County architect fee dispute heads to court potential
Linn County supervisors and Associated Engineers clash over a final $20,933 payment for courthouse remodeling drawings after bidding overruns. The county offered $5,500. officials cite unworkable drawings and budget limits as reasons to withhold more funds. A lawsuit could follow as bids continue in May. American pilots destroyed or damaged 22 Russian-type jets in a battle over northwest Korea.
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Associated Engineers
Fort Dodge
Linn County
Linn Board of Supervisors
Joe Rinas
Craig Kelinson
Ohrt
Ordt
Jean Oxley
Oxley
Ken Schriner
Rinas
Leo C. Peiffer & Associates
Northwest
Korea
Mount Vernon residents face clash of city council and school board meetings
League of Women Voters notes both groups meet simultaneously and urged date changes. In Mount Vernon, the school board weighs resignations of Kathy Hartzell and Dan Falder and possible staff reorganization to save costs. City Council reviews sewer extension, Plaza Motors expansion, a Parks and Recreation Commission setup, and park clean up day on April 25.
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Mount Vernon
League of Women Voters
League
Kathy Hartzell
Dan Falder
Winston Addis
Addis
Hartzell
City Hall
Robert Edleman
Plaza Motors and Auto Auction
Edleman
Ralph Russell
H.R. Green and Co
Cedar Rapids
Park Board
Parks and Recreation Commission
Bud Lent
New YMCA Officers Named for Cedar Rapids Area
Larry Sovern is elected president of the YMCA of the Cedar Rapids Metropolitan Area. He serves as vice president at Nesper Sign Co. Other officers include John Bickel and Mike O'Deen as vice presidents, Judi Whetstine as treasurer, and Harold Gilbert as secretary. Maurice Wilson, Metropolitan Y general director, wins three-year terms on both the Mid-America YMCA board and the national council.
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Larry Sovern
YMCA
Cedar Rapids
Sovern
Nesper Sign Co
John Bickel
Mike O’deen
Judi Whetstine
Harold Gilbert
Maurice Wilson
Metropolitan Y
Mid-America
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Dave Rasdall Azatteem
Herb Ohrt
Sylvania
Sylvani
Sylvania Portable
Home Entertainment Center
Gretchen Sutherland
Vernon
Armstrong
Conair
Armstrong Cosmetics
Panasonic Calculators
Panasonic
Armstrong Greeting Cards
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