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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 2004
Page
9
Joanna C. Igo 34 of Iowa City was arrested on a first degree theft charge after investigators say she stole $77,290 from Paul’s Discount Store while serving as office manager and bookkeeper from June 2002 to June 2004. Audit uncovered the theft. she handled cash deposits.
Four Cedar Rapids residents received federal sentences for meth related offenses. Patrick N. Lazenby 36 drew 188 months plus eight years supervised release for manufacturing and attempting to manufacture meth. Skyler H. Freno 21 got 57 months and two years supervised release for involvement with pseudoephedrine to make meth. Lori Merryman 31 was sentenced to 87 months and four years supervised release for manufacturing meth. Angela M. Pettit 33 received 30 days home detention and two years probation for allowing her residence to be used for meth production.
Beginning Friday at 7 a.m. Second Avenue SE between Third and Fifth streets will narrow to two lanes and close at 6 p.m. for crossing reconstruction. Work continues through the weekend with plans to reopen Monday. LISBON woman killed when cycle hits deer in Montana.
Gazette columnist Mike Deupree is on vacation and will resume his column on August 24.
The Linn County Planning and Zoning Commission voted 4-2 to table the rezoning request for Landfill Site No. 2, delaying any expansion near Marion for more than a year. The delay follows Marion's involuntary annexation petition and ongoing county processes, with the clock running under Iowa law.
The University of Iowa ombudsperson reports a 35 percent increase in complaints in the year ending June 30, totaling 409. Incivility cases rose amid budget cuts blamed on planned layoffs, while other complaints covered promotions terminations and ethical issues. Faculty and staff saw major increases in complaints.
Proponents of a $4.6 million Central City school bond contest a July vote that killed plans for a high school addition. A three member Contest Court will hear the case September 1 at Linn County Courthouse.
Statewide furloughs begin at Linn and Johnson County courthouses, first of 10 unpaid days for about 160 court workers in the 6th Judicial District. Officials say budget cuts total 5 million for the judicial branch, with closures including the Supreme Court and 56 juvenile services offices.
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