Werger to lead Lutheran Church in Jerusalem nine months
Retired bishop Paul Werger of the Southeast Iowa Synod will serve as interim pastor of the English speaking Lutheran Church of the Redeemer in Jerusalem for nine months. He, age 65, will be joined by his wife Dianne as the small congregation works with visiting pilgrims and tourists.
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Paul Werger
Iowa
Evangelical Lutheran Church In America
Middle East
Werger
Iowa City
Church of ‘the Redeemer
Jerusalem
Dianne
Old Jerusalem
Marion considers ban on alcohol at adult venues to set precedent
Marion City Council mulls amending the adult entertainment ordinance to bar possession or consumption of alcohol in venues like strip clubs. City Attorney says no case law exists but supports trying. Fox Den faces liquor license denial tied to owner drug charge and may relaunch as a juice bar with dancers partially clothed.
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Marion
Iowa
Don Hoskins
Fox den
Day care plan dropped for site near McLeodUSA park
Cedar Rapids property owners abandon plans for a day care near the future McLeodUSA technology park after Linn County Board of Adjustment denied a conditional use on Ely Road. Richard and Dorothy Harger withdrew a rezoning case from commercial warehouse to agricultural before a Monday hearing. DHS to explain rule changes in Cedar Rapids hearings on Medicaid home care costs and standards for certifying disability services.
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Mcleodusa Technology Park
Linn County Board of Adjustment
Ely Road
Richard
Dorothy Harger
DHS
Iowa Department of Human Services
Cedar Rapids
Third St
Jury convicts pair over Cedar Rapids beating
A Linn County jury found Weston Darling and Izaak Knox guilty of lesser offenses in the December Cedar Rapids beating that left Jeremy Howard critically injured. Darling received willful injury and assault with intent to harm, while Knox was convicted of assault and assault causing bodily injury. both await May 9 sentencing.
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Dick Hogan
Sazette
Jim
Kristy Howard
Jeremy
Jim Howard
Linn County
Weston Darling
Izaak Knox
Cedar Rapids
Howard
Darling
Chad Bosch
Bosch
Richard Leibfried
Thomas Horan
Knox
Leib Fried
Craig Deason
Jermey
Gazette
Deason
Monkeys Seized Over Neglect Case Lets Kriz Hold License
Johnson County authorities seized 50 monkeys from Sue Kriz’s Shueyville property in 1995 after vets found them malnourished and dehydrated. A 1996 civil trial found neglect, but a federal ruling allowed Kriz to retain an animal care license. she now faces unannounced inspections and ongoing Animal Welfare Act compliance.
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Gazette
Johnson County
Iowa City
Kriz
Anne Lahey
Lahey
Walt Christensen
Central Region
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Shueyville
Larry Conrey
Christensen
Nets
Buzz W
Sue Kriz
Robins approves business zoning for Robins Square
Robins City Council voted 4-1 to rezone the 900 block of East Main Street to B-1 for a 10 acre Robins Square office and retail project. A sale-triggered reversion to residential zoning was added, with council member Becky Hamer voting against the change. Jeff State of Manchester presented plans and listed a bank medical clinic and a preschool as initial tenants.
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Avazette neWs
Robins
Robins Square
East Main Street
Jeff State
Manchester
State
Becky Hamer
Mystery lingers in death of 16 year old neighbor and teen killer
Sheriff says motive may never be known in the Sunday night double tragedy in which 18 year old Steve Sparrgrove killed 16 year old Jennifer Zink with an ax handle and a .22 rifle before taking his own life. Autopsies pending toxicology results. Funeral services set for Zink and Sparrgrove with family details provided.
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Keith Govier
Steve Sparrgrove
Strawberry Point
Sparrgrove
Jennifer Zink
Govier
Grant County
Wis
Potosi
Zink
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Ann Haggerty
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Wisconsin
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Luther College
Decorah
Jim Sparrgrove
Chicago
Potosi High School
St. Andrew Catholic Church
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Virginia
Charles Sparrgrove
Virginia Sparrgrove
Clayton County
Kathy Sanders
Jennifer Zink Beaton
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