Second-lowest bidder wins Linn building contract
Cedar Rapids based Miron Construction won Linn County's bid to build the new Jean Oxley Public Services Center at 930 First St SW. The county rejected Hillenbrand Construction's corrected quote after it had admitted errors in an terrazzo tile substitution, deciding moving ahead with the initial low bid could trigger legal challenges.
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Steve Gravelle
Ne Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Miron Construction
Linn County
Hillenbrand Construction
Davenport
Hillenbrand
Sylvia
Todd Hillenbrand
Hillebrands
Jean Oxley
Man charged with bootlegging Cedar Rapids club
Cedar Rapids authorities arrest Edgar Haynes 25 owner of Club Xclusive at 713 Third Ave SE on a warrant for selling memberships for alcoholic drinks without a license. Also charged last month were Derrick Akines 27 Brent Werner 31 and James A Sims 29 in connections to the club. Police logged 29 calls at the address May 1 to June 23 reporting intoxication domestic violence assaults disturbances and a robbery.
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Cedar Rapids
Edgar Haynes
Third Ave
Haynes
Linn County
Derrick Akines
Brent Werner
James A. Sims
Harvey, Il
Two-Vehicle Crash In Cedar Rapids Injures Several
In Cedar Rapids, a two-vehicle collision near Ely and Roosevelt Roads SW sent at least two people to the hospital around 5 PM. Responding police, fire, and EMS said injuries did not appear life threatening as westbound vehicles collided and ended up in the roadway.
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Cedar Rapids
Ely Road
Roosevelt Road
Cedar Rapids man’s trial reset in second degree sexual abuse case
Kevin Campbell 45 of Marion faces a new Nov 1 Linn County District Court trial date with a Oct 2 pretrial hearing after police say he abused a girl from age seven between 2004 and 2008. In Johnson County, Joshua B. Baker 21 of Coggan has Oct 4 trial after a Sept 23 pretrial conference amid first degree robbery and riot charges. Samantha M. Robinson-Ricks 19 of St Paul and Rawdon Hill 20 of Marshalltown have pleaded guilty and await sentencing. DeSean V. Scomb 19 of Joes Alaska set for a pretrial conference this week. Early April 12, Iowa City police investigated a Haywood Drive home invasion where three men and one woman entered by smashing a sliding door and ordering residents to lie down while valuables were stolen. Tyler D. Olesen 20 of Cedar Rapids and Kristina M. Ewing 18 of (text cut)
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Cedar Rapids
Kevin Campbell
Marion
Linn County
Acema
Iowa City
Johnson County
Joshua B. Baker
Coggan
Baker
Iowa Courts
Samantha Lynn M. Robinson-Ricks
St. Paul
Minn
Rawdon Hill
Marshalltown
DeSean Vscomb
Joes Alaska
Haywood Drive
Tyler D. Olesen
Kristina M. Ewing
Trial of man accused of killing landlord reset
Charles W C Thompson 18 faces first degree murder charge in the October shooting death of John Versyot Iowa City landlord found dead Oct 8 at Broadway Condominiums 1958 Broadway St in Cordova Nl Thompson turned 18 last week charged as an adult in February trial reset to Jan 24 per court records
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Iowa City
Charles W.C. Thompson
John Versyot
Thompson
Versyot
Cordova
Broadway
Broadway St
Public safety in the ditch requires tow after incident
A public safety incident left a vehicle in a ditch and necessitated towing. No further details were immediately available.
Cedar Rapids Shooting Near The Hub Leaves Man Injured
Police probe a Cedar Rapids shooting outside The Hub at 3661 First Ave E after Kevin Herring 21 reports being shot twice in the lower left leg at about 2 20 a m. He sought treatment at Mercy Medical Center and authorities continued the investigation.
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Cedar Rapids
Kevin Herring
First Ave. E
Mercy Medical Center
Herring
Herring shot. police seek witnesses in Iowa incident
Police say Herring, lightly injured, was walking to his car when shot. Sgt Cristy Hamblin notes he cannot identify suspect and witnesses are uncooperative. Call (319) 286-5491 with information. The Gazette records the unresolved case.
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Herring
Cristy Hamblin
Hamblin
Waukon Charged in Incident Also Named
In addition to others, a Waukon resident has been charged in the incident. The formal accusation followed initial investigations and local law enforcement statements. Further details were not immediately released by authorities.
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Waukon
Marion Considers Updating Flood Plain Policies
Marion City Manager Lon Pluckhahn urges a review of flood codes last revised in the 1970s as maps are updated and lines shift. Council seeks to prevent new plats in the 500-year flood plain, improve notification across cell and land lines, and explore incentives for builders to minimize dirt movement.
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Yilia
Pluckhahn
Cedar Falls
Steve Sprague
Marion
Craig Adamson
Adamson
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Mark Geary
the Gazette
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