Two Louisville men held after meth found at Cedar Rapids airport
Investigators arrested Fred Williams and James Stiles after discovering 2% pounds of methamphetamine worth 250000 in a rental car at Cedar Rapids Airport. The suspects, 29 and 28, were jailed in Linn County pending U S District Court proceedings. Police traced the car after suspicious activity was reported Thursday and used a canine unit to locate the drugs in the trunk. The suspects flew into Cedar Rapids around 11 a.m. and removed the drugs from the vehicle.
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Louisville
Cedar Rapids
Fred Williams
James Stiles
Linn County
U.S. District Court
Sheriff's Department
Cedar Rapids Man Charged in Car Fire and Police Chase
Cedar Rapids man Steven R. Bailey 26 faces second degree arson after reporting his car on fire at Mount Vernon Road Carwash last November. The car was a total loss and the carwash damaged. Bailey held on 32500 dollar bond. Michael L. Fienhold 19 is charged with 20 traffic violations and interfering with official acts after a high speed chase through Cedar Rapids with speeds up to 100 mph ending in a foot pursuit and arrest.
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Cedar Rapids
Steven R. Bailey
Sixth St
Mount Vernon Road
Mount Vernon Rd
Bailey
Linn County
Michael L. Fienhold
E Ave
Fienhold
Linn-Mar Driver Ed Fees Raised to 200 Per Student
Linn-Mar school board approved raising summer driver education fees from 150 to 200 per student to improve self sufficiency. Administrators cited last year's cost at 180 per student and this summer’s projected cost at 202 per student. The program runs June 7 through July 13 for district residents ages 15 to 21, with a March 10 registration deadline.
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Linn-Mar
Teens open Wellman youth center funded by grant
A Mid Prairie group renovated the Doc's Place restaurant in Wellman with a $6,000 Governor's Alliance on Substance Abuse grant plus $1,000 raised locally. The alcohol free youth center offers a pool table video games and concessions and will run Fridays 7 11 pm and Saturdays 2 pm to midnight. The project provides teens a safe social space and a place for junior high students as an alternative to weekend driving.
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Governor's Alliance On Substance Abuse
Mid- Prairie
Wellman
Rodney Gingerich
Iowa City
Larson petition drives change to Cedar Rapids government
Cedar Rapids resident P T Larson reports 1481 signatures for a referendum to switch from a 1908 commission to a council manager system. He must gather 5671 valid signatures, about 25 percent of last election’s votes, to trigger a special election this fall, aiming for 300 signatures weekly into May.
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Wazene
P.T. Larson
Cedar Rapids
Larson
Veteran recalls Okinawa flight and Iwo Jima flag memory
Elmer Vavricek of Cedar Rapids, age 72, recalls flying 100 feet above the Pacific in a C-46 with the flag raised on Iwo Jima. He served as a propeller repair expert in World War II, saw Saipan, Tin-6SWe'dall an, Guam, Iwo Jima, Ie Shima and Okinawa, survived air raids and a 132 mph typhoon, and later retired from Link belt FMC in Cedar Rapids.
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Elmer Vavricek
Cedar Rapids
U.S
Iwo Jima
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Suribachi
Pacific
Elmer
Linkbelt/FMC
Japan
Guam
Ie Shima
Ernie Pyle
U.S.S. Missouri
Tokyo Bay
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Tacoma
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Home
Sweet Home
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Tiniai
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