Plans Unveiled for Scaled-Down Marion Square Plaza Mall
Marion plans a one level L shaped mall along 12th Street and Sixth Avenue housing 12 to 15 shops on a redeveloped city block including the old railroad depot. The project features a $1.4 million cost with $50,000 city subsidy and a $250,000 state grant, while IDOT traffic changes and new developer Noddle Development of Omaha lead the effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
George Lowe
Marion Square Plaza
Marion Economic Development Corp
MEDCO
Lowe
Iowa Department of Transportation
Erv Mussman
IDOT
Seventh Avenue
11Th
12Th Streets
12Th Street
Sixth Avenue
Noddle Development Co
Omaha
Neb
Iowa
National Bank
Jerry Phillips
Riley Simpson
Schott
IDOT urges review and veto of C N W railroad buyout
Iowa Department of Transportation calls for federal intervention in the Chicago and North Western Railroad sale to a New York firm led by James Wolfe. It warns of a 1.2 billion debt burden, possible bankruptcy, and loss of grain traffic as 1,170 Iowa miles could be sold. #8-9 lines?
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
IDOT
Ames
Chicago and North Western Railroad
Iowa Department of Transportation
C&nw
New York
James Wolfe
Washington
Leslie Holland
Idot Rail
Holland
Iowa
Attorney general widens odometer tampering probe in Iowa
Iowa Attorney General and IDOT push smaller odometer fraud cases after three years of crackdown. They report a drop in statewide consumer losses from about 20 million to as low as 10 million annually. Since 1987, 56 cases were identified with only three prosecutions and 10 to 15 under county review.
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Ames
Iowa
Iowa Department of Transportation Commission
Attorney General’s Office
IDOT
Richard Cleland
Cleland
Brothers accused of crowbar attack in Cedar Rapids
Two Linn County brothers are charged after breaking into a Cedar Rapids apartment and bludgeoning a man with a crowbar. Larry Hartwig, 19, of Marion, facing assault with injury and criminal trespass, while Joe Hartwig, 20, is wanted on first degree burglary. The victim, Robert Schifflett, 28, was treated and released from St Luke's Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County
Cedar Rapids
Larry Hartwig
Sixth Ave. West
Marion
Joe
Robert Shifflett
A Ave. NE
Apt
St. Luke’s Hospital
Hearings Planned on Groundwater Standards in Elkader
Public hearings on groundwater standards begin December 16 at 7 30 p m in Elkader at the Opera House 207 North Main Street conducted by the Department of Natural Resources Public comments will be accepted as the DNR prepares a report to Iowa General Assembly by January 1 1989. Separately law enforcement reported a domestic dispute in which Shifflett and Clyde Ferguson were involved with the Hartwigs in an early morning confrontation resulting in a crowbar assault and a shotgun firing. Larry Hartwig appeared in court and was released to state custody.
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Elkader
Opera House
North Main St
Department of Natural Resources
DNR
Iowa General Assembly
Shifflett
Clyde Ferguson
Second Ave. SE
Joe Hartwig
Ferguson
Hartwigs
Larry Hartwig
Department of Correctional Services
Local Meetings and Arts Events on Wednesday
Today schedules include Cedar Rapids City Council and Linn County Board of Supervisors sessions at City Hall and Administrative Office Building, plus a Cedar Rapids Fire Code Board of Appeals, school board talks with unions, Marion Water Board, Northeast Quadrant Committee, Hiawatha and Fairfax city councils. The University of Iowa presents the U I Symphony Orchestra and Chorus at Hancher Auditorium, and Mount Mercy screens Mother Busters Goes to Heaven at McBaith Auditorium.
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Cedar Rapids
Linn County Board of Supervisors
Cedar Rapids Fire Code Board of Appeals
Central Fire
Cedar Rapids School Board and Service Employees’ Union
Second Ave
Marion Water
Marion City Hall
Northeast Quadrant
Council
City Hall
Hiawatha City Council
Fairfax City Council
U of I
Hancher
University of Iowa
Heaven
McBaith Auditorium
Mount Mercy
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11Th Street
Tom Fruehling
Jeff Schott
Abild Construction Co
By Donna Lee Olson
Gazette
C&nw Board of Directors
C&nw Corporation
Kansas City
SEARS
Good Houseke
Calico Manell
Hush Puppies
Prido Easvey
Cobbies Penaljo
Als Ldats
Manelli
Collins Road Square
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