Cedar Rapids sees 11 arson fires since July 31
Fire officials report 11 deliberately set blazes in Cedar Rapids since July 31. Tuesday two arsons struck a vacant residence at 4208 Benton St NE and the Rock Island roundhouse on Fourth Street NE. Three children were later charged with reckless use of fire in the Benton Street blaze.
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Cedar Rapids
Benton St
Rock Island Railroad
Fourth Street
Benton Street
Thomas Leva
Potstown
Youth Bureau
Old Rock Island Roundhouse
Mayor silent on police blast at Kazimour resignation call
Cedar Rapids Mayor Don Canney declined comment on a plea from the Cedar Rapids Policemen's Protective Association for Jan Kazimour to resign as chair of the Civil Service Commission. The association cited a July tape in which Kazimour referred to Stan McClurg as a son of a bitch after McClurg and Detective Hansel left a meeting. Kazimour says anger over threats by McClurg fueled her remark and testified the recorder was accidentally turned on.
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Don Canney
Cedar Rapids Civil Service Commission
Cedar Rapids Policemen’s Protective Association
Jan Kazimour
Stan McClurg
Kazimour
Association
McClurg
Canney
Commission
J.D. Hansel
PPA
the Gazette
Police Association
Crossing work to close C Avenue NE in Bowman Woods
Residents in Bowman Woods on Cedar Rapids northeast side face a temporary crossing closure as repairs on the C Avenue NE railroad crossing near Blairs Ferry Road NE begin next Monday. Public Improvements Commissioner Wayne Murdock says the five day closure is to provide a winter workaround while seeking a permanent crossing next spring.
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Bowman Woods
Cedar Rapids
C Avenue
Blairs Ferry Road
Wayne Mur
Dock
Murdock
Illinois Central Gulf Railroad
Cedar Rapids teen denied stabbing charge in juvenile court
Sixteen year old Frank Junior Pledge denied allegations Tuesday in Linn Juvenile Court that he stabbed a Cedar Rapids man without justification. He will stand trial Sept. 30 on a willful injury delinquency charge. He is accused of stabbing Dean Krumviede as he exited a car in the 500 block of 12th Street SE after a brick was thrown. Police said a prior conflict occurred two days earlier. Pledge is held at Linn Shelter Care Facility.
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Frank Junior Pledge
Linn
Cedar Rapids
Pledge
K Ave
Dean Krumviede
14Th St. SE
Krumviede
12Th Street SE
10Th St. NW
YWCA fund drive to buy downtown Cedar Rapids property
The Cedar Rapids YWCA with trustees from Milwaukee Road plans to close a 3000000 deal on 2.5 acres across from the new library. A 350000 fund drive was announced to cover site purchase and razing costs with a kickoff set for Sept 15.
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YWCA
Cedar Rapids Ywca
The
Milwaukee Road
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Country Club
First Street
Fifth
Seventh Avenues
Terry Hoyland
Hoyland
Henrietta Arnold
Betty Cherry
Peter F. Bezanson
MorAmerica . Financial Corp
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Mum
3Rd Ave
Clinton
Iowa City
Julianne Anderson
Ywca Board of Directors
James Coquillette
Cleo Edwards
Central Life Assurance Co
Joseph Hladky Ill
the Gazette Co
David Hughes
National Oats Co
Louise Knapp
Knapp
Aldon
Armstrong
Bigelow
Capitol
Karastan
LEES
Milliken
Mohawk
Royal Scot
Smulekoff’s
Smulekoff
1St Street
3Rd Avenue
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