Landfill deal near in Marion hopes to limit expansion
Marion and the Cedar Rapids Linn County Solid Waste Agency have reached a tentative accord to allow limited expansion of Site No 2 landfill on Marion’s border. The agreement aims to end lawsuits and provide a future disposal site for Cedar Rapids and Linn County, though details remain scarce to avoid jeopardizing the deal.
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Dick Hogan
Gazette
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Marion City Council backs landfill agreement stance
Marion leaders discuss Site No. 2 landfill on County Home Road and Highway 13 amid growth concerns. Council member Mary Lou Pazour defends protecting Marion's interests and praises the lawyers. Mayor John Nieland awaits written proposal as Linn County Supervisor Lu Barron notes the pact focuses on Site No. 2 expansion and excludes a waste transfer station.
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Marion
Mary Lou Pazour
John Nieland
Linn County
Lu Barron
Public Safety Push for Safer Storm Shelters in Mobile Parks
Linn County Emergency Management chief Ned Wright and the Iowa Emergency Managers Association urge lawmakers to remove restrictions on local authority to require storm shelters in mobile home parks. They argue current law blocks adoption of federal standards and face park owner influence.
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Linn County
Iowa Emergency Managers Association
Iowa
Jim Slosiarek
the Gazette
Ned Wright
Iowa lawmakers push life terms for child sex offenses
Iowa Republican senators proposed a zero tolerance plan raising penalties for adults who commit sexual offenses against children younger than 13. The measure would let judges impose sentences from 25 years to life without parole, expanding reach to solicitations and sexual acts by offenders 18 or older.
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Jeff Lamberti
Ankeny
Larry McKibben
Marshalltown
Alaskan town awaits winter solstice turning point
In Barrow Alaska residents endure weeks of darkness as Lloyd Leavitt 49 notes the struggle with cravings for carbs sleep and light while winter solstice approaches signaling the psychological shift toward spring.
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Winter Arrives in Iowa at 12 35 PM Wednesday
Winter officially arrives in Iowa at 12 35 PM on Wednesday with the day having the shortest sunlight of the year. The sun rises at 7 31 AM and sets at 4 38 PM reflecting the seasonal change.
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