Mace-like Fumes Prompt Evacuation At Marion Telefirm
About a dozen telemarketers fled APAC TeleServices after fumes from a Mace or similar product forced a building evacuation on Armar Drive. Fire Chief James Ford said investigators suspect the chemical came from near the restrooms but likely no charges will follow as intent is unclear. Firefighters dispersed the gas and workers returned to work after roughly 40 minutes.
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Marion
James Ford
APAC
Armar Dr
Ford
Cedar Rapids Police to Open New HQ for Public Tours
Cedar Rapids police announce weekend public tours of the new headquarters with 9 am to 2 pm sessions on Saturday and September 27. Each one hour tour showcases areas usually off limits. Reservations via Crime Prevention Bureau at 286 5440 weekdays 8 am to 4 pm with group size names and accessibility needs.
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Cedar Rapids
Sigourney Man Killed In Keokuk County Crash
An 80 year old Sigourney man, Gene Butler, died at the scene on Highway 92 after a two vehicle collision. His wife Mary Butler, 80, was hospitalized in serious condition after the wreck near Sigourney. The other driver, Anthony Gaylord, 32, of Fort Madison, was unhurt when a left front tire failure caused his truck to cross into Butler’s lane.
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Sigourney
Keokuk County
Gene
Butler
Iowa State Patrol
Mary Butler
Ottumwa Regional Health Center
Mercy Hospital Medical Center
Des Moines
Anthony Gaylord
Fort Madison
Gaylord
Substitute teaching info sessions in Cedar Rapids area
Grant Wood Area Education Agency invites substitutes for the Cedar Rapids Linn-Mar Marion College Community districts and Metro Catholic schools. Last year the system handled 25788 calls and filled 25529. Meetings are Thursday at 9am, Sept 10 at 1pm, and Sept 24 at 1pm. Bring ID, Social Security card, Iowa teaching certificate. Call Sandy Swenson at 3996761.
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Cedar Rapids
Grant Wood Area Education Agency
Linn-Mar
Marion and College
McLeod Academy
Metro Catholic
Iowa
Sandy Swenson
Benton County to buy two Vinton buildings
Benton County Supervisors on Tuesday agreed to purchase two buildings in Vinton from a failing disabilities program. Keith Ervin, chair of the local opportunities board, had requested the county acquire the properties as the board presses to close facilities and avoid bankruptcy.
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Benton County Board of Supervisors
Vinton
Benton County Opportunities Board
Keith Ervin
Opportunities Board
Cedar Rapids Debates Expanded Rental Property Rules
Cedar Rapids City Council will hold a Sept 3 public hearing on a revised housing code to expand rental property definitions and require registration. The plan aligns with HUD rules, sets two occupants per bedroom and per living room, and faces landlord objections over workload and occupancy caps.
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Dick Hogan Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Housing Service
Lyle Hanson
Hanson
Ole Munson
Fire at abandoned Union Pacific building deemed suspicious
Authorities in Oelwein investigate a Tuesday morning blaze that destroyed part of an abandoned Union Pacific structure near X L Specialized Trailers. Firefighters fought the attic blaze, evacuated nearby workers, and will consider electrical origin before debris searches in the 200 block of Fourth Street SW.
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James Q. Lynch
Iowa
Oelwein
Union Pacific
X-L
Wallace Rundle
Rundle
Fourth Street
Steve Kendall
Bobby Ratliff
Kcrg-Tv
Judge Dismisses Second Suit Over 1993 Winneshiek County Accident
Judge James Beeghly dismissed the Lansing family's second lawsuit against Winneshiek County over a 1993 accident that left Thomas Phipps blind and injured his wife and two children. The suit claimed the earlier settlement was based on faulty county information. The ruling cited intrinsic evidence and barred re litigating issues settled by the agreement.
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Decorah
James Beeghly
Winneshiek County
Lansing
Merton Phipps
Hie Enn’ec
Thomas
Rosean Phipps
Brittany
Bryan Phipps
George Hanzlik
Winneshick
Winnechick County
Thomas Phipps
Phippses
Thomas Staack
Waterloo
Beeghly
Excessive-force complaint filed with new police board
George Gorbatenko of St Paul Minn files the first complaint with Iowa Citys prospective Police Citizens Review Board alleging excessive force in the arrest of David Martyn on Aug 1 Martyn 28 of 630 S Capitol St Apt 314 faces public intoxication and obstructing officers charges Martyn says he was slammed against a wall and used excessive force after running from officers during a Pedestrian Mall incident
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Gazette
Sonnson County Bureau
Iowa City
Police Citizens Review Board
George Gorbatenko
St. Paul
Minn
David Martyn
St. Paul, Minn
Gorbatenko
University of Iowa
Martyn
S. Capitol St
Apt
Odek Martyn
Tommy Widmer
R.A. Mebus
Mebus
Erik Lippold
Paul Batcheller
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