No court photos of witness in Masterson murder case
Judge A Linn grants one witness to her testimony not photographed while denying three others requests. Judge Thomas Horan bars media from photographing Susan Strickler Thomas but allows broader coverage for the trial of Jesse Masterson on charges of first degree murder kidnapping and rape involving Mrs Thomas and Donald Schmidt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn
Jesse Masterson
Susan Strickler Thomas
Masterson
Donald Schmidt
Thomas
Schmidt
Nikki Masterson
Greg Masterson
Cindy
Turner
Mrs. Thomas
Horan
Mastersons
Linn-Mar teachers approve 7.3 percent pay package
The Linn-Mar School District and the Linn-Mar Education Association ratified a contract raising base pay for starting teachers from 12085 to 12685 and boosting district health insurance to 75 dollars a month. The package adds 297445 dollars next year and funds co curricular salaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn-Mar
Linn- Mar
Teachers’ Association
Linn-Mar Education Association
Dave DeWalle
LMEA
Marion Community Center Weekly Activity Schedule Highlights
The Marion Community Center offers a packed weekly lineup including basketball, dancing, gym sessions, baton and dance lessons, and Headstart programs. Notable items include Olson basketball at 7 a.m. Wednesday, Park Board and Danish Lodge meetings, and a senior activities listing on the Growing Older page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Community Center
McLeod
Olson
Ohrt
D&d
Park Board
Danish Lodge
Marion Briefs Exhibit by Paula Decker Benfer
Marion City Hall hosts Linn-Mar teacher Paula Decker Benfer exhibit this month through Marion Creative Events Council. Also notes soft water ad and two Marion Fire Calls for medical assistance reported, at 3300 block of Seventh Avenue and at Eighth Avenue and Third Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn-Mar High School
Paula Decker Benfer
Marion City Hall
Marion
Creative Events Council
Seventh Avenue
Eighth Avenue
Third Street
Policy change after man’s death linked to methadone at MHI
The Iowa Department of Social Services tightened drug policy after Cedar Rapids man Daniel McKinney died March 6 at the Mental Health Institute in Independence from an 80 milligram methadone dose. A two physician review is now required for certain drugs. Dr. Robert Pucelik faces probation for five years but keeps his job.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Department of Social Services
Cedar Rapids
Mental Health Institute
Independence
Daniel McKinney
MHI
Charles Palmer
Mental Health
Department of Social Services
Social Services
Robert Pucelik
Alcohol and
McKinney
Gazette
Pucelik
Ronald Saf
Iowa Board of Medical Examiners
Board
Palmer
Refugees Warned Aid Could Be Cut Under Federal Rule
Iowa refugees receiving federal cash and medical help face possible curtailment under a proposed rule. Linn County households could lose assistance 18 months after arrival, after 10 days notice. many Indochinese refugees rely on this aid, with some earning under $154 monthly for a single person.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Refugee Service Center
Linn County
United States
Edith Pruismann
Department of Social Services
DSS
Office of Refugee Resettlement
Department of Health and Human Services
Pruismann
Federal
Immigration Department
Colleen Shearer
Refugee Service Center
Job Service of
Iowa
Also Mentioned on This Page
Thomas Horan
Preway & Majestic
Culligan
Nordman Jewelry
Dale Kueter
Board of Medical Examiners
Des Moines
Magnavox
Marion TV & Records
7Th Ave
Stephen’s
Cedar Falls
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