Marion Council defers to IDOT on bypass route
Marion City Council approved a pre design agreement with IDOT for the Marion bypass and adopted the corridor plan. Disagreements over intersections remain as design details will be resolved later. Officials ask Cedar Rapids to sign similarly. The council also funded a feasibility study for a Public Safety Building and approved prison labor for negotiating services and new garbage trucks. Dead tree removal set at 15000 dollars.
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Marion
Iowa Department of Transportation
IDOT
Squaw Creek Park
East Post Road
Cedar Rapids
Marion Chamber of Commerce
Steve Snyder
First Avenue
Olson, Popa and Novak
Larry Asaro
Farris, Ray
Milwaukee
Asaro
Farris, Ray and Associates
Hawkeye Equipment Co
Des Moines
Marion Park Board Plans Outdoor Pool to Replace Legion Pool
The Marion Park Board recommends the City Council build a new outdoor public pool to replace the Legion Pool, citing deterioration and flooding at the current site. A consultant’s study estimates about 700000 dollars for a new facility, preferably on city land and near Taube Park Carriage Hills or Thomas Park, with a recreational focus rather than competitive swimming.
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Marion Park Board
Legion Pool
Davenport
Schimmer and Associates
Park
Marion
YMCA
Taube Park
Carriage Hills
Thomas Park
Joe Butterfield
Marion Briefs Host Sunday Brunch at The Hearty Appetite
Marion briefs announce a Sunday brunch from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at The Hearty Appetite located at 1155 7th Avenue. The note appears in the Adv. advertising section.
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7Th Avenue
Marion
Cedar Rapids Senior Citizen and Handicapped Bus Service
Local transit service in Cedar Rapids offers bus routes for seniors and handicapped riders. Contact dial 363 8244 for schedule information and eligibility details.
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Cedar Rapids Senior Citizen and Handicapped Bus Service
Twelve seek Kirkwood and Cedar Rapids school board seats
Twelve Cedar Rapids area residents filed nomination papers for four contested seats on Cedar Rapids Community School District, College Community, and Kirkwood boards. Incumbents Sharon Kromminga and Wayne Newton seek continued terms. other races include Kirkwood Director Districts 2 5 and 8 with candidates from Anamosa Central City Mount Vernon Monticello North Linn Springville Urbana Center Point Belle Plaine Benton Shellsburg Vinton.
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Kirkwood Community College
Alice Davis
Kirkwood
the Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Davis
Cedar Rapids Community
College Community School
H. Johann Eschbach
Belmont Parkway
H. Edward Beatty
Greenwood Drive
David Cerka
18Th St. SW
J. Lauren Gerber
19Th St
College Community Board of Directors
Milton Chadima
Fairfax
Garland Ashbacher
Swisher
John Anderson Jr
Route 1
Anderson
James Powers
29Th Ave
Norman Humble
Sixth St
Cedar Rapids Community School District
Bowling Street
Kirkwood Boulevard
76Th Avenue
Edgewood Road
Kirkwood College Board
Sharon Kromminga
Monticello
Wayne Newton
Luzerne
John Gerber
19Th St. NW
College
Anamosa
Central City
Mount Vernon
North Linn
Springville
Urbana
Center Point
Linn-Mar High May Open On Schedule After All
Linn-Mar High School may welcome students on August 28 despite an electricians strike delaying a $3 million remodel. District official Dave DeWalle says opening is touch and go and will be confirmed close to the start date. Three candidates seek two Linn-Mar board seats. Jamie McGowan joins incumbents Sondra Justice and Kenyon Hoffmann. In Marion district three candidates run for two seats: Ray Fuller and incumbents Randal Mahurin and Virginia DeWees.
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Linn-Mar High School
Dave DeWalle
Linn-Mar
DeWalle
Jamie McGowan
25Th Ave
Sondra Justice
Kenyon Hoffmann
Marion Independent
Metro Roundup: Talks Halt. Strikes Persist at Iowa Plants
Iowa Manufacturing and Iowa Steel workers remain at impasse after a Thursday meeting urged by a federal mediator. A separate bargaining session is set for Monday between Molders Local 193 and Iowa Steel and Iron Works. Injuries from two motorcycle crashes left three hospitalized, including Randy Zimmerman, 19, in fair condition. Kevin Boyd, 20, and Joanie Walters, 15, in Mercy and ICU respectively.
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Iowa Manufacturing Co
Iowa Steel and Iron Works
Iowa Manufacturing
Iowa Steel
Iowa Steel Machinists
Raytheon
Iowa City
Randy O. Zimmerman
F Ave
Zimmerman
E Avenue NW
St. Luke’s Hospital
Mercy Hospital
16Th Avenue
20Th Street
Kevin P. Boyd
Charlotte Ave
Robins
Boyd
Fred W. Hadenfeldt
20Th Ave
Mercy
Joanie L. Walters
Underwood Ave
Five arrested in Linn County drunk driving sweep
Kenneth W. McKnight 35 of 1250 35th St NE was picked up at 5 30 p m in the 1200 block of 35th Street NE on charges of drunk driving license violation and speeding John A Farrington 27 of Anamosa was arrested at 11 30 p m in Mount Vernon Steven B Olsberg 27 Route 1 Cedar Rapids was taken into custody at 12 12 a m near Ellis Boulevard and Edgewood Road NW Jerome Weck 35 of 803 Fernwood Drive NE was arrested at 2 05 a m on Blairs Ferry Road near C Avenue NE charged also with driving while license suspended Diana S Cornwell 19 of 141 Southview Drive Marion was arrested at 3 50 a m near Sixth Street and Eighth Avenue SW and charged with possession of controlled substances.
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Kenneth W. McKnight
35Th St
35Th Street NE
John A. Farrington
Anamosa
Mount Vernon
Steven B. Olsberg
Route 1
Cedar Rapids
Ellis Boulevard
Edgewood Road
Jerome Weck
Fernwood Drive
Blairs Ferry Road
C Avenue
Diana S. Cornwell
Southview Drive
Marion
Sixth Street
Eighth Avenue
Edgewood Wilson intersection opens near Westdale Mall
For the first time since early spring traffic flows freely through the Edgewood Road Wilson Avenue and Williams Boulevard intersection near the new Westdale Mall. The realignment widening and left turn lanes were completed and stop signs regulate Edgewood and Wilson until fall when final stoplights will be added. The mall opening was delayed by an electrician strike ending Monday.
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Edgewood Road
Wilson Avenue
Williams Boulevard
Westdale Mall
Edgewood
Wilson
Williams
Edgewood and
Electrician
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C.R. Boards
Mary Ann Kucera
Larry Drive
Linn-Mar High
By Tom Fruehling
Metro News
Linn County
Edgewood-Wilson
Aong
Armstrong's Children’s Stores
Veteran’s Memorial
Tennis Center
8Th Ave
Armstrong's
Armstrong's Sports Center
Armstrong Sports Center
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