Iowa City weighs expanding anti discrimination protections
The Iowa City Human Rights Commission proposes expanding the housing and credit protections to include sexual orientation marital status and income source. A public hearing at 7 30 p m in the Civic Center will gather comments with a live cablecast on Hawkeye CableVision Channel 29 and a comment line at 356 5017.
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Iowa City
J. Even Flansburg
Iowa City Human Rights Commission
Phyllis Williams
Williams
Human Rights Commission
Iowa City Civic Center
Hawkeye CableVision
Iowa City Fire Upgrades Downtown Water Lines Planned
City Manager Neal Berlin said, after the Dec. 3 downtown blaze, upgrading water lines and hydrants along Iowa Avenue is planned. An 8- to 10-inch main will connect two existing 10-inch lines with two new hydrants, and a malfunctioning hydrant at Washington and Clinton will be repaired. Debris remains from the fire that destroyed three businesses and caused up to $1 million in damage.
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Johnson County Bureau
Iowa City
Neal Berlin
Iowa Avenue
Iowa
Dubuque
Washington
Clinton
Berlin
Dubuque Street
Linn Street
Washington and
Clinton Streets
Seven charged with drunk driving in Linn County
Seven people were arrested in Linn County for alleged drunk driving after late Saturday into Sunday. Each subject faced additional traffic or license related charges, with locations including Sixth Street SW and Blairs Ferry Road, and ages ranging from 18 to 51.
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Linn
Linn County
Dale E. Broadwater
Benton St. NE
Sixth Street
Iowa
Michael R. McNamara
29Th St. SE
First
Scott J. Sedlacek
Hills
County Road
Dows Street
Ely
Nancy E. Wheeler
Fifth St
Blairs Ferry Road
Highway 150
John L. Shaeffer
Cedar Rapids
David C. Bowzer
First Ave
18Th Street
Ernest W. Merriweather
Edgewood Road
Underwood Avenue
Iowa City police report November demand drop puzzling
Iowa City Police Chief Harvey Miller notes public requests for police services fell from 3173 in October to 2634 in November with no clear cause. He lists weather economy politics football season Club Carver wiring and holidays as possible factors while warning of rises in burglary drunk driving juvenile crime missing persons and sudden deaths. Arrests citations and tickets also declined in November.
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Gazette
Johnson County
Iowa City
Harvey Miller
Miller
Berlin urges sale of city lot on South Gilbert Street
Iowa City officials consider selling a city owned lot on South Gilbert Street valued at 164000 to fund the transit garage purchase at 1306 S Gilbert Ct. Proceeds will repay 80 percent of the former garage’s value to the Urban Mass Transit Administration after the new facility opens next year.
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Water Division
S. Gilbert Ct
Berlin
Federal
Urban Mass Transit Administration
Multiple charges filed against Independence man
Independence police and Buchanan County deputies arrested Thomas Edward Hayes of Independence on several charges after a traffic stop for drunk driving he resisted officers and a search found a small weigh scale a fighting-stick weapon stolen tape deck and drug paraphernalia. He was charged with concealed weapon harassment of a public official possession of a controlled substance possession of stolen property and resisting arrest and released after posting bond.
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Independence
Independence Police
Buchanan County Sheriffs
Thomas Edward Hayes
Hayes
Reverse tire track leads police to burglary suspect
Cedar Rapids officers linked a weekend burglary at Wareco station by a tire track pattern reversing on a mud tire and a truck matching the tires was seen near suspect Russell Zitek. He faced third degree theft charges after oil and antifreeze were found at his residence. He was released on own recognizance.
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Cedar Rapids
Ware & McDonald Oil Co
Wareco
E Ave
Zitek
Volunteer opportunities listed for community groups and agencies
Multiple listings request volunteers for clerical help information referrals and interviewing at home shifts. Also need volunteers for wrap project delivery meals and activity supervision with contacts in Cedar Rapids and surrounding area.
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Regis-LaSalle High Schools Foundation
Liz
Cedar Rapids
Liz Selk
Man in Critical Condition After Fall From Moving Car
A southeast side Marion man, Matthew Medley, 20, is in critical condition at St Luke's after riding atop a moving car on Armar Drive around 2 15 a.m. He fell off and sustained head injuries. The driver, Carmin Ferguson, 20, was from Hiawatha. No reason for Medley's position on the car was released.
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St. Luke’s Hospital
Armar Drive
Marion
Matthew Medley
Garden Drive
Carmin M. Ferguson
Brandon Ave
Hiawatha
Medley
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Tom Walsh
Woodland Drive SW
Gilbert Street
Burlington Street
Pan Ovic
3Rd St
Laanars & Guaranty Bank
Aim . Nan
Wunney
Russell Joe Zitek
G Ave
Jenny Nelson
Red Cross
Becky
United Cerebral Palsy
UCP
Sylvia
Gerry Schwartz
C.R
Donald Duck
Finland
Significa
3Rd Ave
Armstrong
N.E
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