Iowa Guard battalion alerted for possible active duty
The 1st Battalion 168th Infantry with about 670 soldiers in Iowa City and units in Council Bluffs Carroll Corning Glenwood Shenandoah and Denison is prepared for active duty for one year with possible extension. The unit has not deployed since World War II and focuses on close combat and protecting installations.
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Iowa National Guard
Iowa City
168Th Infantry
Council Bluffs
Carroll
Corning
Glenwood
Shenandoah
Denison
New owner to be announced for North Liberty bakery plant
A press conference at 3 30 p m will reveal the new owner and tenant for the former Rudi s Bakery plant at 1420 Progress St North Liberty The 40000 square foot facility opened in 2001 and closed six months later with 100 jobs projected and peak employment of 30 The $10 million investment and equipment were noted by Rudi s officials
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Rudi’s
North Liberty
Priority One
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City Area Development Group
Progress St
Colorado
Cedar Rapids Postal Inspectors establish permanent Cedar Rapids office
Postal Inspectors move into a permanent Cedar Rapids office for the first time since 1979. Two inspectors, Troy Raper and Steve Kass, are at the Main Post Office on Sixth Ave SE, with Ron Jewell to join after military duty. A prior Des Moines travel pattern ends as the office opens. A separate bridge inspection on Edgewood Road over the Cedar River finds repairs held up, with Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates conducting the review at a cost not to exceed 25200 dollars.
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U.S
Cedar Rapids
Charles Larson
Troy Raper
Steve Kass
Sixth Ave. SE
Ron Jewell
Des Moines
Edgewood Road
Cedar River
Dave Elgin
Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates
Northbrook
Ill
Marion proposes county land for Bluestem landfill expansion
Marion urges Bluestem Solid Waste Agency to use nearby county land behind Abbe Center for Community Care for a new east side landfill and to maximize Site 2. The plan aims to save 2.1 million by ditch drainage changes, align with land use and provide future expansion. Bluestem will consider the proposal. Marion hired Fox Engineering to assess the site. County land leases for farming at 17,700 annually, site behind Linn County Conservation offices.
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Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Marion City
Bluestem Solid Waste Agency
Highway 13
Marion
Abbe Center For Community Care
Linn County Conservation and Engineering Offices
Fox Engineering
Ames
Bluestein
Recommenda
Bluestem
Christmas Madrigal at Clayton Ridge High School
Clayton Ridge High School hosts its Christmas Madrigal where 296 students enjoy a formal lunch in a transformed gym. Teachers prepare etiquette lessons and the event features dim lights, candles, and escort service to seat students in mixed pairs to promote friendship.
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Attenberg
Upper Iowa
Eagles
Clayton Ridge High School
Jim Whalen
Joyce Cherne
Guttenberg
Kathleen Shannon
Clayton Ridge
Howard Hubbel
Cliffette
the Gazette
Pat Bauer
Liz Smith
Marypat
Rick
Sex offender residency limits face opposing views in Iowa case
Oral arguments in a federal suit challenge Iowa 2000 foot school residency restrictions for sex offenders ended with both sides failing to answer how dangerous offenders are after release. The Iowa Civil Liberties Union argues the rule is unnecessary and unfair. a psychologist notes extreme cases may ignore limits while the Johnson County Attorney defends the measure.
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Ine Wazette
DES Moines
Iowa
Iowa Civil Liberties Union
ICLU
Luis Rosell
Mount Pleasant
Rosell
J. Patrick White
Johnson County
Coralville Considers City Run of Hawks Truck Stop Cleanup
Coralville may take over environmental cleanup of the Hawks Truck Stop site at 903 First Ave. The move would place management of state funds for underground storage tanks with the city. The transfer would likely not cost the city money and is slated for next Tuesday’s council meeting.
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Jim O’neal
Ne Gazette
Coralville
Hawks
Dick Myers
Jason White
Jim Fausett
First Ave
Iowa
Myers
Iowa Department of Natural Resources
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