Man sentenced in Cedar Rapids for cocaine transport on I 80
Alfonso Esparza, 29, got 18 years and 4 months in federal prison for transporting 20 kilograms of cocaine on Interstate 80 near Cedar County. He testified against his girlfriend Diana Urrutia Garcia de la Cadena, who faced trial for cocaine distribution. Cadena later pleaded guilty as an accessory after Esparza’s testimony in November after a retrial.
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Alfonso Esparza
Cedar County
Esparza
Diana Urrutia Garcia de la Cadena
Chihauahaua
Mexico
U.S
Cedar Rapids
Cadena
Chicago
Restorative Justice Conference Promotes Community Reentry
A Cedar Rapids ecumenical conference on restorative justice runs 8:30 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. at First Lutheran Church. Lorraine Stutzman Amstutz of Mennonite Central Committee will keynote. Sponsors include the 1st and 6th Judicial Districts and federal and state offices. Registration is $10 with lunch. contact Mike Richmond at (319) 398-3675.
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Lorraine Stutzman Amstutz
Mennonite Central Committee
Office On
Akron
Amstutz
First Lutheran Church
Third Ave
Cedar Rapids
Department of Correctional Services
U.S. Attorney’s Office
Mike Richmond
Regina students take second at regional Science Bowl
Regina High School students Matt Laren Peter Montag Annie Porter and Phil Shiu placed second in the 14th annual Regional Science Bowl losing 72 to 64 to Urbandale. Coach Barbara Reilly led the team as 48 squads from across Iowa competed at Ames Laboratory hosted by the U S Department of Energy.
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Iowa City
Regina
Urbandale
Matt Laren
Peter Montag
Annie Porter
Phil Shiu
Barbara Reilly
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Jefferson
Washington
U.S. Department of Energy
Ames Laboratory
Mike Deupree on Vacation Spares This Sunday
Columnist Mike Deupree is on vacation and will return with his next Sunday column on February 15.
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Mike Deupree
Highway 151 growth to reshape Anamosa and Jones County
Officials anticipate a business and residential boom as the Cedar Rapids to Dubuque highway project nears completion. The 141 million plan includes a Monticello bypass and a Cascade to Cascade to Highway 61 segment. New infrastructure and the 40 acre Anamosa Commercial Park, with water and sewer extensions, should spur development in Anamosa and surrounding towns.
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George C. Ford
Cedar Rapids
Dubuque
Anamosa
Cascade
Monticello
Highway 61
Cathy Cutler
Iowa Department of Transportation
John Parham
J&p Cycles
Highway 151
Jones County
Aaron Chittenden
Tech Corridor Jones County clash over plan for Highway 151
Cedar Rapids Iowa City Technology Corridor officials and Jones County pursue four lane Highway 151 growth but clash over formal ties. Monticello official Joshua Smith seeks inclusion of Monticello sites in Priority One database. Priority One declined, leaving regional growth plans unresolved.
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George C. Ford
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Jones County
Monticello
Joshua Smith
Economic Development Organization
Smith
Aaron Chittenden
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Jim Slosiarek
Gazette
Greg Knapp
Knapp
Jones County Economic Development Commission
Montice
Bob Tuetken
Tuetken
Mit
Tech
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