Marion Board weighs sale of Mentzer and Longfellow buildings
The Marion Independent school board considers selling underused properties to cut bonded debt and property taxes. Inquiries target Mentzer Elementary and Longfellow Administration, with options including voter referendums and separate ballots per building. Discussions note fiscal and logistical implications for student reassignment and district facilities.
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Coalition forms to overturn Cedar Rapids school closings
A coalition gathers after the Cedar Rapids school board voted March 10 to close five elementary buildings and form K-8 programs. Parents from Arthur Truman and Polk plan a 7 p.m. meeting at the Educational Service Center to contest the move and appeal to the Iowa Board of Public Instruction.
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Jackson Elementary
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Polk
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Arthur Annex
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Taft
Tom Palmer
Iowa Board of Public Instruction
Dog attack in Cedar Rapids prompts hunt for German shepherd mix
A German shepherd mix bit Cedar Rapids man Jim Green on the hand at a Pester Derby gas station near Mount Vernon Road and 42nd Street SE. Authorities sought a live or possibly dead dog and urged sightings to Humane Society or City Animal Shelter as Green began rabies shots.
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Ninth St. NW
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Mount Vernon Road
42Nd Street SE
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Hart
Green
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