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Missing 1-year-old Liberty County boy found in hospital ER

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Police located a missing Liberty County 1-year-old in a hosputal emergency room in Louisiana around 3 a.m. Saturday.

Colt Williams had beentaken about 6 p.m. Friday from his mother by the child's stepfather, Wayne Ross Maitland. The abduction was part of a domestic dispute between Maitland and his wife, officials said.

Liberty County sheriff's deputies said Maitland taped his wife's hands together and said she would have to watch him commit suicide. He ran a hose from the tailpipe into the family's car. The child's mother managed to jump out of the car. But her son was still inside as Maitland drove away.

The car, a 2006 black four-door Infinity, was last seen driving along County Road 622 toward County Road 686.

The child was dropped off at a hospital emergency room, where staff heard him crying. He was found safe and unharmed, officials said.

Maitland had fled the hospital and is still being sought by authorities in that area.

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Liberty Band of Marion plays songs of the Civil War

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By Alison Gowans, The Gazette

November 1, 2014 | 11:58 am

MARION For members of the Liberty Band of Marion, learning new songs hasnt been as simple as reading sheet music.

The group is a Civil War re-enactment band, and they play authentic antique instruments that havent been manufactured in a very long time. The 130 -to -160 -year -old brass horns they play dont exist in mainstream music anymore.

Though theyre all experienced musicians, each member had to start their time with the Liberty Band by simply figuring out how to play those instruments.

Band founder Steve Sprague, 64, of Marion, decided to form the band after he bought a Civil War-era horn on eBay. The instrument, the music written for it and the pitch it plays didnt mesh with any existing bands he found. So he decided to start his own.

The Liberty Band is one of 40 to 50 Civil War re-enactment bands in the U.S. and the only one in Iowa that plays on antique instruments, Sprague says. Another Iowa group, the Marengo Civil War Band, plays modern versions of the music on contemporary instruments.

I knew if I wanted a band where I could play my antique horn in my lifetime, I was going to have to go out and find these instruments, Sprague says.

Sprague and his wife Sue began gathering instruments, music and band members three years ago. They hunted down the instruments from dealers and collectors and even on Craigslist. The band has bought instruments from four other countries and several U.S. states.

Theres a certain adventure in finding the instruments, Sprague says. Sometimes you find one thats out of this world and nobody knows what it is.

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Fallen Liberty – For Whom the Bell Tolls (Metallica Cover) RCGC Coffee Haus – Video

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Fallen Liberty - For Whom the Bell Tolls (Metallica Cover) RCGC Coffee Haus
Fallen Liberty recorded on 10/27/14 at Rowan College at Gloucester County #39;s Coffee Haus. Band consists of Tyler Barrett on guitare and vocals, Peter Salugao on guitar and Nick Menna on drums.

By: Tyler Barrett

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Fallen Liberty - For Whom the Bell Tolls (Metallica Cover) RCGC Coffee Haus - Video


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