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Judge questions state’s probe of sexual harassment at Iowa Veterans Home

In a ruling that takes the state to task for its investigation of alleged sexual harassment at the Iowa Veterans Home, a judge has awarded unemployment benefits to a former supervisor fired in response to “vague allegations” of misconduct. According to state records, Brett Schutt worked ...

UI fraternity rape lawsuit trial moved to Tama County

TOLEDO — A high-profile lawsuit filed by a woman accusing two former University of Iowa FIJI fraternity members of rape will be heard and decided in Tama County due to excessive pretrial publicity in Johnson County, a judge has ruled. The plaintiff, Makena Solberg, alleges that the ...

Halladey pleads not guilty to first degree murder charge

A former Reinbeck man who has been charged with first degree murder in the death of Christian Marie Jeys filed a written plea of not guilty in Grundy County District Court last Tuesday, Jan. 17. According to court documents, Kevin Lee Halladey, age 41, and his attorney, public defender ...

Garwin man arrested, charged following town search Dec. 16

Owen Lyn Collins, 19, of Garwin made an initial appearance in custody in district court on Dec. 17 on charges including two counts of interference with official acts using a firearm (Class D felony) and one count of going armed with intent (Class D felony). Charges stem from an incident that ...

Arrest made in Reinbeck murder

Following a lengthy investigation, the Grundy County Sheriff’s Office recently announced that an arrest had been made in connection with the December 2021 death of Reinbeck resident Christian Marie Jeys. Kevin Lee Halladey, 41, formerly of Reinbeck, was arrested at the Iowa State ...

Former GMG coach pleads guilty, sentenced

A former GMG High School volleyball coach and South Tama paraeducator plead guilty to sexual exploitation last week and was sentenced. Brycelyn Haughey, 23, of Toledo entered a written plea of guilty and was sentenced in Iowa District Court on November 10 to the charge (Count 6) of sexual ...

Mason City men charged with Reinbeck, Dike burglaries

Nearly two months after a string of burglaries in Dike and Reinbeck, including two Dike banks where the thieves attempted to remove the ATMs, two Mason City men have been arrested in connection with the incidents. Ryan Marek, 30, was arrested in Garner on a Grundy County warrant on March 1 and ...

Investigation into death of Reinbeck woman underway

A Reinbeck man is considered a person of interest after the death of his girlfriend amidst a still-developing investigation. On Dec. 16, Grundy County deputies found 41-year-old Christian Marie Jeys unresponsive at a Chestnut Street residence in Reinbeck. She was transported to Grundy County ...

Garwin woman guilty of stealing from school booster club

A Garwin woman has pled guilty to felony theft for stealing from the Green Mountain-Garwin School District Parents Association, also known as the GMG Booster Club. Johna Lin Smith, 35, of Garwin was arrested on Sept. 9, 2021 following an investigation by the Tama County Sheriff’s Office ...

Former GMG coach charged with sexual exploitation

A former coach and paraeducator at GMG has been arrested and charged with multiple counts of sexual exploitation by a school employee and one count of dissemination and exhibition of obscene material to minors. Brycelyn Haughey, 22, of Toledo, was arrested on Dec. 15 following an ...