Iowa firms fined after worker death at Marion site
Skogman Construction Company and Dan's Construction each fined 3000 dollars for two serious safety violations tied to the June 29 fatal fall of 19 year old Andrew Winn of Walker at a Hunters Ridge home site in Marion. The bureau cites stairway opening and floor hole dangers plus training lapses. Both firms plan informal conferences to appeal the citations.
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Lucore Rd
Hunters Ridge
Marion
Skogman
Dan
Winn
Bureau
Drew Skogman
Skogman Construction
Dan Chrystal
Dan's Construction
Chrystal
Wisconsin subcontractor fined after Iowa electrocution death
Hooper Corp of Madison Wisconsin was fined 27000 by the Iowa Division of Labor Services after an investigation into the June 23 death of Donald Ray Horn a 46 year old New London worker. Horn died while a 7000 volt jumper line was live near him in a bucket truck during Alliant Energy line upgrades. The six serious violations cited include working near hazards without protection and failing to isolate equipment or apply protective grounds. Hooper Corp may appeal the violations.
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Horn
Hooper
Hooper Corp
Vending theft suspect may face further charges in region
Cedar Rapids man Mark J. Loesel 37 was charged with third degree theft for taking 588.90 from a Pepsi machine outside Hy-Vee on Mount Vernon Road. Police see potential links to similar local vending machine thefts as Loesel has prior felony records and is wanted on other county charges.
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Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Mark J. Loesel
Schaeffer Dr. SW
Hy-Vee
Mount Vernon Rd. SE
Loesel
Linn County
Johnson
Greene
Prairie Heights kindergartners learn new school song
Prairie Heights Elementary in the College Community School District welcomes Cedar Rapids kindergartners Tanner Mumm Emily Wetherell and Katelyn Walter as they learn a new school song on the first day. Their teacher Jan Jasiewicz guides the class in rhythm in a scene from the first day of the school year.
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Prairie Heights
Tanner Mumm
Emily Wetherell
Katelyn Walter
Cedar Rapids
Jan Jasiewicz
College Community School District
Linn
Johnson
Benton Counties
Memorial honors man killed in Iowa City police shooting
The parents of Eric Shaw unveiled a inscribed granite boulder at North Hickory Hill Park as a memorial to their son who was shot by Iowa City Officer Jeffrey Gillaspie on August 31 1996. The family note the site honors his art and nature inspired works while funds support Hickory Hill trails.
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Iowa City
North Hickory Hill Park
Shaw
Jay
Blossom Shaw
Jay Shaw
Eric Shaw
Jeffrey Gillaspie
Gillaspie
S. Gilbert St
Police Department
Police Citizens Review Board
Shaws
Hickory Hill
Hickory Hill Trust
Parks and Recreation Foundation
Museum program explores Czech technology at National Czech & Slovak Museum
Susan Neu presents Life Long Learning talk on Czechoslovak automotive and aerospace advances between World War I and II. The free 2 p.m. Sunday session in Heritage Hall covers railroads motorized vehicles and airplanes with Neumann, Tyden correspondent and Tatra T87 owner Baran assisting.
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Cedar Rapids
Susan Neuin
National
Cal
Czechoslovakia
Neumann
Austria-Hungary
Tyden
Walter Baran
Baran
United States
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Alliant Energy
Mercy Medical Center
By Steve Gravelle
Phil Peters
Steven Byard
Pepsi
Patrick Sage
Ing
Iowa
Veading
Johnson County
J. Patrick White
U.S. Department of Justice
Don Klauer
Elaine Baily
Lynn Skemp
Steve Kraus
Barbara Washburn
Washburn
Jeff Klauer
Klauer Optical
Microsoft
Microsoft Certified
Essec Ee Ee
Hamilton College
D Street
NCA
ACICS
Fran Aldershot
Sue Sullivan-Smith
Sylvia Avenue N.E
Bom
51St Street
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