City residents react to Cedar Rapids property revaluation
Cedar Rapids property owners began calling Monday on new valuations. By Tuesday afternoon 335 informal appeals were scheduled to start Feb. 28. Residential values rose about 6 percent with 72 percent of 43 006 homes increased. Vanguard Appraisals handles the process with hearings Feb 28 to Apr 15 and board appeals Apr 16 to May 5.
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Corridor groups press for federal funds for Iowa road projects
Cedar Rapids and Iowa City chambers lobby for federal dollars to back road works including McCollister Boulevard and a handicapped vehicle storage site. Senator Grassley defends Iowa funding share, citing past increases and ongoing Senate consideration of a highway reauthorization. Local officials tout Coralville Intermodal Center and other Johnson County and Cedar Rapids routes as critical priorities.
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Ex Decorah resident reconnects with lost love to wed in Florida
Richard Turner and Annette Jessen rekindle a WWII era romance after 60 years. They plan to wed Friday in Florida after renewing their courtship sparked by a 1945 meeting in Ames. Turner’s search began in Decorah in 1999 and culminated in a phone call in 2003.
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Amish Family in Wellman Carriage Crash Released
Two Overholt brothers aged 21 and 17 were released from University Hospitals Iowa City after a horse drawn buggy was struck by a car north of Wellman. Sam Overholt, 24, remained listed with information unavailable. The collision occurred Sunday evening with driver Troy Clay 20 cited for no proof of insurance.
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Ex-Garnavillo clerk pleads guilty to theft
Linda Caspersen former Garnavillo city clerk pleaded guilty in Clayton County District Court to first degree theft for misusing more than 10 000 of city funds between 1999 and 2003. Judge set sentencing for March 15 with potential ten year sentence and up to 10 000 fine. State audit alleged 16000 used for personal credit card bills and 50000 in cash advances. Caspersen served nearly 20 years and was on paid leave after the investigation.
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Indiana man 91 drives 180 miles to Iowa home
Joseph Horn of Crown Point Indiana, aged 91, left to run an errand and ended up at the end of a winding private driveway in eastern Iowa after driving about 180 miles through Illinois. Homeowners notified sheriffs officers when he was found.
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Black Hawk supervisors shut down paintball site
Black Hawk County Board of Supervisors voted 3-2 to deny rezoning for a five year old paintball recreational area citing neighbor safety concerns. Operators Dennis Halverson and Andrew Lusson of Powerstation Paintball may appeal in district court or await six months to seek a new site.
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Decorah voters approve bonds to convert middle to elementary school
Decorah community voters approved issuing 5 million dollars in bonds to remodel the current middle school into an elementary school. The final tally was 1639 in favor to 395 opposed, well above the 60 percent required for passage.
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Lottery results and jackpot updates for February 15
Iowa is drawn for the $100000 Cash Game numbers 1 7 19 24 33 while Pick 3 Midday shows 2 7 4 and Evening 98 8. Pick 4 Midday 58 60 and Evening 49 46. Illinois Little Lotto numbers are 3 12 22 25 29 and 6 01 48 with a $17.5 million jackpot. Mega Millions numbers are 3 16 20 21 38 with Megaball 10 and a $59 million jackpot.
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