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Oelwein couple seriously injured when three-wheeled motorcycle hit by car head-on
POSTVILLE, Iowa — An Oelwein couple is hospitalized after the three-wheeled motorbike they were riding was hit head-on by a car. It happened around 4:15pm Saturday afternoon at the intersection of Highways 18 and 52 west of Postville. The Alllamakee County Sheriff's Office says 31-yaer-old Mitchell Meyer of Dorchester swerved out of his lane to avoid a vehicle that had stopped to make a turn. Meyer crossed into the path of the motorbike,
Authorities release identity of Iowa man killed after being pinned under lawnmower
JESUP, Iowa (KCRG) — The man thatdied after being pinned under a lawnmower on Thursday was identified as a teacher with Bosco Catholic School System, KCRG reports. The Buchanan County Sheriff’s Office said 43-year-old Jake Knepper, of Jesup, was trying to load a commercial grade lawnmower onto a trailer in the 100 block of 160th Street when the mower tipped off the side of the trailer and rolled upside down, pinning him underneath it.
Man charged with felony assault
Mason VanDamme, 22, of Oelwein was charged with felony assault after a call was received by the Oelwein Police Department from the Oelwein MercyOne Emergency Room. At around 10:09 a.m. on Wednesday, July 17, VanDamme was arrested and charged with assault (willful injury) causing serious injury — Class C felony and possession of a controlled substance (marijuana) 1st offense — serious misdemeanor.
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