Marion special meeting on homes demolition or move postponed
A Marion City Council postpones a special meeting to decide if four 1950s ranch homes will be demolished for a street project or moved. A public hearing is set for Tuesday at 4 30 p m to allow bids, with proposals due Monday at City Hall. Residents were paid 75 000 to 85 000 for 805 30th St 3012 Eighth Ave 820 31st St and 850 31st St.
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Open House Set on Robins Zoning Proposal at Town Hall
Mayor James Arneal invites residents to a Sunday open house at Robins community center to discuss a 10 acre Robins Square development on East Main Street. Attendees include City Council, Planning and Zoning Commission, and the proposed developer to address concerns and misperceptions.
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Principal of Central Community High School Found Dead
John Jack Stence 54 was found dead at his Elkader rural home around 11 a.m. by two friends. The Clayton County Sheriff's Department and Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation opened a probe. State Medical Examiner Thomas Bennett performed an autopsy with results expected the next morning. Stence had served 11 years as guidance counselor before becoming principal in April 1996.
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Jones County Firemen’s Association
Mark
Nettie Tracy
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Maquoketa
Onslow
Nettie
Minnesota
Arne Carlson
Iowa City works win Grammys at Hancher Ceremony
Two co commissioned pieces from the University of Iowa Hancher Auditorium won at the Grammy ceremony. John Corigliano’s String Quartet earned Best Contemporary Classical Composition. The Cleveland Quartet won Best Chamber Music Performance for the performance of that work.
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Deer population in Iowa City area matches state long-term counts
Iowa City and Coralville cooperated on a plane count to assess deer numbers. The survey found about 540 deer in the Iowa City Coralville area, nearing the state’s 1936 estimate of 500 to 700. The project cost 1500 dollars with Iowa City covering 1000 and Coralville paying the remainder.
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Deer population pressures rise in Iowa City Coralville area
An aerial count indicates a large deer population in the Iowa City Coralville urban area. Officials warn the density could harm the ecosystem and upset residents as deer per square mile reach 30 to 50, above the rural healthy range of 25 to 35.
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Supreme Court rejects Iowa dental hygiene discrimination appeal
The Supreme Court declined to review a sex discrimination case against the University of Iowa by three former dental hygiene faculty members. The ruling upholds an 8th Circuit decision that the university did not retaliate and a 1995 district verdict finding no gender discrimination, ending a five year legal battle sparked by departmental abolition in 1992.
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Jacket key link to bank robber in Marion
FBI and Marion Police seek tips on a bank robbery suspect described as a white male in his late teens or early 20s, about 5 10 to 6 feet tall, slender, wearing a blue striped pullover jacket, jeans, white shoes, and a ski mask. He demanded cash from three tellers at Norwest Bank, 340 Seventh Ave., Marion. Call (319) 377-1512 with information.
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Onslow defies notion tiny towns are endangered species
In Onslow population 218, a cafe and DARE TV and Appliance keep doors open. Russ Benke, Lana Oberbreckling, and the Tracy couple lead new local ventures while longtime residents and new arrivals alike say the town remains a destination. Russ serves on local boards. the area emphasizes service to offset small-town decline.
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