Goodwill opens west-side store in Cedar Rapids area
Grand opening today at 2325 16th Ave SW near Williams Boulevard features ribbon cutting at 8 45 AM and opening at 9 AM with special sales door prizes free popcorn balloons and beverages. Store spans 8600 square feet for retail and donations and will stay open until 9 PM.
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Goodwill Industries
16Th Ave
Williams Boulevard
Kmart Plaza
Goodwill Industries of
Iowa
Goodwill
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Coralville
Muscatine
Washington
California or Bust Ol′ Red heads to California for charity
The 1974 Oldsmobile Ol′ Red with 221000 miles will tour to California and back Aug 17 to raise funds for Linn County American Cancer Society. Owner Jack Ferring and Sid Webb stage a fundraiser with $5 per guess on where Red expires, tickets sold at Allen's Service Center and local shops. prize unknown.
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Kurt Rogahn
Cancer Society
Ferring
Webb
Red
Jack
Carol
Cedar Rapids
Beverly Hills Hotel
Ol’ Red
Allen’s Service Center
First Ave
Perfect Thought
Lindale Mall
Discovery Shop
Town and Country
American Cancer Society
10Th St
Mercy Medical Center
Protest Delays Linn Road Contract Bid on Secrist Road project
A Tipton company protested the Secrist Road bid, delaying award while the county attorney reviews procedures. Four bids were accepted. Kohl and Kohl of Tipton was rejected for missing an affidavit. The 3.8 mile grading project near Marion costs about 197 556 dollars. The board also delayed repairs to the Linn County Conservation and Engineering Building to review low Berry Construction Co. bid and subcontractor concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donna Lee Olson
Tipton
Linn
Secrist
Marion
Linn County Board of Supervisors
Kohl
Jerry Nelson
Nelson
Linn County Engineering Department
Jean Oxley
Highway 13
Linn County Conservation and Engineering
Berry Construction Co
Hiawatha
Berry
Berry-Maharrin Construction Co
Bob Johnson
Heart recipient's home destroyed by arson blaze
An early morning explosion and fire damaged the Andrew Hinze residence at 328 Sixth Ave. SE in Oelwein. Firefighters arrived at 3:58 a.m. and found the home unoccupied. investigators say the blaze started in the basement and caused about $20,000 in damages. Hinze, a heart transplant patient, had gained attention for publicized feats in 1986 and 1988.
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Oelwein
Andrew Hinze
Sixth Ave
Hinzes
Wallace Rundel
University of Iowa
Iowa City
Des Moines
Bar named in suit over fatal crash
Patricia L. Hobart sues Pop Mills Inc doing business as Ted's Happy Time in Linn District Court over a February 26 1989 one car crash that killed Brian T Hobart at age 23 alleging negligent sales and service of intoxicants. The suit seeks a jury trial and damages for Hobart and her two minor children.
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Iowa Department of Human Services
Linn
Linn District Court
Brenda Humbert
ADC
Humbert
Cedar Rapids
Patricia L. Hobart
Pop-Mills Inc
Ted
Hobart
Brian T. Hobart
Patricia Hobart
Marion sees multiple crime and accident reports in logs
The Log details accidents including a motorcycle crash on Edgewood Road SW involving Alan Sperfslage and William Studt, burglary at several addresses, lascivious acts charges against two men, robberry of $500 from Nicolette Jetter, drunken driving arrests in Marion, and Linn Rescue and fire calls with numerous listed incidents and times.
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William Studt
Oxford
Mercy Medical Center
Edgewood Road
Alan Sperfslage
S. 12Th St
Marion
Westdale Mall
Sperfslage
Francis Iverson
38Th Street
Linn County
Michael Wenger
Lindale Dr
Nicolette Jetter
Davenport
Fourth Avenue
16Th Street
Jetter
James Taylor
Fifth Ave
Apt
East Post Road
Kenneth Meisinger
Perry
12Th Street
Scott Evans
66Th Ave
First Avenue
10Th Street
Donald Hughes
Swallow Ct
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Mobile Court Party
Marion Mobile Home Court
35Th St
Pat Carter
Carter
16Th Avenue
Cedar River
California
OP Red
Linn Road
Brian Hobart
Blairs Ferry Road
Earl May
Peonies
Ringer Lawn
Northland
Edgewood Rd
The
Gazette
Forest Dr. SE
Bever Ave
Douglas Schulte
Fairfax
First Avenue SE
Linn Rescue
Palo
Marsh
Camp Roads
Medical
15Th Street
First St
East Rd
Deborah Dr
11Th St
Wright Brothers
Eighth Avenue
Fourth St
Linden Dr
Fourth Ave
F Avenue NW
Johnson Ave. NW
Daniels St
Goodwrench
GM Goodwrench
Allen Motor CO
Bruce McGrath Pontiac
1St Ave
Center Point
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