Warrant Sealed in Chelsea Baby Death Case
A search warrant for the Chelsea residence where Nicole Plum lived prior to her baby's birth has been sealed for 120 days. Plum, 17, is charged with first degree murder in the infant's death near Green and Second streets, with death attributed to strangulation exposure and possible burning. Plum is hospitalized at an undisclosed location.
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Chelsea
Nicole Plum
Tama County
Richard VanderMey
Green
Second Streets
Plum
Vander Mey
Decorah Wal-Mart work allowed after ruling by panel
The Environmental Protection Commission refused to block Wal-Mart’s Decorah supercenter construction. Protesters led by Frank Holland and others appealed the DNR permit to build in the Upper Iowa River flood plain, arguing lack of stay jurisdiction. Wal-Mart plans a 184000 square foot store on Decorah’s east edge. Opponents also appeal to the Iowa Supreme Court the council’s flood plain fill decision.
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Environmental Protection Commission
Wal-Mart
Decorah
Des Moines
Frank Holland
Loyal
Marilyn Rue
Steve McCargar
William Iverson
Iowa Department of Natural Resource
Iowa River
Karl Knudson
Iowa Supreme Court
North Liberty names Clair Mekota mayor in special election
Clair Mekota defeats Bill Dorst 181 to 139 and five write ins to lead North Liberty for the remainder of Chuck Hippee's term ending Jan. 1. Mekota, 54, a former council member, promises more concise city meetings while continuing farming and development in the north edge Fox Run project. Dorst, 57, has served on the council since January 2000.
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Clair Mekota
North Liberty
Bill Dorst
Mekota
Johnson County Auditor’s Office
Dorst
Vixen Lane
E. Chestnut St
Chuck Hippee
Fox Run
Cedar County Man Dead at I-80 Rest Area
The Cedar County Sheriff disclosed preliminary autopsy results showing likely natural causes in the death of Khanh Trong Tran 48 of Coralville. A rest area attendant on I-80 eastbound at Tipton found Tran's body in a parked van.
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Cedar County
Daniel Hannes
Khanh Trong Tran
Ninth St
Coralville
Tipton
Tran
Cedar Rapids Kindergarten Registration Dates
Cedar Rapids school district lists registration windows at Coolidge Harrison Madison Monroe Nixon and Taylor campuses. Registration for parents only takes place at various times with visitation days scheduled in March and contact via Office of School Leadership at 398 2249.
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Cedar Rapids
E Coolidge
Harrison
Madison
Monroe
Nixon
Taylor
Office of School Leadership
Jefferson seniors test noodle towers in ICN event
Jefferson High School held a tower-building competition with eight teams competing simultaneously. Renee Sediacek and Beth Cope watched as their noodle towers were tested for stability on ICN coverage.
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Renee Sediacek
Beth Cope
Jefferson High School
Jefferson
ICN
Gazette
Kelly Etzel
Joel Brandt
Andrea LeClerc
Ben Bristow
Teresa Smith
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Davenport
Iowa State University
StarLink legal trouble grows as Iowa farmers sue Aventis
Two Iowa farmers including William Furlong of Iowa City sue Aventis Cropscience in Cedar Rapids federal court over contamination of non biotech crops and the food supply. The suit cites StarLink corn found in Taco Bell shells and recalls, with prior 1998 certifications limiting StarLink to animal feed and industrial uses.
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Iowa
Johnson County
USS
Cedar Rapids
StarLink
America
Aventis Cropscience
William Furlong
Iowa City
Aventis
Furlong and
Hardin
Fire damages C R fourplex apartment
In Cedar Rapids a fire at 1704 D Ave NE damaged a downstairs unit of a fourplex. Residents escaped as 16 year old Roy Johnson Jr alerted relatives after flames appeared in the kitchen. Roland McCorkle, 41, recalled his grandfather dying saving possessions in a past blaze.
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Cindy Hadish Sazette
Cedar Rapids
Roland McCorkle
McCorkle
Plex
Dolores Harris
Roy Johnson Jr
Johnson
Harris
Meadow Ridge care plan deemed too costly for county
Jones County supervisors discussed privatizing Edinburgh Manor by leasing Meadow Ridge, a six month old 52 bed facility in Anamosa. Director Abbe Center Craig Bradke warned the plan would be financially unsound, with per diem costs far above federal support and a possible move to downsize Edinburgh Manor or close it.
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Anamosa
Jones County
Meadow Ridge
Edinburgh Manor
Craig Bradle
Linn County
Abbe Center
Leas
Ing Meadow Ridge
Bradke
Mainte
Cedar Rapids housing inspector cites Spring Park trash as nuisance
Cedar Rapids housing inspector Joyce Handley says overflowing trash containers at Spring Park Apartments may violate nuisance law. The complex near 42nd and Sherman NE has not been emptied for about two weeks. Waste Management owns the containers and the owner is a Needham Mass firm. attempts to contact them failed. Tenants allege unpaid hauling bills led to the backlog.
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Needham, Mass
Waste Management
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Steve Gravelle
C.R. Fourplex
By Michael Finn
Bradle
Brian Ray
Spring Park
Dick Hogan
Joyce Handley
George Engel
42Nd Street
Sherman Street
the Gazette
Park Towne Apartments
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