Townspeople disincorporate Green Island in Jackson County
Francis Culver, former mayor, notes the town’s identity evaporates as Green Island voters in September 1992 disincorporate. Only about 65 residents remain after a decade of population decline and loss of post office and businesses. The county will assume street and maintenance duties as the region shifts to a rural identity. Donnan in Fayette County previously disincorporated in 1991.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green Island
Jackson County
Culver
Tim Waddell
Secretary of State
Donnan
Fayette County
Iowa City drops objection to Amana Clear Creek merger
The Iowa City Community School District will not pursue its objection to the Amana Clear Creek merger boundaries. A 5-2 board vote ended the challenge as GWAEA scheduled a hearing with a March 1 vote date, while concerns about legal standing and costs were raised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Amana-Clear Creek
Lee Johnson
Iowa City Community
Clear Creek
Amana
Craig Okerberg
Grant Wood Area Education Agency
GWAEA
Iowa City Board
Connie Champion
Pro Clear
Iowa
Linn County legal notice fee division may go to court
Linn County faces a dispute over which of three newspapers will publish legally required notices and share about 70 000 dollars in annual fees. The Gazette leads in county circulation but Marion Times and two weeklies push for a split based on circulation figures, with potential court action if no consensus is reached.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom
Supreme Court
Jean Oxley
Gazette
Linn News-Letter
Central City
Sun
Mount Vernon
Lisbon
Marion Times
Marion Sentinel
Oxley
Gregg Knowles
Dennis Herrick
Gary Jarvis
Herrick
Parsons May Spark Hiawatha Growth Through Abatement
City officials weigh a 10 year tax abatement for Parsons to attract expansion in Hiawatha. Mayor Theis cites unanswered questions, while Chamber officials call Parsons a magnet for future business and retail growth including a grocery store. The project could mirror the Weyerhaeuser incentive in Cedar Rapids and boost the local economy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Porter
Len Olejniczak
Kirkwood
Hiawatha
Parsons
Tom Theis
Chamber of Commerce
Jerry Driscoll
Weyerhaeuser
Driscoll
Weyerhaeuser Paper Co
Cedar Rapids
Gary Schwab
Jerry Howe
Emu Breeders in Iowa See Growth and DNA Tests
The Hunts plan DNA testing in California to determine sex of four emus as Iowa breeders expand. Iowa lists 50 emu breeders and growers in the state association directory. Breeders sell birds at 8 to 10 months to growers who raise them to maturity, aiming to grow a red meat market with little cholesterol. Judy notes friendly breeders and openness about successes and failures in the industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry
California
Iowa
Judy
Burglary and drunken driving notices from Linn County safety logs
The Log reports a burglary at To The Point Lounge 3340 Center Point Rd NE and several drunken driving arrests in Linn County. Names include Cass Pederson Byron Fleener Brenda Buser Jeremy Hall Joseph Jellison Lisa Negrete Joleen Ross Allen Wolfe Eric Burkle Reginald Butler James Jensen Chad Ozburn Patrick Carroll Jr and Eric Rashid with times and locations. Charges cover burglary theft forgery and weapons counts with multiple offenses noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cass S. Pederson
Monticello
Blairs Ferry Road
Inter State
Byron V. Fleener Jr
Newhall
16Th Avenue
Brenda A. Buser
Park Towne Ct
First Avenue
Jeremy J. Hall
J St
Sixth Street
Joseph J. Jellison
Bever Ave
Highway 13
Burnett Station Road
Lisa J. Negrete
Center Point
Joleen M. Ross
Iowa City
Eighth Avenue
Allen M. Wolfe
10Th St
Ninth Street
Eric D. Burkle
Ohio St
Third Avenue SE
Chad A. Ozburn
Patrick J. Carroll Jr
13Th St
Marion
Ketelsen RV Inc
57Th St
Assault charges filed in domestic case
Roy E. Yancey age 33 of 5440 Ohio St SW is charged with assault causing bodily injury after allegedly breaking his wife Terry’s nose at their home. Terry, also 33, is charged with a simple assault against him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy E. Yancey
Ohio St
Terry
Boy 9 Endures Cold After Des Moines Area Crash
A 9-year-old Iowa boy walked 1.25 miles through snow to seek help after a pickup driver and the boy’s mother were killed in a crash four and a half miles west of Shannon City. The boy, Matthew Witt, is hospitalized with second and third degree burns. the driver Bri an Smith, 22, of Creston, also died.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Matthew Witt
Shannon City
Brian Smith
Creston
Smith
Suzanne Witt
Cedar Rapids seeks new school superintendent
Cedar Rapids Community School District invites applications to replace Stephen Daeschner who left for Louisville. The search firm reports 43 informal contacts, with formal applications due by Feb 23. In March the pool will be narrowed to 10 to 16. interviews follow with a July 1 start goal.
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Cedar Rapids
Ron Olson
Stephen Daeschner
Jefferson County
Louisville
Olson
Plath
Nielsen
Rodgers Associates
Iowa
Also Mentioned on This Page
Darwin
Metz Gazette
Francis Culver
Gazette Map
Illinois
Galena
Champk
Education Agency
Linn County
The
Point
Center Point Rd
Southwest Cedar Rapids Federal Credit Union
Reginald Butler
17Th St. SE
Firstar Bank
James E. Jensen
Holly Lane
ABC Supply Co
Eric J. Rashid
Ave
Brandi L. Starr
Saturn
First Avenue N.E
Boy
C.R
John Kirsch
2Nd St
Shorts
Third Ave
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