Linn reviews county vacation policy amid payouts concern
Linn County supervisors will review the vacation and paid leave policy after auditor Joel Miller questioned managers not taking time off and the cashing out of unused hours. Human Resources Director Lisa Powell said few managers have large balances, with bargaining unit workers allowed up to a year and management up to two years. County Engineer Steve Gannon noted personal indifference to vacation after 32 years on the job.
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Earth Day turns 40 as locals embrace daily environmentalism
Imberli Maloy, 40th Earth Day celebrant, lives through the movement daily. Jim Baker, 59, Iowa City, joined Eco efforts since early rallies. DyAnn Andybur, 61, Cedar Rapids, found purpose at a Prairiewoods workshop. Grass-roots efforts over four decades improved air quality.
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Cedar Rapids
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Iowa City
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Hiawatha
Iowa City Earth Day Ecopalooza at Public Library
Earth Day events in Iowa City begin at 4 p.m. with Ecopalooza at the public library, featuring three speakers on environmental initiatives from 5:30 p.m. The Cedar Rapids Corridor Earth Day Celebration runs 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at Teamsters Hall with live music and sessions on trees and water, plus family activities and door prizes.
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Trial reveals mix of sex booze and murder in Iowa case
Prosecutors say Curtis Bailey was targeted in a scheme to get him drunk and pass out so he could be killed. Jessica Dayton 19 of Belle Plaine Denise Frei 42 and Jacob Hilgendorf 19 are charged in a plan that involved a landscaping rock beating in Marengo. Bailey died from head injuries per an autopsy report.
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Original OK Corral papers found in Arizona box
An 1881 coroner inquest transcript from the OK Corral gunfight, long lost for 125 years, was found in Bisbee storage. State archivists will digitize the pages, with initial postings possible next week, shedding light on small notes absent from photocopies. Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday referenced in the era's lore.
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