Ballot dispute rocks North Liberty runoff
North Liberty faces an election fight over a runoff after two council seats failed to produce majority winners. Randy Ferdig and Thomas Stutzman led the Nov. 8 vote with write-in challenges by Gordon Rath triggering a runoff and a contested result. A contest court may determine the true winner and the cost to the city.
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Karen Herzog Gazeu
Johnson County Bureau
North Liberty
Johnson County Board of Supervisors
Randy Ferdig
Rath
Robert Greenwald
Greenwald
Whitcomb
Ferdig
Gordon
Dave Roberts
Tom Stockett
Johnson County
Slush Ties Up Mississippi Barges at Muscatine Lock
Slush ice on the Mississippi River at Lock and Dam 16 near Muscatine blocks traffic with 27 boats waiting and only three barges passing since Friday. A lockman says colder weather could ease the jam as floating ice builds behind gates and boats await lock clearance.
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Muscatine
Iowa
Mississippi River
Lock and Dam
Hiawatha to unveil remodeled City Hall offices
City workers begin moving into expanded quarters in Hiawatha after a 357000 bond funded the project. The upgrade added a lumberyard annex and another adjacent building, with a former garden center slated as a possible community center or new library site. The front entrance remains near the old doorway.
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Hiawatha City Hall
City Council
City Hall
Hiawatha
Cedar Rapids School Board Rules Public Comment Change
Cedar Rapids Community School Board will discuss public input procedures at a 4:30 p.m. work session at the Educational Service Center on 346 Second Ave SW. The agenda notes changes including premeeting comment cards and allowing remarks on agenda items. Also on the session are student test results and data processing review. At the 7:30 p.m. meeting, they will view a Project Partnership video, consider building rental-fee regulations, and decide on graduation requirements.
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Cedar Rapids Community School Board
Educational Service Center
Second Ave
Burglary Reported as Two Cedar Rapids Garages Targeted
Two Cedar Rapids residents reported garage burglaries. Floyd Sauter Jr. said a chainsaw and tires valued at 700 dollars were taken after a forced entry. At Donna Kruse’s home 3008 Schaeffer Drive SW, tools and tires valued at 850 dollars were stolen from an unlocked garage.
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Cedar Rapids
Floyd Sauter Jr
19Th Ave
Donna Kruse
Schaeffer
Marion GFWC Afternoon Crochet Group Meets Wednesday
The GFWC Afternoon Crochet Department will gather at 1 p.m. on Wednesday at the home of Mrs. Don Anderson located at 1835 26th Street in Marion for a regular meeting.
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GFWC
Don Anderson
26Th St
Marion
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Gordon Rath
Mary Rae Yordi
Louise Whitcomb
Iowa Secretary of State
Iowa League of Municipalities
Mississippi
C.R
Marion Brief
Richland
Lea
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