Former ISU student sentenced for false rape report
Katharine Robb, 19, of Cedar Rapids and Drake University attendee, received 18 months probation with psychiatric treatment and 100 hours of community service after pleading guilty to filing a false rape report. She had faced up to a year in jail and $1,000 in fines. The incident stemmed from a claim she was raped by four men on August 28.
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Iowa State University
Katharine Robb
Cedar Rapids
Drake University
Story County District Associate Court
Robb
Success ideas sought for Gazette annual Eastern Iowa tributes
The Gazette invites readers to submit innovative success stories for its ninth annual Eastern Iowa success tribute published March 10 2002. Send ideas by fax email mail or at attention Phyllis Fleming by January 18.
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Gazette
Iowa
Third Ave
P.O. Box
Cedar Rapids
Phyllis Fleming
Newhall bank robber Hajek sentenced to 13 years
Matthew Hajek of Cedar Rapids will serve 13 years in federal prison for the Wells Fargo robbery in Newhall on July 11. Judge Michael Melloy noted Hajek's violent and sexual crime history but cited stiff guidelines and his cooperation. He will be on five years of supervised release with sex offender rules and owes $570 restitution. no parole exists in the federal system.
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U.S
Stephen Rapp
Rwanda
Cedar Rapids
Rapp
Linn County
United Nations Association
Peoples Church Unitarian Universalist
Third Ave
International Criminal Tribunal
Arusha
Tanzania
Gazette
Newhall
Matthew Hajek
Wells Fargo
Hajek
Michael Melloy
Melloy
Jane Kelly
Robert Teig
Melanie Viner
Veterans Memorial Stadium in Cedar Rapids near completion on time
The new 15.3 million Veterans Memorial Stadium in Cedar Rapids is 80 percent done and on schedule to open in April. Contractor Estes Co and city officials report on budget with 97 205 compensation settled for water and foundation work. Public briefings keep the project transparent as 85 to 100 workers operate daily and a public private partnership funds the project with grants and lease payments.
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Chazette
Cedar Rapids
Veterans Memorial Stadium
Richard Pankey
Estes Co
Pankey
Cedar Rapids Baseball Club
Cedar Rapids Kernels
Safety concerns for Cedar Rapids pizza delivery drivers
The Gazette notes driver safety worries after a Pizza Hut driver, Greg Wells, was killed delivering in Marion. Rod Vick of Paul Revere's Pizza discusses securing cash, staying in contact, and cautious routing while other area drivers express general feeling of safety.
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Paul Revere’s Pizza
Kirkwood Ct
Pizza Hut
Greg Wells
Cedar Rapids
Marion
Vick
Kirkwood Court
Kirkwood Community College
Cedar Rapids Area
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AMES
ISU
Salvation Army
Cedar Rapids Salvation Army
Owen Thompson
Thompson
C.R
Community of Newhall
City
Dwight Dahlman
Estes
Lyle Hanson
Hanson
Rick Smith
Ricks
Domino’s Pizza
Papa John’s Pizza
the Gazette
Hussein Herz
Pizza Daddy
Ali Herz
First Ave
Ellis Blvd
Avivic
Vernon Good
Happy Joe
Rod Vick
Paul Revere
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