Residents urge school board to join fight against compost facility
Fairfax area residents urge College Community school board to oppose a compost facility planned five-eighths mile west of Derby Avenue on the Johnson County side. They warn 45 extra trucks daily could endanger school buses and student drivers and have filed a District Court appeal to overturn the conditional use permit.
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Fairfax
College Community School Board
Johnson County Board of Adjustment
Derby Avenue NW
Johnson County
Linn-Johnson Road
College
Dick Whitehead
Woman injured when truck hits parked car on I 380
Marilyn Thomas of Cedar Rapids was hospitalized after a semi struck her parked car on the northbound shoulder of Interstate 380 near the North Liberty interchange around 2:30 p.m. The driver, Teddy Kirby of Marion, 38, was uninjured. University Hospitals in Iowa City did not release her condition.
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Marilyn Thomas
Cedar Rapids
Thomas
North Liberty
Teddy Kirby
Marion
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Kirby
Iowa City's new police chief to begin Aug 29
Samuel Hargadine aged 46 will assume the post as police chief in Iowa City after a brief swearing in at City Hall. He replaces acting Chief Matt Johnson who has led since R. J. Winkelhake retired July 1. Hargadine earns 95000 annually and comes from Columbia Missouri where he serves as executive assistant to Police Chief Randy Boehm. Mike Deupree's column resumes Sunday.
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Iowa City
City Hall
Samuel Hargadine
Matt Johnson
R.J. Winkelhake
Hargadine
Columbia, Mo
Randy Boehm
Woman recounts life threatening attack by ex boyfriend
Amy McNeal testified in Linn County District Court that Errol Decker, 43, attacked her at her home on August 24 with a knife and hammer after their breakup. She described being repeatedly struck, choked, and told she was dead as she cried for mercy and called 911.
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Ine Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Amy McNeal
Errol Decker
Decker
Jacob
McNeal
Linn County District Court
Johnson Ave
26Th Ave
cNeal
Brian Ray
the Gazette
Linn County
Marion deploys inflatable boat for flood rescues training
Marion firefighters train on a new 50 pound inflatable craft known as an Oceanic Rapid Deployment Craft costing 3300 dollars. The device aids rescues in floods ice and private ponds and folds into a vehicle trunk for easy transport.
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Ben Roberts
Marion
David Gilchrist
Doug Wyman
Phil
Bret Himes
Marion Fire Department
Christoph Trappe
Linn-Mar
City
Coralville
Cedar Rapids
Schlitter
Cedar Rapids to add third police helicopter
The Cedar Rapids City Council eyed spending 735000 to buy a used 1990 Bell 206L-3 helicopter to bring the fleet to three copters. Public Safety Commissioner David Zahn said pilots will fly it from California to Iowa, expanding search and rescue capabilities.
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Rick Smith
Dhe
Cedar Rapids
Lloyd Helicopters Ltd
Singapore
U.S
New Holland
Public Safety
David Zahn
California
Zahn
Don Thomas
Helicopter Buyer Inc
Pierce Trial Begins with Jury Instructions and Recess
About 100 prospective jurors gathered at Adel DeSoto-Minburn High School for initial instructions and a 15 page questionnaire before a Monday recess. The trial of 22 year old former University of Iowa basketball player Pierce covers two burglary counts one count of assault with intent to commit sexual abuse and one count of fourth degree criminal mischief with a possible 56 year sentence. A written dispute arose when defense counsel accused prosecutors of withholding a police report related to the January incident at a West Des Moines condo.
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Rod Boshart
Zack Kucharski
Gazette
ADEL
Pierre Pierce
Adel DeSoto-Minburn High School
Gregory Hulse
Pierce
University of Iowa
West Des Moines
Tiffany Whitsell
Alfredo Parrish
Des Moines
Iowa Attorney General’s Office
Critica
Parrish
Brent Kock
Whitsell
Iowa
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