Linn County Supervisors resist local option tax ordinance
The Linn County Board of Supervisors plan to avoid passing an ordinance implementing the 1 percent local option sales tax despite voter approval in six towns. Five towns sue, seeking an injunction. the state and Department of Revenue face possible court action if the tax proceeds January 1 without an ordinance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick Hogan Gazette
Linn County Board of Supervisors
Iowa Department of Revenue
District Court
Bertram
Coggan
Fairfax
Prairieburg
Springville
Walker
Cedar Rapids
State
Department of Revenue
Carl Castelda
Attorney General’s Office
Castelda
Gazette
Department
Castel
Linn County
Gary Jarvis
Jarvis
Joe Rinas
Rinas
Trucker gets suspended terms in I 80 double fatal crash
Ella Marie Brokaw 49, Monticello, Iowa, pleaded guilty to two counts of involuntary manslaughter and a drunken driving charge tied to a November 1 1984 crash on Interstate 80 near the I 380 interchange. Each manslaughter sentence suspended to five years probation. $500 fine and two days in jail on the DUI. Two Sturgis Michigan men died. a van passenger injured. Brokaw and passenger Loras Koppes treated at UI Hospitals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Monticello
Johnson County
Ella Marie Brokaw
Lynne
Brady
Brokaw
Sturgis
Mich
Loras Koppes
Cascade
University of Iowa
Cedar Rapids council to buy I-380 right of way land
The Cedar Rapids City Council is expected to approve the purchase of six acres of Interstate 380 right of way adjacent to Lincoln Park for 1 from the Iowa Department of Transportation. Parks Commissioner designate David Kramer says the flat field will become soccer fields and expand Lincoln Park to 15 acres. A past listing of 23 000 for the land was dropped after IDOT could not find a buyer. In a separate report a northeast Cedar Rapids residence was robbed of a color TV and two eight place silver settings valued at 1079. The Robert Madson home at 2007 E Ave NE was entered via a broken window.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln Park
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Department of Transportation
David Kramer
J Street
Robert Madson
E Ave
Charge dismissed against Mary K. Luter in assault case
The Linn County misdemeanor court dismissed an assault causing bodily injury charge against 40 year old Mary K. Luter of 725 19th St SE after a judge ruled the state failed to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. The alleged incident with Earnestine Coleman occurred on August 5 at 1004 Seventh St SE.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary K. Luter
19Th St. SE
Linn District Court
Luter
Earnestine Coleman
Seventh St. SE
Two Iowa men charged in cocaine conspiracy case
An indictment unsealed in Cedar Rapids accuses John Stanerson and Robert Braumann of conspiring to distribute cocaine in Iowa between July 1984 and January 1985. Stanerson, from Denver, pleaded innocent. Braumann’s arrest warrant was issued. Stanerson allegedly discussed wiring funds and obtaining Braumann’s number for drug deals. Braumann allegedly offered three pounds of cocaine for 54 000 to 56 000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roland Krekeler
Uszette
Iowa
U.S. District Court
Cedar Rapids
John A. Stanerson
Denver, Colo
Robert F
Braumann
Colorado
Stanerson
Trial date set for Singaporean on jail escape charges
Nuri Lama 30 known as Soh Sai Dong faces trial in U S District Court Cedar Rapids on attempting to escape Linn County Jail on Nov 28 while awaiting federal prison assignment for heroin related charges. Jail officials recovered hacksaw blades and sawed the security window bar. Lama previously pled guilty to importing and distributing heroin and arranging sales by phone, with a 17 year sentence and 150000 dollar fine after July arrest for attempting to sell 1.2 million dollars of white Asian heroin to an undercover agent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Singapore
Linn
Nuri Lama
U.S. District Court
Cedar Rapids
Lama
Soh Sai Dong
Linn District Court Hears Assault and Theft Plea
Isaiah Martin, 19, of 1100 Sixth St SE, fined 150 after pleading guilty to assault and fifth degree theft in Linn District Court. Earlier charge of assault causing bodily injury was reduced. Defendants also include multiple drunken driving sentences with fines up to 500 and jail terms ranging from 48 hours to 12 days plus probation or deferred sentences for several individuals. Notable ages and addresses listed for each offender. The passage also lists ages of several celebrities including Jule Styne, George Schlatter, Anthony Hopkins, Sarah Miles, John Denver, Ben Kingsley, Diane Von Furstenberg, and Donna Summer with their ages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isaiah Martin
Sixth St. SE
Linn District Court
Martin
Dennis Schmitz
Tracy J. Fuller
Central City
Fuller
Delbert L. Parish
14Th St. NE
Gary C. Gaal
Robert J. Goheen
15Th St
Marion
Goheen
Department of Correctional Services
DCS
Alan M. Flynn
10Th Ave
Joseph H. Connor
Mallory St
Marvin F. Brown III
Buckingham Dr. NW
Delbert D. Benedict
Jule Styne
George Schlatter
Anthony Hopkins
Sarah Miles
John Denver
Ben Kingsley
Diane von Furstenberg
Donna Summer
Marion briefs advertise with quick phone listings
Local notices offer ad placement in the Marion Gazette with two phone numbers 398-8234 and toll free 1-800-332-7976. An Ardmore Warner Brothers ad promotes siding and insulation services, listing 377-5573 for Marion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
Arwn
Warner Brothers
Also Mentioned on This Page
Kramer
IDOT
M Ave. NW
Michael W. Wenger
Ryan
Craig A. Althof
Forest Ridge Ct
David P. Merwin
Westover Rd
George R. Tuttle
Villisca
Raymond D. Vick
Mount Vernon
Urina Company
Buu
INE
Deli Express
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!