Wilson boosters pursue state hearing over school closure
Cedar Rapids opponents of closing Wilson Junior High plan to appeal to the State Board of Public Instruction in Des Moines while a local hearing on Guthrie’s compromise to close Grant and convert Wilson to a K eight system proceeds. Leaders insist Wilson should stay open as is or as a middle school, not a K eight.
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Kurt Rogahn
Azette Education
Wilson Junior High
State Board of Public Instruction
Des Moines
Jerry Copeland
Harold Guthrie
Grant Elementary
Wilson
Copeland
Concerned Friends and Parents
Second Ave
Marvin Maire
Maire
Guthrie
Cedar Rapids
Grant
Taft Middle School
Roosevelt Middle
Curran Rosser
Rosser
Juveniles linked to three Cedar Rapids burglaries
Two male juveniles arrested Friday in connection with the E O Hinkhouse burglary on Second Ave SE were tied to two earlier break ins. A 16 year old driver and a 17 year old suspect were charged with burglary and related counts after police linked them to the Paula Bruner residence on Ave NW and the Reid Motley home on Grande Ave SE. The 16 year old was placed in a juvenile facility and the 17 year old in detention.
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Cedar Rapids
E.O. Hinkhouse
Second Ave
Hinkhouse
Paula Bruner
Ave. NW
Reid Motley
Grande Ave. SE
Linn
Trial in Abduction Plot Delayed for Omaha Men
The four Omaha men accused of attempting to abduct Leanne Panowicz, a leader of The Way International, face a rescheduled trial set for June 13 after a May 9 date was postponed. They are charged with false imprisonment and assault for the January 31 attempt at Panowiczs home.
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Omaha
The
Way International
Leanne Marie Panowicz
O Ave
Way
Library loan periods cut at Cedar Rapids Public Library
The Cedar Rapids Public Library board of trustees voted Friday to shorten loan periods by one week. Beginning September 1, patrons will borrow books for two weeks instead of the current three weeks to improve access to materials.
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Cedar Rapids
Council weighs Cox cable hike with wider fees
City Hall hears a FACT report detailing Cox Cable proposed increases beyond the basic 1.25 monthly rise. Fees would climb for installation, reconnection, change of service, and other outlets, while commercial rates stay unchanged. FACT notes modest city revenue impact and a 9.4 to 12.4 percent target return.
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Vnzere City Hall
Cox Cable
FACT
Cox
Regis High School names new principal Kevin McCarville
Eugene Kopecky, Regis board president, announced Friday that Kevin McCarville will become Regis High School's principal. McCarville, then principal at Northeast Hamilton Middle School and High School in Blairsburg, Iowa, succeeds Rev. Donald Klein. He is a Fort Dodge native, St. Edmund's alumnus, and holds a UNI bachelor’s in English and sociology and a master’s in secondary school administration from Northeast Missouri State. He and his wife Rebecca have three children and attend St. Mary’s Church in Williams.
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Kevin McCarville
Regis High School
Eugene Kopecky
Regis Board of Education
McCarville
Donald Klein
Northeast Hamilton
Blairsburg
Iowa
Fort Dodge
St. Edmund’s High School
Rebecca
The
University of Northern Iowa
Missouri
Kirksville
Melbourne
Australia
Providence-Newell
Carroll Kuemper
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Williams
Becky
Cedar Rapids
Regis
Attic Fire Damages Cedar Rapids Home on Eastern Ave
Firefighters confined the blaze to the attic of a one story frame house at 3301 Eastern Ave NE Cedar Rapids. Douglas Jackson, the occupant, was not home when the fire started near a natural gas furnace in the attic officials said. The furnace likely did not start the fire and the cause remains under investigation. Owner John E. Gossman of 1122 33rd St NE was identified.
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Douglas Jackson
Eastern Ave
Cedar Rapids
Jackson
Lawrence Speilbauer
Department
Fire Prevention Bureau
John E. Gossman
33Rd St. NE
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National Arbor Day Foundation
Wilson Boosters
Wilson District
Ron Moore
Stark
Oster
1St St
3Rd Ave
Egg McMuffin
McDonalds
A.M
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2Nd St
1St Ave
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Council St
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Irwin
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