Franklin Middle School Teams Dominate Cedar Rapids Mock Trial
Franklin Middle School won first and third places at the Cedar Rapids Community School District Mock Trial Competition held at the Linn County Courthouse. Harding Middle School took second place, with McKinley Wilson Roosevelt Taft also competing. The Gazette misreported McKinley results. The contest involves 14 teams of 10 students acting as defense prosecutors and witnesses, organized by PACT.
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McKinley
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Taft
the Gazette
PACT
Downtown chase leads to drunken driving charges for Mark Bostwick
Mark Bostwick, 31, of 1516 Sierra Dr NE, faces numerous traffic charges after a high speed downtown pursuit Saturday night. He is charged with second offense drunken driving and nine other violations after a pursuit that began near Third Street SE and First Avenue and ended with a sideswipe near the YMCA alley. He was released from Linn County Jail on his own recognizance.
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Mark Bostwick
Sierra Dr. NE
Bostwick
Third Street SE
First Avenue
Sixth Street
YMCA
Fifth Street
Linn County
Linn-Mar adopts updated spectator policy for events
Linn-Mar school board prepares final reading of a spectator conduct policy. It outlines standards for behavior at school events and procedures to remove or exclude non conforming spectators from current and future events. The meeting starts at 7 PM at the Linn-Mar Educational Services Center in Marion.
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Linn-Mar
Linn-Mar Educational Services Center
10Th St
Marion
Tractor accident claims St. Catherine man in Dubuque County
Charles Davis, 65, of St. Catherine, was killed when the tractor he was operating rolled down a steep hillside on his farm. The crash occurred Saturday at 6:22 p.m. and Davis died after being taken to Mercy Health Center in Dubuque. St. Catherine lies about three miles southeast of Dubuque.
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Dubuque County
Charles Davis
St. Catherine
Sheriff's Department
Davis
Mercy Health Center
Dubuque
Calendar of forthcoming meetings and economic releases
A schedule lists a series of government and business meetings and data releases. Topics include Labor Department productivity and costs a Federal Reserve credit and regional economic survey, with gatherings by Iowa Taxpayers Association CRIABWA American Business Women and Talk Toastmasters at Cedar Rapids Des Moines and Davenport areas.
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Iowa Taxpayers Association
Marriott
Des Moines
Federal Reserve Reports Consumer Credit
Alliant Tower
Federal Reserve
Criabwa
American Business Women's Association
Longbranch
Twixt Town Rd
The
American Business Women
Cottage Grove Place
Cedar Rapids
Farmer fights for his future
Mark Popelka, an Iowa organic farmer near Cedar Rapids, opposes a Cedar Rapids plan to turn 425 acres into a landfill near his 160 acre farm. He fears pests odor groundwater risk and loss of buyers for organic crops.
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Wazette Rural Affairs
Edar Rapids
Markie Popelka
Cedar Rapids
Popelka
William and Mary Hennessey
Marion
Big Bend Rd
Hennesseys
Cedar River
Highway 30
Iowa
Mark Popelka
Frazer builds a local bank through relationships in Oelwein
Don Frazer, president of Iowa State Bank, guides a Fayette County startup now in a new Oelwein building. He emphasizes personal, locally owned banking and community growth through involved leadership and diverse duties.
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Iowa
Oelwein
Don Frazer
Fayette County
Frazer
Iowa State Bank
Bank
Iowa State University
Conrad
Atlantic
Oelwein Area Economic Development Foundation
Oelwein Mercy Hospital
Covenant Health Systems
Northeast Iowa Community College Foundation
Iowa State Bank of Dealweir
Dianne
Shae
Will
Reading
GazetteOnline
Gazette
James Q. Lynch
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36Th St. NE
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James Lynch
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