Ill inois firm wins Linn demolition contract
Otto Baum Co. of near Peoria wins the Linn County demolition contract for 18 flood damaged rural buildings at 364 357. The supervisors, 3 1, rejected Central States Contracting and dairy Kelly Demolition objects to rebid. Oleson dissented while Langston was absent.
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Linn County considers public art for county buildings
Linn supervisors debate a proposed ordinance to require public art in major county building projects. The draft would create a nine member art commission and set 1 percent as the baseline, but Brent Oleson seeks to allow supervisors discretion on which buildings qualify and exact percentage.
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Linn County
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Local arrests listed in Linn County public safety report
Eastern Iowa public safety data lists multiple arrests with alleged offenses including second offenses, possession with intent to deliver marijuana, assault, disorderly conduct, and assault on a peace officer. Names ages and addresses accompany incidents across Cedar Rapids Marion and surrounding areas with times on Sunday and Monday.
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Jeffrey T. Williams
Fourth Avenue
Shanitha S. Kennedy
24Th St. SE
Cedar Rapids
Dominic Wibe
17Th Street
Nancy S. Jennings
Andrew D. Jennings
Wendy Lee Lane
Nancy Jennings
Andrew Jennings
Daniel E. Ray
Sixth Ave
Marion
Andrea D. Falt
Ely
Iowa writer Justin Torres wins 50000 USA Fellowship
Justin Torres, a University of Iowa fiction student, is among 50 winners of the United States Artists Fellowship grants totaling 50,000 each. He is the only Iowa-based recipient, with the award supporting his work on a linked-story collection exploring assimilation and family.
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Davenport Police Shootings Deaths and Sioux City Vehicular Homicide
Davenport authorities identify 54 year old Julian Dekeunck dead after a police involved shooting outside the Steeplegate Inn. He allegedly attacked an officer with a knife and did not drop the weapon when ordered. The officer is on administrative leave as the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation investigates. In Sioux City, Edward Miller dies after being hit by a car in a weekend hit and run. Suspect Ryan Deming is charged with vehicular homicide and drunken driving. he is jailed.
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Chicago man pleads guilty in Dubuque stabbing case
Joseph Wright, 20, of Chicago, admitted assault while participating in a felony and assault with a dangerous weapon in a Dubuque County hearing. His brother Jerel Wright faces a pending second degree murder charge in the stabbing death of Jermains West and an attempted murder case set for March.
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