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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 2001
Page
21
Mercy Medical Center Sioux City nurses challenge the halt of $2,000 retention bonuses aimed at keeping seasoned staff amid a national shortage. The president says the funds aren’t in the budget and the bonuses weren’t in the new contract. Union members criticize disparate payments and plan talks with hospital leadership.
Reserve officer Mark Louis Brandes 41 was charged with reckless use of a firearm after shooting an Akita named Schnapps on October 7 in Dunkerton. Brandes was suspended pending an internal investigation. The dog had previously bitten Brandes' son, and witnesses say the dog struck an animal control officer before Brandes fired. The owner, Tom Belmer, supports the investigation.
In Cedar Rapids court actions Chad Meyer 22 Dubuque pleaded guilty to possession of a firearm while an unlawful user of a controlled substance. Sentencing set for Jan 18. Brian Hanson 40 Waterloo sentenced to 40 months for conspiracy to distribute cocaine and marijuana. Larry Speaker 35 Waterloo sentenced to six months in prison plus six months CC NC. Leonard Wilson 39 Waterloo convicted of multiple drug and firearm offenses near a school with no sentencing date set. Scott Ellis 40 Cedar Rapids pleaded guilty to manufacturing methamphetamine with a Feb 11 sentencing max 20 years. William Bridges unnamed age Cedar Rapids sentenced to five years three months for manufacturing methamphetamine. Janet Nielsen 35 Cedar Rapids sentenced to 10 years plus five years supervised release for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and money laundering.
Osage, OSAGE COUNTY. A 91 year old man Lawrence Ballhagen died Tuesday in his one story home in Mitchell County town of about 3800. Fire Chief Tom Smith said 16 firefighters arrived to heavy smoke and the fire was extinguished in 45 minutes. State Fire Marshal Mike Keefe is investigating the cause.
Burlington officials discuss relocating the Des Moines County Courthouse law library raising worries about preserving the 100 year old, unique Southeast Iowa collection. Des Moines County Law Library Association president David Hirsch warns the move could destroy the library, which would be impossible to rebuild quickly.
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