Holiday shoppers brave brutal cold in Iowa City
Shoppers braved freezing temperatures and icy roads for last minute gifts at Coral Ridge Mall and local stores. Fewer crowds than usual, mall staff said, attributed to the brutal weather. Shoppers like Jennifer Hoskin noted slower activity and more available parking, while others kept winter gear on indoors.
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Cliff Jette
the Gazette
Justean Allen
Waukee
Coral Ridge
Coralville
Ayden
Allen
Samantha Miller
Gazette
Iowa City
Jennifer Hoskin
Hoskin
Milton
Scheels
Best Buy
Target
Coral Ridge Mall
Patrick Beaman
J.C. Penney’s Men’s Department
Diana Holstein
Minneapolis
Dubuque man Hoskins sentenced in crack conspiracy near school
Baron M. Hoskins, 30, of Dubuque, was sentenced to more than 21 years in federal prison for conspiring to distribute over 5 grams of crack cocaine near a school after a prior felony drug conviction. He pleaded guilty in July and sold most of the crack from his residence within 1,000 feet of Jefferson Junior High.
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Cedar Rapids
U.S. District Court
Baron M. Hoskins
Dubuque
Hoskins
Jefferson Junior High
Quantez Cribbs
Cribbs
Allison-Henderson Park
Aaron Harris
Marcus Harris
Redmond Park
Cribbs and Harris pair plead guilty to crack cocaine plots
In Cedar Rapids a federal court heard guilty pleas from Quantez Cribbs of Dubuque for possession with intent to distribute 8.2 grams of crack near a playground after a prior felony. Aaron Harris and Marcus Harris pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute over 50 grams within 1000 feet of Redmond Park and two schools. Horton faces felon in possession charges with a Feb 9 trial date.
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Johnson
Arthur
Cedar Rapids
Thomas Horton
Horton
Illinois
Wisconsin
Lottery $1 Million Powerball Ticket Sold in Swisher
Iowa Lottery officials say a Powerball ticket sold at the 380 BP in Swisher won $1 million after applying the Power Play multiplier. The holder matched the first five numbers but not the Powerball. no jackpot winner was announced. The prize is claimed in Des Moines with the next drawing at $62 million.
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Gazette
DES Moines
Johnson County
Iowa Lottery
120Th St
Swisher
Marion plans tighter business district standards
The Central Corridor Overlay District will shape Seventh Avenue to Wal Mart along Highway 151 with minimum lot sizes of one acre and 200 foot width. Parking and loading must be hidden from view and set back at least five feet from streets. Signs will be reduced and design calls for brick or stone exteriors. The overlay becomes effective after two more council readings and only affects new development begun after adoption.
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Nows
Marion
Seventh Avenue
Central Corridor
Dave Hackett
Taco Bell
Marion Boulevard
Wal- Mart
Highway 151
Mari
Hackett
Iowa
Olsson and Associates
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