Linn County Supervisors hear road condition complaints
The Linn County Board of Supervisors heard many complaints about road conditions and traffic. Everette Pearson cited Otis Road drainage, mud and embargo violations, while Sheriff and county officials discussed enforcement and road maintenance. A stop sign at Otis and Bertram roads was proposed and will be pursued.
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Linn County Board of Supervisors
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Indian Creek Nature Center
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Nature Center
Bertram Road
Jean Oxley
Linn County adds new search dog to sheriff’s team
The Linn County Sheriff's Department will welcome a 150 pound bloodhound named Pike to its canine corps. Pike has served with the Steve Waddell family in Marion and has aided search and rescue missions for six years. A changing of the leash ceremony is planned at the Civil Defense meeting 7:30 p.m. April 18 at City Hall. Detective John Hromidko will train to handle Pike, with Steve Waddell thanked at a kickoff ceremony and reimbursement for feeding the dog.
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Orlie Workman
Captain Midnight
Cedar Rapids
Pike
Steve Waddell
Marion
Linn County
Linn
Steve
Bjorenson
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City workers seek return to reduced golf fees
A petition with 246 signatures from city employees asks the City Council to restore reduced golf rates on municipal courses. Rates were shifted to a pay for themselves basis in 1976, and prior efforts to revert failed. Parks Commissioner Stan Reinis was unavailable for comment.
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Parks
Stan Reinis
Appeals court awards Iowa land to Indians
The Eighth Circuit in St Louis ruled 2900 acres in Monona County Iowa belong to the Omaha Tribe, reversing a 1977 district court ruling. The panel found the white landowners failed to prove new land formed by erosion and upheld federal protections for Indian land interests. district court to grant title to the tribe and dissolve the trust. The decision may be appealed.
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South Dakota
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Sioux City
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Blackbird Bend
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Missouri
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U.S. Supreme Court
City Council Considers Garbage Truck Offer
The City Council reviews a bid from New Method Equipment Co for four Heil Mark IV bodies at about $2,100 each including trade, nearly 90 percent under prior estimates and far below RS and E Corp’s $17,000 higher bid for four Grander units from Wayne Engineering Cedar Falls.
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RS and
E Corp
Wayne Engineering
Cedar Falls
Sanitation Department
Horace Gates
Zeidel named director of institutional finance at Mount Mercy
Thomas W. Zeidel of 1319 Sierra Drive NE is promoted to director of institutional finance and planning at Mount Mercy College. The move merges planning coordination with the former treasurer role to streamline financial management and long range growth efforts. Zeidel holds a MA from Western Illinois and a PhD from Iowa.
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Sierra Drive
Mount Mercy College
Zeidel
Thomas Feld
Carroll College
Waukesha
Wis
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University of Iowa
Mount Mercy
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