Cedar Rapids man charged after domestic assault scuffle
Lee A. Young, 26, of 109 Cynthia St. SW, Cedar Rapids, was charged with assault causing bodily injury interference with official acts and assaulting a peace officer after a domestic disturbance. Police said Young pushed and choked Christine Brunsting and fought officers, cutting officer Dave Zahner’s hand.
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Cedar Rapids
Lee A. Young
Cynthia St. SW
Christine Brunsting
Young
Dave Zahner
Scott Stangenwald
15Th St. SE
First Avenue West
Stangenwald
Iowa City forger given probation after arrest at Deli Mart
Laura Brown age 32 of 2718 Wayne Ave Apt 7 was sentenced to five years in prison with suspension and two years probation including one year in a Department of Corrections residential facility. A Johnson County deputy spotted her leaving the store and the first forgery was reported. Brown later returned with another forged check and fled. One count was dismissed in exchange for her plea to the remaining forgery charge.
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Department of Corrections
Laura Brown
Wayne Ave
Apt
Brown
Deli Mart
Iowa City
Johnson County
Cedar County considers union vote for county workers
The Public Employment Relations Board notified Cedar County Supervisors of a petition seeking a vote on unionizing county employees. No election date was set. The affiliation would affect courthouse staff and other workers, while secondary roads workers are already in the union. Wanek Trucking reached an agreement to haul rural recyclables from the Cedar County Transfer Station to the Iowa State Men's Reformatory at Anamosa.
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Tipton
Public Employment Relations Board
Cedar County Board of Supervisors
Iowa United Professionals
County
Wanek
Stanwood
Cedar County
Iowa State Men’s Reformatory
Anamosa
Infant Drowns After Mother Leaves Bath Unattended
Eleven month old Amanda Murphy drowned in the family tub after Theresa Klemzak left her unattended for 20 minutes to answer a phone. Barbara Klemzak said the child slipped under a cloth restraining strap in a bath seat. Gerald Klemzak alerted authorities. an autopsy was performed and detectives continue the investigation.
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Steve Gravelle
Gazette
Amanda Murphy
Barbara Klemzak
Theresa
Amanda
Klemzaks
Sixth Ave
Theresa Klemzak
Gerald
Picnic Open Houses Mark Prairie Heights and Prairie View Tours
Becky Stover reports Prairie Heights and Prairie View elementary schools host open houses and picnics as part of summer construction completed by bonds approved in 1994. Prairie Heights schedules a 5:30 to 8 p.m. picnic tonight with a September ribbon cutting. Prairie View holds a 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. open house and picnic Monday with a 6:30 p.m. ribbon cutting. District enrollment climbs while voters weigh a $9.1 million expansion plan for Prairie Middle and Crest Elementary.
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Prairie Heights
Mick Starcevich
Prairie View
Starcevich
Prairie Middle School
Prairie Crest
College Community
Dot Pospischil
Cindy Rossman
Pospischil
Prairie High School
Rossman
Prairie Crest Intermediate
Linn-Mar to Hear Input on Boundary Change Between Novak and Bowman Woods
Linn-Mar school board set a 7 p.m. hearing for Sept 3 to accept public input on a proposed attendance boundary shift between Novak and Bowman Woods elementary schools. The plan moves the common boundary south to 74th Street, with north-of-74th Street students going to Novak and south-of-74th Street students to Bowman Woods. Existing Bowman Woods students in the area may finish the year there. District projections show about 480 Bowman Woods and 460 Novak enrollments next year, with each school near 500 capacity, and boundaries adopted in December 1994.
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Main Street
Robins Road
74Th Street
Novak Elementary
Bowman Woods
Linn-Mar
Joe Pacha
the Gazette
Council Street
C Avenue
Pacha
Manly Maids launches in Cedar Rapids with Jim Westphal
Jim Westphal, 24, founder of Manly Maids, promotes a male approach to house cleaning in Cedar Rapids. He markets exterior cleaning and heavy dusting using his muscles, after spotting demand for entertaining but effective service. Carol Burks, 66, endorses the idea and supports him cleaning her ceiling fan and surrounding areas.
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Westphal
Carol
Jim
Amy
Jefferson High School
Kirkwood Community College
Jim Westphal
Manly Maids
Carol Burks
Cedar Rapids
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Chase
Forger
C.R
Steven
Linn County
Percy Harris
By Becky Stover
Linn
Johnson Counties
Chris Stewart
C.R. Entrepreneur
Dave Rasdal
Ramblin
Dave Rasda
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