Fire guts The Extreme bar and grill in Dewar
An early morning fire gutted The Extreme, a one story bar and grill on the north edge of Dewar in Black Hawk County. Firefighters from Dunkerton Raymond and Gilbertville responded with about 40 personnel. No injuries were reported and the damage total remained undetermined but substantial.
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Black Hawk County
Dewar
Waterloo
Dale Steffen
Dunkerton Fire Department
Steffen
Dunkerton
Raymond
Gilbertville
Melrose Avenue widening hearing set in Iowa City
A public hearing on widening Melrose Avenue near West High School will be held Tuesday during the City Council meeting at 7 30 p m in the Civic Center council chambers. The plan extends the four lane segment from the school to Highway 218 with an estimated cost of 2 081 600 dollars. Federal funds may reimburse up to 1 720 000 dollars. the rest comes from general obligation bonds and road use taxes.
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Civic Center
Washington St
Highway 218
Dorchester Man Held After Alleged Sex Abuse Case
A Dorchester man, Fred A. Colsch, 24, was jailed in Allamakee County on $25,000 bond on suspicion of second degree sexual abuse of a former girlfriend in rural Allamakee County. He was arrested Sunday by the Allamakee County Sheriff's Department. no further details were released.
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Dorchester
Allamakee County
Fred A. Colsch
Sheriff's Department
Colsch
Iowa court panel seeks public input across hearings
The Iowa Supreme Court Commission on Planning for the 21st Century invites public ideas to improve the state court system. Public hearings run 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday in Cedar Rapids Davenport and Ottumwa, then Thursday in Des Moines Mason City and Sioux City. The Cedar Rapids session is Courtroom B Linn County Courthouse. Feedback from 1994 onward will shape a 2020 draft and a two decade plan with a final report due in June.
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Iowa Supreme Court
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Cedar Rapids
Davenport
Ottumwa
Des Moines
Mason City
Sioux City
Linn County
Commission
Iowa
Nine Week Class on Domestic Violence in Cedar Rapids
The Family Service Agency Education Group for Women offers a nine week course on how partners use power and control. Facilitated by Nan Schroeder, it runs Mondays 6 30 to 8 00 starting April 15 in the group meeting room 1334 First Ave NE Cedar Rapids with child care and public access. For details call 398 3574.
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Family Service Agency Education Group
Nan Schroeder
First Ave
Legacy of Ebenezer Adams Five Generations Exhibit Opens
The Heritage Museum of Johnson County in Coralville hosts The Legacy of Ebenezer and Henrietta Adams One Farm Five Generations from Sunday through September. The grand opening is Sunday April 14 at 2 p.m. featuring Hally Adams.
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Ebenezer & Henriett Adams
Heritage Museum of
Johnson County
Fifth St
Coralville
Hally Adams
Marlene Lucas
Ebenezer
Henrietta Adams
Solon
Henrietta
Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship
Donna Emerson
Ebenezer Adams
Ebenezer and
Ten Mile House pioneers left a lasting Iowa legacy
Ebenezer and Henrietta Adams built a farm and a stagecoach inn, the Ten Mile House, on the Iowa City to Dubuque road after Ebenezer returned from California in 1852. The family kept journals of butter and egg business, and annual reunions continue a century later with 35 to 40 attendees.
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Eb Myers
Ebenezer
California
James
Henrietta
Moses
Ten Mile
Iowa City
Dubuque
Hally Adams
Mary
Nettie Adams Bowman Beuter
James Adams
Mount Vernon to debate sweeping zoning overhaul
Mount Vernon plans a major rewrite of its zoning rules a year after a comprehensive plan. The overhaul adds 11 districts expands residential classes and creates six commercial districts allowing large retailers with conditions to preserve town character. A May council vote and public meetings are planned.
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Adam Lowenstein
Mount Vernon
Linn County
Abbi Swanson
Planning and Zoning Commission
Swanson
Wal-Mart
Shukert
Shubert
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