Two long weekends ahead in Cedar Rapids area
The Gazette outlines Christmas and New Year holiday schedules for Cedar Rapids. Retail stores plan extended hours on December 23 and 24 with downtown shops closing early January 2. City, county, and federal offices stay open every Tuesday while banks observe holidays on Mondays. Postal service notes peak mailing day and holiday closures.
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Cedar Rapids
Linn
Banks
State Liquor Stores
Seda
Fairway Council Reverses Order On Front-Yard Basketball Goal
In Fairway Kansas the city council voted six to one to rescind an earlier ruling ordering Rod Biffle and his family to remove a front-yard basketball goal. The decision came after neighbors protested under a new ordinance, with support from supporters nationwide and local allies.
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Fairway
Kan
Rod Biffle
Rod
Fifth arrest in theft investigation
Linn County sheriff's deputies arrested Harry St. John 22 as the fifth suspect in a Cedar Rapids Linn County auto parts theft ring. The weeklong probe linked break-ins at salvage yards and auto parts stores to a spree starting December 11 near Palo and involved multiple juveniles and adults in Cedar Rapids.
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Linn County
Cedar Rapids
Harry St. John
Lindale Drive
St. John
Vage
Palo
Russell J. Zitek
David P. Gross
27Th St
Cedar River
James J. Sturtz
North Towne Lane
N Street
Zitek
Hayes Auto Salvage
City awards river wall contract in Des Moines
City Council accepted bids for river wall reconstruction along the Veteran's Memorial Building site. Cramer Brothers Construction Co. won at 532 016 dollars versus Jensen Construction Co. at 629 090. Also awarded 1979 pipe supplies: American Cast Iron Pipe Co. 333 104 dollars. Utility Equipment Co. 24 422.47 for fittings. Clow Corp. 50 846.42 for valves, though Utility Equipment bid lower at 49 353.74 but delayed delivery to September.
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Cramer Brothers Construction Co
Cramer
Jensen Construction Co
Des Moines
Veteran’s Memorial Building
First
Second Avenues
American Cast Iron Pipe Co
Shawnee Mission
Kan
Water Department
Clow Corp
Oskaloosa
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Charles Seda
Johnson Avenue NW
Lindale
the Gazette
Theresa
Gilson
Snow Cannon
Vs. Lumber CO
Kurt Rogahn
Gazette
Josef Stalin
Armstrong
Armstrong’s
Armstrong’s Street
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