Health Center names acting director amid building moves
John Brandt named acting executive director of Linn Health Center as Madge Phillips retires after 18 years. Brandt will earn 14.42 per hour while a new Department of Human Resources Management is formed. over 50 applications were received for the future post. The board seeks a meeting with supervisors on potential forced relocations involving Family Service Agency and Visiting Nurse Association as county offices consider space trades and a move to the Witwer Building and a new art museum plan.
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Linn Health Center
Health Center Board of Directors
Brandt
Madge Phillips
Health Center
Third Ave. SE
Family Service Agency
Visiting Nurse Association
Cedar Rapids Art Museum
Third St. SE
Hawkeye Area Community Action Program
Area Substance Abuse Council
Health Center Board
Witwer
Second Ave
Cedar Rapids to consider 5.4 million Teleconnect loan
The Cedar Rapids City Council holds a 9 a.m. public hearing on a 5.4 million 8.5 percent 20 year loan to Teleconnect Co. to buy the former Iowa National Mutual Insurance Co. building and parking ramp. Iowa National is in liquidation after insolvency declared Oct. 10. City and Teleconnect officials support the plan unveiled last week.
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Teleconnect Co
Cedar Rapids
Teleconnect
Cedar Rapids Airport adds 3000 square foot terminal wing
The Airport Commission awarded Berry Development Corp the $277 528 base bid for a 3000 square foot west end addition to the Cedar Rapids Airport terminal despite a $37 125 bidding error. If Berry backs out, Kleiman Construction may take over, risking delay to completion originally set for Oct 15.
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Cedar Rapids
Airport Commission
Berry Development Corp
Hiawatha
Berry
Darrel Berry
Kleiman Construction Co
Kleiman
Johnson
Record number fly from airport
Cedar Rapids Airport set an all time single month high in March with 75,215 passengers boarding or alighting. The rise comes as overall departures by 10 passenger lines fell 19 percent from the prior March while total flights last month reached 1,128. Through March 450,030 passengers used airport facilities, up 16 percent from the prior nine month period.
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Cedar Rapids
Airport Administration
Robbery At Cedar Rapids Super 8 Motel
A man with a sawed off shotgun robbed the Super 8 Motel at 400 33rd Ave SW Cedar Rapids around 9 49 PM last night. He fled with an undisclosed amount of money. No injuries were reported. Suspect described as a black male 5 8 wearing black leather pants a red and black T shirt sunglasses and a hat.
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33Rd Ave
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids youth charged with extortion and abuse
A 16 year old Cedar Rapids male was charged with extortion sexual abuse and third degree theft. He allegedly threatened bodily harm to pressure a woman to drop a theft charge related to a ring valued at 165 dollars. He is held in Linn County Detention Center.
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Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Marion City Council weighs staffing change for police
The Marion City Council backed off a plan to raise manpower from 25 to 29 officers, leaning toward 27 after an informal vote. Mayor Grundy supports trimming costs while council members Reynolds Smith Speral and Ebeling favored lower staffing, with others proposing 28 or staged additions. The measure heads to next week's agenda.
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Marion
Chris Ebert
Ebert
Bill Grundy
Frank Reynolds
Leona Smith
Julie Speral
Bob Ebeling
Grundy
Ken Techau
Ebert Plan Aims to Boost Patrol Staff in Marion
Iowa Today reports that a three officer minimum on patrol is required at all times with better training and supervision. The plan adds four new officers and promotes four to command roles to reduce about 50000 in yearly overtime. Mike De La Mater opposes, urging patrol expansion and admin training first. Reynolds suggests trimming excess administration.
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William Rankin
Larry LaBarge
Payphone
Iowa
36Th St. SE
Commission
Johnson
LaBarge
Northwestern Bell
Bell
At&t
Frank Magid
Resolu
Ebert
Mike DE LA Mater
Marion
Reynolds
Fish Die After Downtown Salon Burglary
A burglar broke into Andy's Salon in the Roosevelt Hotel area of Cedar Rapids Monday evening, dumping 2% gallons of shampoo and a pint of nail polish remover into the fish tank. All fish died. About $10 in change was stolen. intruder rummaged through drawers and a pop machine between 7:50 and 8:15 p.m.
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Cedar Rapids
Andy
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