McLeod Telephones Plans Move to Hiawatha
McLeod Telephones Systems Co. will relocate from Cedar Rapids to Hiawatha by June 1, building a 14,000 foot facility on Stamy Road. The firm will undergo a name change after the move and expects employment growth. Stannard cited a positive reception and proximity to the interstate.
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McLeod Telephones Systems Co
Hiawatha
Dave Stannard
McLeod
MCI
Stamy Road
Stannard
Cedar Rapids approves street resurfacing contract
City Council awarded a 1.05 million contract to Iowa Erosion Control Inc for resurfacing 39 streets chosen from nearly 300 candidates. Five other bids topped 1.13 million while officials budgeted 1.1 million for the year.
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Cedar Rapids
Dave Elgin
Iowa Erosion Control Inc
Victor
Gas prices dip again in Cedar Rapids
Gas prices in Cedar Rapids fell 2 cents on Wednesday to 89.9 cents a gallon for self-serve unleaded regular. Attendants offered little clarity on which company triggered the price drop as markets remained volatile and a few signs showed frozen numbers amid rapid changes since December.
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Cedar Rapids
Southwest
C Avenue
Blairs Ferry Road
Iowa
Gazette
Searsboro Crash Kills Newton Man In Head-On Result
A Newton man, 21 year old Christopher Trotter, died in a two vehicle crash two miles south of Searsboro on Highway 146 around 11 44 a m. The other driver, 39 year old William Van Weelden of New Sharon, was treated and released at Grinnell General Hospital. Weather was not a factor.
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Newton
Searsboro
Christopher Trotter
William van Weelden
New Sharon
Grinnell General Hospital
Downs' assets targeted by federal bankruptcy action
The U.S. Attorney filed an involuntary Chapter 7 bankruptcy petition against Ronald Downs Sr. of Cedar Rapids to recover assets for restitution in the murder case of Gloria Heising. The move follows prior transfers alleged before the Jan 14 murder and seeks hearings to determine asset recovery for victims. Downs recently moved from Terre Haute to Leavenworth federal facilities.
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Dick Hogan
U.S. Attorney’s Office
Ronald Downs Sr
U.S. Attorney
Downs
Cedar Rapids
Heising
Velma
John Collins
Iowa Crime Victims Assistance Program
Margaret Bails
Rapp
Federal
Terre Haute
Ind
Leavenworth
Kan
Fire guts 1860s house in Mount Vernon
Edmund Munds 1860s house on First Street suffered major damage after a fire at 1 10 pm. Two elderly residents Martha Petrick 75 and Nadine Davis near 80 escaped with no injuries. Two cats died one survived. Red Cross offered aid. Fire likely started from an electrical short and burned undetected for hours.
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Gazette
Mount Vernon — Sheridan
Edmund
First Presbyterian Church
Martha Petrick
Nadine Davis
First Street
Mount Vernon
Mick Michel
Petrick
Davis
Michel
Dan Gaines
Gaines
American Red Cross
Springville
Omaha
Neb
Brown to challenge Lundby for Iowa Senate seat
Marion Democrat Charles Brown Jr. was nominated to challenge state Rep. Mary Lundby for Senate District 26. A Dec. 20 special election fills the seat vacated by Paul Pate who was elected secretary of state. Brown, a Cedar Rapids attorney, was the lone unanimous nominee by Linn County Democrats.
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Douglas Neumann
Marion
Charles Brown Jr
Mary Lundby
Iowa
Paul Pate
Brown
S. 26Th St
Linn County
Democratic Party
Gallagher
Don Zeller
Jim Sorensen
Richard
Cedar Rapids
Tom Riley
Sara
Lundby
Fred Grandy
Terry Branstad
U of Iowa defeats discrimination claim in art hire case
Federal Judge Ronald Longstaff ruled the University of Iowa did not discriminate when it hired Joanne Carson and Ronald Cohen over John Dunn for a tenured track art position. Dunn argued diversity goals. the court found Carson and Cohen more qualified with broader national recognition.
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John Kenyon
Johnson County
Iowa City
University of Iowa
John Dunn
University of New Mexico
U of I School of Art
Ronald Longstaff
Dunn
Ronald Cohen
Joanne Carson
U of I
Hunter Rawlings
R. Wayne Richey
State Board of Regents
Marvin Berenstein
Board of Regents
Judith Aiken
College of Liberal Arts
Davenport
Carson-Cohen
Longstaff
Carson
Cohen
Iowa City OKs One Year Water and Sewer Rate Increases
City Council approves a one year rate hike for water and sewer with a reduced minimum bill. The minimum monthly charge rises from 22.87 to 26.45 dollars, instead of the proposed 27.30. Future increases to be set next year as funds support a municipal treatment plant and facilities.
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Gazette
Johnson County
Iowa City
Susan Horowitz
Horowitz
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Newton Man
C.R
Gloria Heising
U.S
Stephen Rapp
By Rick Smith
Charies Jr
Marion Mann
U of Twins
U of I’s
Steve Young
Young
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