County alcohol officials will soon give teens as young as 13 the go-ahead to scope out liquor ads at local stores. But the teens won’t be looking to purchase. Instead, the volunteers will be...