Cedar County arrests in two armed robbery cases
Cedar County deputies jailed two suspects after a Casey’s General Store robbery in Clarence at 10:40 p.m. Monday. Kenneth Taylor and Chris Atkinson were captured after fleeing in Taylor’s car. Atkinson remained in the car during the capture. Taylor later was arrested in Muscatine at 8:50 a.m. Tuesday. Guttenberg voters rejected an instructional support levy 453 to 191, a measure that would have raised up to 214000 yearly for five years with state and local funding.
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Cedar County
Kenneth Dale Taylor
Muscatine
Chris Allen Atkinson
Moscow
Casey's
Clarence
Taylor
Atkinson
Guttenberg
Equity debate hovers as schools seek funding
Washington High and Franklin Middle face funding gaps for computers and catalogs. Principal Ralph Plagman questions PTA roles while Claudette Roby pleads for a $75,000 computer lab. Ellyn Wrzeski says equity is complex and raises questions about fundraising versus district support.
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Ralph Plagman
Washington High School
Chambliss
Ellyn Wrzeski
Ptas
Franklin Middle School
Claudette Roby
PTA
Franklin
Roby
Burglary charges in Pazour Motor Sports break in case
The Gazette reports Christopher Hutchcroft and Jon Young face second degree burglary charges for allegedly breaking into Pazour Motor Sports at 2021 16th Ave SW on January 26 with intent to commit theft. The Log lists drunken driving arrests with times and locations for numerous individuals across Linn County.
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The
Gazette
Linn County
Christopher Hutchcroft
Springville
Jon Young
J Stsw
Pazour Motor Sports
16Th Ave
Fire Calls Log From City With Multiple Emergencies
A sequence of fire and medical calls is listed with times and locations including 5000 block Center Point Road NE 1001 29th Ave SW 5300 Willow Creek Dr SW 150 Thompson Dr SE 407 J Ave NW 2899 E Ave NW L Street and 13th Ave SW and 1201. The entries cover medical emergencies possible leaks and an oil spill during a two day period.
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Center Point Road
29Th Ave
Willow Creek Dr
Thompson Dr
J Ave
E Ave. NW
L Street
13Th Ave
Multiple Medical Emergencies and Alarms Carded in Local Districts
At Blairs Ferry RoadSW 1 25 PM reported medical emergency and at EdgewoodRoadSW 2 44 PM another medical call. Later numbers include Johnson Avenue NW at 5 09 PM and Park Towne Court NE 5 14 PM with medical emergencies. A mistaken alarm noted at 5 26 PM and an overheating light ballast at 5 28 PM on First Avenue SE. An additional address at 1820 First Ave NE listed.
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Blairs Ferry Rd
Edgewood Rd
Johnson Ave
Park Towne Ct
First Ave
Linn Rescue Responds to Dual Local Incidents
At 6 38 p m Sunday Linn Rescue assists after a car crash on Highway 13 south of Mount Vernon Road and again at 8 21 p m for a chimney fire south of Alburt née. Firefighters reported prompt response and handling of both emergencies.
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Mount Vernon Road
Highway 13
Alburnett
Brooklyn flag project gets consent after heir issue
Brooklyn City Council unanimously backs using city land for the Community of Flags project pending heirs of land donors approving. Two surviving heirs of Coe Manatt Nellie Manatt and Nellie Sherwood gave permission after initial uncertainty. The effort led by Alexander Wehrle aims for an 80 foot flagpole with flags from all states and events, with $50,000 total cost and $7,250 raised so far.
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Terry Coyle
Metro-town
Brooklyn
Karen Willett
Max Montgomery
Flag Committee
Montgomery
Coe
Nellie Manatt
Nellie Sherwood
Fred Stiefel
Willett
Craig Hall
Alexander Wehrle
Ragbrai
United States
Wehrle
Community of Flags Committee
Gazette
Hate crime charge reduced in Cedar Rapids case
Jay Lee Irick, 28, of Elizabethton Tennessee, pleaded guilty to an amended hate crime charge in Linn County District Court. Sentencing set for March 24, with possible penalties up to five years and a 7500 dollar fine for the original felony and two years or a 5000 dollar fine for the misdemeanor. The incident at a Cedar Rapids construction site involved Irick arming with a steel pipe and striking Gary Stilley, 23, who was unharmed. Irick reportedly disparaged Chicanos prior to the attack.
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Dick Hogan
Linn County
Tennessee
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Jay Lee Irick
Elizabethton
Tenn
Jerry Vander Sanden
Irick
Vander Sanden
Nrick
Cedar Rapids council to approve 1992 wage pact for AFSCME Local 620
The Cedar Rapids City Council is set to formalize a 1992 wage agreement with AFSCME Local 620 covering 365 workers in 17 departments. The contract provides 31 cent July 1 and 25 cent March 1, 1993 raises, raising annual personnel costs by 3.2 percent, with prior 3.5 percent increases approved for police, airport and transit staff.
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Lonnie Zingula
Cedar Rapids
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees
Afscme
Judy Perkins
Perkins
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McKinley
Wrzeski
Clair Mellody
Preston Terrace Cr
Bowling Street
Porter Zikmund
O Ave
Maple Drive
Ronald Arnold
Alrvien Dr
Interstate 380
Collins Road
George Karras
Danbury Street
Kevin Derhammer
A Ave
First Avenue East
Daniel Molitor
30Th St
Memorial Drive
Cindy Hardy
H Ave
B Avenue
Fifth Street
Christine R. Schultz
Rockford Road
Joshua J. Smith
Fourth St
Blairs Ferry Road
Hiawatha
Marceau Sautelet III
Lisbon
Mount Vernon
Michael J. Hall
12Th Ave
Merlin Bideaux
Eisenhower Rd
Mark Greenwald
Plainview Dr
First Avenue
Mark Snyder
42Nd St
42Nd Street
Bob Zimmerman
Council Street
N.E
Linn Rescue
Todd McIntorf
Bever Avenue SE
Bever Ave. SE
Mercy Medical Center
C.R
Kick
Larry Conmey
Gary Stilley
Stilley
C.R. Council
Ing
International Association of Firefighters Local 11
Library Board
Airport Commission
Five Seasons
Marjorie Hansen Shaevitz
Amy Johnson
KGAN
Kgan News
Wendy Buresh
Seifert
Kgan Newswomen
Mary Jeanne Krob
Gary Gray
D.O
Mercy Women's Center
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