Marion group seeks 130 acre sewer extension to lure industry
Marion City Council weighs a 49000 investment to extend sanitary sewer lines to a 130 acre industrial site at the east edge of Marion. Wayne Engle and six partners foresees new tax revenue up to 138320 annually if a first building is placed, with state interest noted. The council will decide after further details.
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Wayne Engle
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Fie
Kwik-Way
Highway 13
Steve Snyder
Marion Chamber of Commerce
Snyder
William Grundy
Linn County lifts 11 bridge weight and width limits
The Linn County Board of Supervisors officially lifted weight and width restrictions on eleven bridges after replacements and repairs. County engineer Jerry Nelson said the action confirms what residents already knew and makes the changes official, listing bridge locations near Walker Center Point Coggon Prairieburg Alburnett Palo Springville and the I-380 and Highway 84 interchange.
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Board of Supervisors
Jerry Nelson
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Walker
Center Point
Coggon
Prairieburg
Alburnett
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Springville
Cedar Rapids Police Recruit Drive Includes Widest Local Response
Cedar Rapids police report their best recruiting drive in years with 76 applicants completing by Monday 2 p.m. The campaign ran since mid September attracting 370 requested applications 205 Iowa 165 out of state 102 returned 26 disqualified and 41 Minnesotans 8 returned. Applicants include criminal justice graduates and current officers seeking to join the department.
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Cedar Rapids
Gary Hinzman
Iowa
Midwest
Hinzman
Marion students dismissed for Christmas break and ads
Marion Independent district students end the week with 1 30 p m dismissal next Tuesday, classes resume January 5. Classified deadlines apply for Sunday and Monday ads with Friday 7 p m cutoff. Several local notices and ads follow including a house sale at 3180 Ninth St and business hours updates.
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Linn-Mar
Marion Independent
Charles Dickens publishes A Christmas Carol in 1843
On this date the English author Charles Dickens released A Christmas Carol. The work premiering in England marked a milestone in 19th century Christmas storytelling and remains a landmark in literary history.
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Charles Dickens
England
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