Linn County weather radios may be out until mid May
The National Weather Service Quad Cities office says Linn County weather radio transmitters could remain offline until mid May due to ongoing intermitted failures. Parts are on back order, with replacements possibly arriving in mid May after a March contractor selection. Officials urge residents to use other outlets and Alert Iowa for alerts.
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Linn County
National Weather Service
Quad Cities
The
Weather Service
Ed Holicky
Holicky
Iowa
Televi
Sion
Linn County Emergency Management
Cedar-Rapids
U.S
Ashley Hinson
NOAA
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Former Kirkwood Campus Rezoned by Iowa City Council
The Iowa City Council approved rezoning the former Kirkwood Community College site at 1816 Lower Muscatine Rd. from neighborhood public to general industrial by a 6-1 vote. Procter & Gamble bought the 6.8 acre property for 6.4 million dollars in February and plans to expand its Oral-B production, with buildings to be demolished and land turned to green space until future plans are set. Neighbor residents opposed due to air quality and odor concerns. council discussed possibly forming a task force, while Mazahir Salih cast the lone dissent.
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Iowa City
Kirkwood Community College
Mazahir Salih
Lower
Muscatine Rd
Procter & Gamble
P&g
Joe Townsend
Townsend
Salih
Dickinson County adopts pipeline setback ordinance
Dickinson County Supervisors unanimously approved a new carbon dioxide pipeline ordinance restricting placement of pipelines to create buffers from people and animals. The measure lowers minimum setbacks from cities and homes and sets distances of 1,600 feet from residences, 2 miles from cities previous rule, plus 1,000 feet from livestock operations and a half mile from schools and nursing facilities. Summit Carbon Solutions has sued other Iowa counties over similar rules, arguing federal agencies govern safety and routing. The ordinance signals local efforts to address safety concerns amid a multistate pipeline plan costing over $8 billion with potential federal tax credits and expanded ethanol connections.
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Dickinson County
Bill Leupold
Iowa
Summit Carbon Solutions
Summit
North Dakota
Dickinson
Iowa Utilities Board
Shelby
Story
IUB
U.S. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
Board of Supervisors
Bonnie Ewoldt
Milford
Ewoldt
Vicki Beck
Spirit Lake
O’konek
C R woman to plead to stealing from school PTA
Nicole Yvonne Blevins, 37, Cedar Rapids, faces first degree theft charges for taking 10,727.83 from the Madison Elementary PTA while treasurer between Jan 2022 and Apr 2023. She used the PTA bank card, deposited funds, and wrote checks to herself. A plea hearing is set for April 25.
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Cedar Rapids
Madison
Ent Teacher Association
Nicole Yvonne Blevins
PTA
Blevins
Emily. Andersen
Thegazette
I C man accused of ID theft of over fifty thousand
Obed Ivan Dominguez Lugo, 40, was arrested on charges of stealing banking information from multiple victims between Oct 23, 2023 and Jan 19 and using it to pay his bills and transfer funds. The total stolen amount reached $52,891.43. A warrant issued April 5 led to Tuesday arrest. he appeared in court and was released on probation.
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Iowa City
Obed
Ivan Dominguez Lugo
Dominguez Lugo
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Rlowa
Kirkwood
I.C. Council
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the Gazette
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Thegazette.com
Mazahir
Dickinson County Board of Supervisors
Scott O’konek
Beck
Iowa Capital Dispatch
Clie
Highway 151
Fairfax
Jim Slosiarek
C.R
Madison Elementary
Emily Andersen
I.C
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