Argument Turns Vicious Cedar Rapids Man Rammed by Car
A Cedar Rapids man, Andy LaBarge, 25, was struck by a red car after a barroom argument over a woman. Russell Vanhorn, 32, the driver, was jailed on assault with intent to inflict serious injury and third offense drunken driving charges. LaBarge remains in Mercy Medical Center with two broken legs and a broken ankle.
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Rick Smith Gevatten
Cedar Rapids
Andy LaBarge
Mercy Medical Center
Russell Vanhorn
LaBarge
C Ave
Vanhorn
Bowling St
East Side
Maid-Rite
First Ave
Glen Downing
Downing
Eighth Avenue SE
Linn County Sheriff's Department
J Street
15Th Avenue SW
Linn County
Cedar Rapids Postmaster Hart Retires After 27 Years
Hart retires from the Cedar Rapids post after a 27 year USPS career starting in 1961 in Kansas City. He led management for about 350 associate offices in Eastern Iowa and western Illinois and was named 1980 Cedar Rapids postmaster and 1999 Iowa Postmaster of the Year. Sam Gonzalez will serve as acting postmaster until a permanent replacement is named.
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Cedar Rapids
Robert Hart
U.S. Postal Service
Hart
Iowa
Illinois
Kansas City
Missouri
Kansas
South Dakota
Ottumway
Donna
Sam Gonzalez
Des Moines
The
Postal Service
Nursing dean joins VA advisory panel
Geraldine Felton the University of Iowa College of Nursing dean is named to the Veterans Administration Special Medical Advisory Group. She is the sole nurse on the 22 member national panel. The four year term covers 172 VA hospitals to improve veteran care. the group was founded in 1945.
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Johnson County
Iowa City
Geraldine Felton
University of Iowa College of Nursing
Veterans Administration
Felton
The Log The Log items report thefts from THE LOG apartment and Collins Plaza
A television stereo combo clothes and jewelry valued at 6500 were stolen from THE LOG apartment on Thursday night with no sign of forced entry. At Collins Plaza a ski rack phone and radar detector valued 1470 were stolen after a window was smashed between 10 30 p m Thursday and 12 40 a m Friday.
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North Towne Lane
Collins Plaza
Collins Road
Multiday Fire Calls Log From Ridge Trail to Westside
A sequence of emergency responses across multiple locations over three days includes gas fires at Ridge Trail NE and Mays Island, medical emergencies at numerous streets including 855 First Ave SE and 244 22nd St NW, and vehicle issues such as a backfire and overheated dryer causing nearby hazards. Authorities also respond to a gas flush, catalytic converter heat, and extrication at an accident scene.
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Ridge Trail
First Ave
Edgewood Road
Cedar Rapids
Wright Brothers
25Th St
Eighth Ave
22Nd St. NW
Mays Island
Edgewood Rd
Daniels St
Third Street
16Th Avenue
Adirondack Dr
Wilson Ave
15Th St
Sycamore Court
32Nd St
Eighth St. NW
Hinzman lawsuit split between federal and state courts
Former Cedar Rapids Police Chief Gary Hinzman seeks reinstatement after his firing by Public Safety Commissioner Robert Jaeger. Federal court will handle constitutional rights questions, including good cause and fair process, while state court will decide ordinance and contract matters.
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Vanessa Shelton Lazette
Cedar Rapids
Gary Hinzman
Hinzman
Public Safety
Robert Jaeger
U.S. District Court
David Hansen
Jaeger
Linn District Court
U.S
Gary Robinson
Hansen
HACAP launches two educational programs for disadvantaged families
HACAP Head Start offers Project for Young Parents and Project Success to assist teens and families facing housing or learning challenges. The $25 000 federal grant backs weekly home visits and group sessions for 12 children in the first program, and a $51 753 state grant funds daily preschool for 16 families in the second. Interested families should call 366 7631.
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Hawkeye
Schoen-Clark
HACAP
New Iowa Food Aid For Soup Kitchens And Shelters
Iowa soup kitchens missions and emergency shelters will gain free high protein foods from federal Hunger Prevention Act funds totaling 40 million dollars. About 700 000 pounds of commodity foods including canned pork lunch meats dried beans dehydrated potatoes and fruit juices will be distributed to eligible agencies within about a month. Agencies may qualify at no charge by contacting DHS Commodity Programs administrator William Armstrong at 1 515 281 5808.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Charles Palmer
Iowa Department of Human Services
William Armstrong
DHS
Late Games Results Call CITYLINE Cityline Hotline
Readers are invited to call CITYLINE at 363-7000 for results from late games in Category 3000. The station provides up-to-date scores and brief summaries from recent contests.
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C.R
U of I
27Th St
Second Ave
Dale’s
Jonathan
Anjou Pears
Lindale Mall
Collins Rd
Emer Advertising Agency
General Growth Management, Inc
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