Heating costs surge at Mount Mercy College in Cedar Rapids
Mount Mercy College faces a 34 percent rise in heating bills for November through January, with January's bill at 22,051.50 dollars. Finance VP Tom Zeidel notes the higher costs exceed the prior year, as Iowa experiences colder conditions with 4,485 degree-days this season. Temperature trends suggest easing prices as demand drops.
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Iowa
John McCarroll
Andy Feick
Mount Mercy College
Cedar Rapids
Gazette to consolidate Cedar Rapids operations at southwest site
The Gazette Co plans to move eight subsidiaries including The Gazette and KCRG TV to the Goss Complex at 4700 Bowling St. SW, consolidating downtown Cedar Rapids sites into a single 240,000-square-foot plant with rail and truck access. The move, slated for about four years, aims to improve efficiency and product flow while maintaining a downtown office.
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Goss Graphic Systems Inc
Bowling Street
the Gazette Co
the Gazette
the Penny Saver
Kcrg-Tv
Goss Graphic Systems
FMC Corp
George C. Ford
Gazette
The
Gazette Co
Cedar Rapids
Joe Hladky
Bowling St
Hladky
Goss
Alpha Development Co
Woman charged after dogs freeze to death at Maynard home
A 38 year old Maynard woman Jalene Boleyn faces cruelty to animals and failure to dispose charges after three dogs froze to death outside her home. Deputies found the animals in a dog house with no food water or adequate bedding. No court date set.
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Associated Press and Gazette
Maynard
Iowa
Jalene Boleyn
Fayette County Sheriff's Department
Boleyn
Rod Russell
Russell
Jay Villant
Fayette County
WinterFest Brightens as Temperatures Stay Mild
A WinterFest volunteer hopes the above freezing forecast will draw more attendees. Frances Smith died from the cold after her husband Francis had a heart attack and lost control of their car. Principal Financial aims to become the third virtual savings and loan. Linn-Mar moves to 4-6 in league after a loss to Waterloo East. Officials plan to discuss police policies today with uncertain attendance.
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Frances Smith
Francis
Principal Financial
Savings and Loan
Verdict in baby's death second-degree murder verdict
Velma Whiting of Iowa City was found guilty of second degree murder in the death of the six month old infant she intended to adopt. The jury rejected first degree murder and involuntary manslaughter pleas, with prosecutors calling it torture from birth. The defendant faces prison time and will serve in an Iowa prison.
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Gazette
Johnson County
Iowa City
Velma Whiting
Iowa
Richard Klausner
Whiting
Klausner
Ms. Whit
Simpson juror dropped prompts restart of deliberations
In Santa Monica a judge ordered three days of Simpson trial deliberations halted after the sole black juror, Rosemary Caraway, 62, was dismissed for nondisclosure about her daughter's job with the district attorney. The jury was reseated with six men and six women, altering the panel’s racial makeup.
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Santa Monica
Calif
Rosemary Caraway
District Attorney's
Simpson
Caraway
Telephone Company
Superior Court
Hiroshi Fujisaki
Gil Garecetti
Sandi Gibbons
Fujisaki
Christopher Darden
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