Senior housing openings at Moundview Manor in Marion
Forty units at Moundview Manor for seniors 62 and older open Feb 19 at 10 a.m. in Room 4 at the Marion Community Center. Inquiries have been 200, with in person or mailed applications via MAHP Cedar Rapids City Hall and Hilltop Manor. Income limits: $16,600 one person, $18,950 two people.
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Marion
Marion Community Center
10Th Ave
MidAmerica Housing Partnership
Marion Churches Senior Living Community Foundations
MAHP
Cedar Rapids City Hall
Hilltop Manor
Lindale Dr
Center Point Rd
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Officer Remains Hospitalized After Pursuit Crash
Cedar Rapids police Sgt. Tom Jonker, 32, remained in fair condition in hospital after his squad car spun out on I 380 in Hiawatha last Friday. He was chasing a stolen car when it hit a disabled truck on the shoulder. One suspect is charged. investigators name more possible suspects.
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Cedar Rapids
Tom Jonker
Jonker
Hiawatha
Linn County
Don Zeller
Belle Plaine home fire ruled arson
The Belle Plaine blaze at Paige Brown’s home on Seventh Avenue on February 3 was ruled arson by the State Fire Marshal. The fire displaced Brown and her two sons, killing a dog.
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Belle Plaine
Paige Brown
Seventh Avenue
Iowa City man sues Fieldhouse over bar fight incident
Adam Spillman sues the Fieldhouse bar alleging employees watched and did not intervene when an unidentified man beat him outside the 111 E College St venue on March 7 1998. Spillman says he suffered a detached retina and needed laser surgery seeking compensatory damages.
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Iowa City
Fieldhouse
Johnson County
Adam Spillman
E. College St
Spillman
Dave Moore
Cedar Rapids council rejects Supertarget rezoning bid
Cedar Rapids City Council defeats a rezoning request 3-2 to allow a 174000 square foot Supertarget store at Blairs Ferry Road and Rockwell Drive NE. Mayor Clancey and three commissioners vote against. Target officials say the decision signals a city stance. Neighbors favor office/service zoning with neighborhood compatibility as an alternative.
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Sazette
Cedar Rapids
Super Target
Lee Clancey
Don Thomas
David Zahn
Blairs Ferry Road
Rockwell Drive
Clancey
Target
Hanson
Court: Hear jury racism claims
A Cedar Rapids man serving life for kidnapping rape and robbery argues Linn County juries were racially biased. The Iowa Court of Appeals found the trial record insufficient to overturn the 1992 Linn County conviction but left open the possibility to challenge later.
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Wazette Stu
Des Moines
Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Iowa Court of Appeals
Michael Ray Robinson
Iowa
Sharon Modracek
Robinson
Polk County
Historical Society halts Goldfinch history magazine
The State Historical Society of Iowa suspends Goldfinch magazine for children after 25 years, planning to provide back issues to classrooms and hire a full time trainer to help teachers use the material. The spring issue will be the final quarterly edition with under 1,000 subscribers. The society seeks ways to distribute the complete 25 year set to educators.
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Jazette
Iowa City
State Historical Society of Iowa
Goldfinch History
Tom Morain
The
Historical Society
Iowa
Morain
Iown
the Historical Society
Cedar Rapids weighs $280 million Iowa Child project feasibility
Cedar Rapids officials assess a proposed 20 story educational complex with a rainforest aquarium and hotel within the Iowa Child plan. Local governments may contribute about 75 million, with state support sought from a 300 million Millennium Fund. Officials from Linn and Johnson counties discuss roles while avoiding tax hikes. Local leaders stress bond ratings and fiscal caution.
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Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Robert Ray
Clancey
Linn
Johnson County
Tom Vilsack
Lu Barron
Linn County Board of Supervisors
Barron
Sally Stutsman
Board of Supervisors
Vilsack
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Paul Saldivar
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By Dave Gosch
the Magazine
Golden Lamp
Educational Press Association of America
Parents Choice Award
Parents Choice Foundation
C.R
By Pam Hinman
Thelowa
Millennium Fund
Nathan Hill
Miranda Meyer
City
Ray
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