Toddville kindergarten enrollment sparks school-busing debate
In Toddville and Alburnett, rising kindergartner numbers at Alburnett and shrinking Toddville enrollments prompt the district to consider options. The board may bus Alburnett students to Toddville, move Toddville kinders to Alburnett, or form mixed classes.
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Alburnett
Toddville
Bob Rampulla
Alburnett School
Rampulla
Brenda Martens
Martens
Ing Kindergartner
Toddville School
Linn District Court Dismissals in Domestic Assault Cases
Linn District Court dismissed multiple misdemeanor assault cases including Renee L. Schulte for a Oct. 5, 1999 incident in Marion and Michel A. Walker after witness unavailability. Stephen P. Ponder’s case was dismissed after recantation. Gregory J. Hughes was acquitted after a jury trial for Sept. 17, 1999 incident. Stephanie S. Stevens’s case was dismissed due to state prosecutorial issues.
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Linn District Court
Renee L. Schulte
Fifth Ave
Marion
Neil Trout
Michel A. Walker
Waterloo
Tammy
Center Point Road
Stephen P. Ponder
Parkwood Lane
Gregory J. Hughes
36Th St. SE
Stephanie S. Stevens
K St. SW
Cassandra Stephens
First Avenue Bridge
Smithfield to close Dubuque pork plant reopening plan eyed
About 1,000 workers at the Dubuque pork plant face layoffs as Smithfield Foods moves to cease most operations at the Farmland Industries facility. The plant will be recast as a meat processing center under John Morrell & Co. while employers advertise immediate production and tool-and-die jobs. Local officials trumpet job connections and workforce support as workers seek new opportunities.
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Dubuque
Smithfield Foods
Farmland Industries
Smithfield
Terry Duggan
Duggan
Bill Baum
East Central Intergovernmental Association
Craig Jarosimek
National Pork Producers
U.S. Department of Justice
FDL Foods Inc
Linn County hosts learning events month event series
Gazette reports Linn County hosts a series of learning events under Building a New Learning Community. Alan November of Educational Renaissance Planners will address using technology to improve learning with talks at Marion High School Cedar Rapids Rotary West Crowne Plaza Hotel Prairie High School and other venues through November.
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Crowne Plaza
Prairie High School
Ted Townsend
Iowa Child Project
Downtown Rotary
Dave Bunting
Kirkwood
Rick Ironside
Linn- Mar
Career Academies
Marion East Rotary
Longbranch
Beems
Cedar Rapids Public Library
Sharon Drake
Iowa Workforce Development
Mount Vernon- Lisbon Rotary
Cornell College
al Rowe
College Community
Sunrise Rotary
Collins Plaza
Les Garner
Carl Seff
Daybreak Rotary
Elmcrest Country Club
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