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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1997
Page
11
Laurence Ender aged 41 died when his semi skidded off an icy JFK Road embankment north of Dubuque at 5 30 am. The Standard Forwarding Co. truck he drove was involved and Ender had to be extricated from the vehicle by emergency responders.
Walter E. Piper 60 died at Mercy Medical Center in Iowa City from injuries suffered in a Linn County accident on February 15. His car crossed into the path of a Solon man’s vehicle driven by Robert Middendorf 60, who had minor injuries and was released. Shirley Piper 57, a passenger, was hospitalized but discharged.
Linn County plans to spend 350113 in fiscal 1998 for E-911 operations a reduction of 260000 from last year when mobile pagers were purchased The 25 cent surcharge on residents phone bills funds the budget A public hearing is set for 7 tonight in the Administrative Office Building 930 First Street SW Linn County
IES Utilities reports a squirrel caused a 45 minute outage affecting about 2000 Marion customers at Bowman Woods after contacting equipment at a substation on Brentwood Drive and Boyson Road triggering a short circuit and breaker trip.
Milo Dlouhy II admitted guilt in Johnson County District Court to involuntary manslaughter for the January 13 1996 crash on Sand Road that killed his friend Netser Clouhy. He said alcohol contributed to the accident and faces a possible five year term at April 11 sentencing. Netser Clouhy 24 Iowa City.
Stephen Keyes is to be arraigned March 12 in Linn County District Court on two counts of first degree murder for the December 26 fire at his Springville home that killed his wife Sandra Keyes and their son Joshua. The state contends the arson was intentional and connected to a forcible felony.
Marion officials consider saving four ranch style houses slated for demolition as part of the 31st Street Seventh Avenue reconstruction. Owner Dennis Andrews proposes moving the homes to avoid landfill waste, with a March deadline and possible private buyers including John Schlotterback. Council may require a security deposit to ensure timely relocation.
Charles and Frankie Cochran and three other Marion residents face demolition for the 31st Street Seventh Avenue reconstruction. The Cochrans will build a new home four blocks away after 55 years in their current house. Project funded partly by a 250 000 federal grant aims to reduce crashes at the busy intersection.
A public hearing on Cedar Rapids' $222 million city budget attracted a typical council audience with six speakers offering mild criticism. The plan keeps the property tax rate at $12.07 per $1,000, aided by a state rollback. A second hearing is set for next week.
A University of Northern Iowa student Matthew Mc Coy, 22, died by drowning after his car left Interstate 380 and crashed into Clear Creek. His body was found Monday about one mile downstream. The Iowa State Patrol has not determined why the vehicle left the road. Mc Coy planned to visit his girlfriend in Iowa City.
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