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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1992
Page
7
Springville Assistant City Clerk Patricia Job resigns effective Jan 18. Mayor Ben Bailey confirmed Job left after the council delayed hiring a new city clerk. The resignation follows the prior clerk’s departure amid a state probe that found missing city funds.
Linn County Medical Examiner Percy Harris drove an eastbound car that struck 51 year old Cynthia Pettit while she walked on F Avenue NW after dark. Pettit, heavily intoxicated with a 0.293 blood alcohol level, was listed in fair condition at St Luke's Hospital with leg and head injuries. police are investigating why she walked in the roadway near 18th Street NW. Harris, 64, stopped and aided Pettit after the impact.
The Cedar Rapids Woodcarvers will display works by twelve members in Westdale Mall center court this Saturday. Pieces range from two to twelve inches tall and none will be for sale. Spokesman Lumir Netolicky says the show promotes woodcarving as a hobby.
At least four Grant Wood Area Chapter volunteers travel to Houston to support flood relief. Denise Piper and Ann Cathcart, both Red Cross nurses from St Luke's Hospital, may visit homes or staff shelters. Mass care volunteers Marge Robbins and Helen Shields depart to assist feeding and sheltering efforts, with further assignments pending.
West Union prepares for a six month hold on a 32 bed residential correctional center after the Iowa Trust Fund fraud freezes 563000 of the department of corrections money. The delay saves over 200000 and postpones 19 local jobs while inmates stay further from home.
The Linn-Mar school board votes to propose a joint meeting with the Marion Independent school board to discuss cooperation and possible merger. If reaction is positive, a subsequent joint session could occur after a prior presidents meeting.
Autopsy ruled the deaths of Steven Horwedel and Kurt Van Gilder accidental drownings near Des Moines. Urbandale police noted no signs of foul play and said the exact sequence remains unknown. The 26 year olds, Linn-Mar High School graduates, were last seen at home after New Year’s celebrations.
State recreation safety coordinator Sonny Satre warns there is no truly safe ice on Iowa waterways. Two former Marion men died near Urbandale last week in ice related incidents while north Iowa lakes report normal fishing activity. He urges testing thickness with an auger and avoiding ice unless it is clearly solid, noting two inches of ice is the minimum to bear a person.
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