Sigourney Woman Dies After Car Pins Her Under Vehicle
Bernice Martin 87 formerly of Hayesville died after a car rolled backward in the parking lot of H K and Co. Sigourney authorities said she was pinned beneath the vehicle about 6 p m Tuesday Efforts to revive her failed Services are Friday at Hayesville Community Church obituary 2B
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Sigourney
Bernice Martin
Hayesville
H.K. and Co
Martin
Hayesville Community Church
Fire briefly forces closure of Bill Zuber's in Homestead
A grease fire at Bill Zuber's Restaurant and Gifts in Homestead closed the venue briefly on Wednesday. Cooked off by a fryer fire extinguishing system, the fryer and possibly other equipment were damaged. No injuries reported. recovery and party rescheduling planned while insurance assesses costs.
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Amanas
Bill Zuber
Homestead
Terry Davis
Zuber
Davis
Marion to hear rezoning ordinance near Squaw Creek Park
The Marion City Council will hear the final reading of a rezoning ordinance for land along the Marion bypass near Squaw Creek Park at the December 19 meeting in Council Chambers A postponed reading due to absence of council member Kevin Hydak and Mayor Vic Klopfenstein. Public hearings on about 310 acres east of Highway 13 near Secrist Road are also scheduled. The Linn County land may be annexed to Marion at developer Terry Bjornsen's request, while his nearby property has already passed initial rezonings from agricultural to office use.
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Marion
Squaw Creek Park
Kevin Hydak
Vic Klopfenstein
Highway 13
Secrist Road
Linn County
Terry Bjornsen
Bjornsen
Korean human rights advocate to receive honorary degree
Kim Sang Chul, former Seoul mayor and Korea America Friendship Society head, will be honored at Cornell College with an honorary degree at 11 a.m. in King Chapel. He leads the Pacific Asia Society as it promotes private sector ties in the region.
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Kim Sang-Chul
Korea
Seoul
Cornell College
King Chapel
Kim
Pacific Asia Society
Korea America Friendship Society
Mike Blouin
Cedar Rapids Area
Joe Hladky III
the Gazette
David Skorton
The
University of Iowa
Waterloo John Deere worker dies from steam explosion
Neal R. Weller, 45, who suffered burns when a molten metal pot sprayed water and exploded, died Monday at University Hospitals Iowa City. A second worker was treated and released. The incident prompts investigations by the company and Iowa Occupational Safety and Health.
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John Deere Foundry
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Neal R. Weller
Ray Moore
Company
Iowa Occupational Safety and Health
Dean of supervisors bows out after historic Linn County career
Dan Oxley, Linn County’s first female supervisor elected in 1972, retires Dec. 19 after 24 years as the longest-serving county supervisor. Her tenure included a new jail, a landfill, I-380 expansion, and innovative in-home services for mentally disabled families led by Delaine Petersen.
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Beth Chacey Azette
Dan Oxley
Center Point
University of Iowa
Oxley
Linn County Board of Supervisors
Linn Board
County Home Road
Cedar Rapids
Interstate 380
Hiawatha
Delaine Petersen
Leslie
Petersen
ABC
Myron
Cedar Valley
Wenzel
NatriNa Kump
Jean Oxley
Linn County
Fillmore
Tamara Marcus
Kendra Neveu
Joshua McAnally
Casey Aschan-Cox
Bryant Cox
Mitchelle Price
Cedar Rapids TCI plan moves control away from city
Cedar Rapids advances a transfer of its cable franchise from Cox to TCI. The mayor’s assistant says the city cannot affect rates or programming. TCI plans to drop WGN from its lineup by year end while negotiating to carry Cubs and White Sox games in Des Moines and beyond.
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Douglas Neumann
Chicago Cubs
Cedar Rapids
TCI
Wgn-Tv
Cubs
Cox Communications
Matt Paul
Paul
Chicago
WGN
White Sox
Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa City
Coralville
Associated Press
Firefighters Accept Mediation with Cautious Support
Cedar Rapids firefighters urged the City Council to try mediation and a planned training program despite lingering distrust with Fire Chief Brad Gorman. Union president Rick Scofield pledged to stay at the table, while Dave Corell urged replacing leadership to restore morale.
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Douglas Neumann
Cedar Rapids
Rick Scofield
Scofield
Brad Gorman
Dave Corell
Gorman
Corell
Nancy Evans
Gunshots target Jones cattle herd in series of shootings
Jones County farmer Bill Carlson and his son James report nearly $14,000 in cattle losses after Thanksgiving shootings. Deputies hunt a suspect as more cattle are found shot or wounded on land owned by the Carlson family near Anamosa.
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Adam Lowenstein
Jones County
Bill Carlson
Anamosa
Carlson
James
Mark Denniston
Denniston
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Mount Vernon
Waterloo
Linn’s Oxley
YWCA
C.R
Jones
Coralville Mall
General Growth Properties Inc
Illustra
Coral Ridge Mall
Interstate 80
Highway 965
General Growth Properties
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