Snowplow driver seeks court costs from Street estate
The snowplow driver in Chris Street's fatal 1993 crash asks Street's estate and his girlfriend Kimberly Vinton to reimburse at least 500 in court costs for depositions and court reporter fees. Charles Pence paid for witnesses. Pence and Johnson County were defendants. A Marengo court ruled Street 100 percent at fault.
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Chris Street
Street
Charles Pence
Iowa City
Kimberly Vinton
Pence
Johnson County
Iowa
Marengo
University of Iowa
Vinton
Hippler seeks venue change in fetal death case
Chadwick Hippler of Iowa City asks Johnson County District Court to move his trial for non-consensual termination of pregnancy and two counts of serious injury by vehicle. Trial is July 31. Attorney John Priester cites extensive media coverage. The Dec 9 crash killed seven month fetus Katrina Lu, named by Doug and Jean Fisher.
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Johnson County
Chadwick Hippler
Iowa City
John Priester
Hippler
Katrina Lu
Doug and
Jean Fisher
Dubuque Bank Branch Robbery Reported
A Dubuque Bank and Trust branch on Kennedy Circle was robbed Monday as a man announced the robbery and fled with an undisclosed amount of cash. He is described as Black, about 6 feet tall, in his late 20s to early 30s, with a medium build. no weapons were shown and no injuries were reported.
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Dubuque
Cedar Rapids woman gets probation in marijuana case
Lynda Mae Beck, 36, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to unlawful possession of marijuana after a prior conviction and will serve one year on probation. Her arrest followed a traffic stop on Interstate 380 in Cedar Rapids last Sept. 2, when methamphetamine inositol marijuana and firearms were found in a vehicle driven by Joe Gluba Jr. Beck was a passenger and a purse search revealed a small amount of marijuana.
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Cedar Rapids
Lynda Mae Beck
U.S. District Court
Joe Gluba Jr
Beck
Goldin resists sentencing delay in Cedar Rapids sewer case
Steven Goldin of Lisbon, central figure in the Cedar Rapids sewer scandal, opposes further sentencing delays. He pleaded guilty to 15 charges including bribery and wants sentencing set for April 14. His attorney argues cooperation and ongoing trials justify keeping the original schedule.
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Dick Hogan
Cedar Rapids
Steven Goldin
Lisbon
Goldin
Stephen Swift
Linn
Denver Dillard
Swift
Ommend
Linn County
Dillard
Cedar Rapids Public Works
Lynne Brady
Mugger strikes in CR leaves victim seeing stars
Gazette staff report Thomas O Connor a 47 year old resident of 118 Fifth St SW says he was attacked near Eighth Avenue and L Street SW around 1130 p m Sunday. He lost about 60 dollars and a day's wages and sustained a fat lip swollen eye and sore jaw.
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O’connor
O'Connor
North English recycler expands with state grant
Ron Cox opens a $600000 recycling center in North English funded by a $290000 DNR grant. Since 1992 Cox's firm Cox Sanitation has run curbside recycling in eight communities, educating the public and partnering with American Recycling to process tin cans plastic paper and cardboard for transfer to markets. The operation employs 18 and serves North English Williamsburg Millsburg South English Kinross Wellman Keota and Gibson with drop off service and store support from Tanger Outlet Center in Williamsburg.
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Department of Natural Resources
DNR
Cox
North English
Ron Cox
Williamsburg
Millersburg
South English
Kinross
Wellman
Keota
Gibson
Iowa
American Recycling of
Waterloo
Marcia
Larry
Tanger Factory
Iowa City
Ron Cox Sanitation
Otto Koranda the Oxford Junction gas station fixture
An obituary and profile of Otto Koranda 86 who ran a corner service station in Oxford Junction Iowa for 55 years. The piece recalls his stubborn independence his Czech accent his hands on repair work and his stance on local government and chains. It notes his 1990 retirement from selling gas and his lifelong ties to the town.
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Xford Junction
Highway 136
Broadway
Otto Koranda
Otto
Oxford Junction
Iowa
Hubert Humphrey
Cedar Rapids
Clinton Engines
Maquoketa
Johanna
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Sawyer
Steve Goldin
C.R. Mugger
Dave Gosch
Orth English
Gazette
Dave Rasdal
the Gazette
Chris Stewa
Ramblin
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