Cedar Rapids mother faces child abandonment charges over missing 4 year old
Cedar Rapids police say Annie Taft 29 faces a child abandonment complaint after her 4 year old wandered from their apartment to a HandiMart o 7 am Saturday in underwear and a skirt. The boy was later placed with DHS after Taft was found away from home. A separate pipe bomb on Hinkley Avenue NW prompted evacuations and a Metro Bomb Squad detonation near Roosevelt Middle School. investigators have a suspect but offered few details.
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Cedar Rapids
Annie Taft
Glen Fox
Fox
Taft
First Ave
Department of Human Services
Fire Department
al Brockhohn
Brockhohn
Hinkley Avenue
Roosevelt Middle School
Metro
Luther College names two VPs to new duties
Decorah Luther College announces January first reshuffles with two vice presidents taking new roles. David Roslien becomes executive vice president overseeing college operations admissions financial planning and fundraising while Raymond Wahlberg becomes senior vice president and general counsel advising on financial planning and trust and estate matters.
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Luther College
David Roslien
Raymond Wahlberg
Boy Rescued From Cistern While Saving Cat
An 11-year-old boy in Washington Iowa was pulled from a cistern after getting stuck while trying to rescue a cat. Washington County Sheriff’s Department said he was trapped about 4 p.m. Monday for roughly 20 minutes before being released unharmed. The cat was not injured and the cistern’s water tank was evaluated by a veterinarian overnight.
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Washington
Iowa
Washington County Sheriff's Department
Linn County Considers Dog Licensing Ordinance
The third reading of a proposed Linn County dog licensing ordinance is scheduled for Wednesday at 5 30 p m during the county supervisors meeting. If approved the measure becomes effective after publication in county newspapers and requires yearly licensing for dogs over four months with proof of rabies vaccination, not applying to Cedar Rapids residents.
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Linn County Supervisors
Cedar Rapids
Charges Dropped for Cedar Rapids Woman Cleared of Car Role
Shari Saari 43 of Cedar Rapids fought to clear her name after being arrested on a felony charge tied to a Napa farm burglary that never happened. She spent a night in jail before investigators dropped the charge and she returned to work at Hy-Vee.
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James Q. Lynch
Saari
26Th St. SE
Mount Vernon Road
Jesup
Waterloo
Buchanan County
Peties
Department of Natural Resources
New Horizons band welcomes seniors to Iowa City debut
Martha van Deusen 74 signs up to play drums in Iowa City New Horizons band for ages 55 and up. About 35 locals joined, with rehearsals starting Jan 17 at the Senior Center. The project teams the Senior Center, University of Iowa School of Music and West Music with backing from Iowa State Bank & Trust and music associations.
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Heather Sloman Wood
Johnson County
Owa City
Martha van Deusen
van Deusen
New Horizons
Iowa City
Johnson County Senior Center
Rochester
N.Y
Roy Ernst
New York
Eastman School of Music
University of Rochester
Ernst
Milwaukee
Madison
Wis
Indianapolis
Phoenix
University of Iowa School of Music
West Music
Iowa State Bank & Trust
National Association of Music Merchants
National Association of Band Instrument Manufacturers
John Conner
North Liberty
Jane Johnson
US West seeks go ahead with new multimedia network plan
US West will amend its application to build a multimedia network in Cedar Rapids and Des Moines after the FCC denied the original plan. The company says it will refile to meet FCC requirements and provide revenue data while Cox Cable officials call for a fair, non subsidized funding view.
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US West
Dale Kueter
Cedar Rapids
Des Moines
Federal Communications Commission
FCC
Wayne Allcott
US West Iowa
Telephone Company
Albuquerque
N.M
Colorado Springs
Colo
Allcott
Vember It
Omaha
Neb
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Linn County
C.R
Shari Saari
Agnes Kuhn
Michael Pedelty
Cox Cable
West
Pedelty
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