Cedar Rapids School Board Tightens Political Campaign Rules
Cedar Rapids board approves revision to school policy to align with state law on political activities in schools. Since 1979 candidates could place campaign literature in staff mailboxes, a practice now under review by the Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board, which may drop the issue if the district amends its regulation.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board
Kay Williams
Ethics Board
Two Teens Charged After BB Gun Attacks On Vehicles
Police say two 17 year olds fired a BB gun from a porch on 15th Avenue SW in Cedar Rapids striking windows of two passing vehicles, injuring a motorist worded by glass cuts. Both teens face assault with injury and two counts of criminal mischief, then referred to juvenile services.
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Cedar Rapids
15Th Avenue
Bernie Walther
Joe Hanrahan
Robbery at Break Pointe Store In Atkins Under Investigation
Benton County authorities seek help after a Monday afternoon robbery at Break Pointe Convenience Store in Atkins. A man robbed the shop at gunpoint, fled west in a light blue four door car with Iowa plates ending 147, with a female inside. Call (319) 472-2337 with tips.
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Benton County
Break Pointe
Atkins
Sheriff's Department
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
14 year old faces discipline over toy gun at school
A 14 year old boy will learn today what discipline he faces after displaying a look alike toy handgun as he left school Thursday. He could be suspended up to 10 days or expelled for the rest of the school year. He remains suspended pending today's hearing. Superintendent Stan Slessor said the district of 1,730 students has not before dealt with a weapons policy violation.
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Stan Slessor
Iowa Supreme Court weighing review in Jamieson murder case
The Iowa Supreme Court will decide whether to review a District Court ruling on evidence handling in the Travis Jamieson murder case of Monticello. If granted, a hearing could delay the Jan. 27 Linn County trial on a venue change. defense seeks to suppress DNA evidence, while prosecutors argue for continued testing.
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Iowa
Azette
Iowa Supreme Court
Travis Jamieson
Monticello
Supreme Court
William Eads
Jamieson
Linn County
Cathy Jo Bohlken
Eads
Jim Thomas
Anamosa
Mark Roberts
Cedar Rapids
Arengeons
Bohlken
Three men arrested in apparent C R home shooting
Police stopped a van in the 1000 block of Ninth Street SE within minutes of the 3:30 a.m. attack on 718 Eighth St SW. John A. James Bixby Peters 35 James C. Bixby 25 and Michael G. Cole 25, all charged with felony terrorism and held on $15 000 bail. Cole admitted firing into the home.
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Steve Gravelle
Gazette
Thomas Mims
Mims
Eighth St
Ninth Street
John A
Bixby
Cole
Susprouucu
Linn County
Mount Vernon Considers Small Revisions to Zoning Plan
Mount Vernon City Council during the first public discussion highlighted a few big-ticket items for revision in the long awaited zoning ordinance. The six week path to final approval includes potential changes to the retail services overlay and how it interacts with historic downtown districts.
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Diane Hoffmann
Linn County Board of Adjustment
Bowman
Planning and Zoning
Architectural Review Board
Highway 30
Abbi Swanson
Hoffmann
Review Board
Mount Vernon
Clocks and memories bind German refugees in Iowa home
Helga and Freddie Walda, both survivors of World War II, fill their ranch with 39 clocks, some cuckoo, handmade or bought. The Waldas, who arrived in the U.S. in 1954, perform free concerts at care centers, sharing music as therapy and a lifeline through health struggles and memory.
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Helga
Freddie Walda
Freddie
Germany
New York Harbor
Waldas
United States
Iowa
Salesia
Munich
Manfred
Garrison
The
Gazette
Television
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Dick Hogan
Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation
Thomas
Travis Jamieson Ahevatad In
Tammy Schneider
Iowa City
C.R
James Bixby
Mer
Cryovac Co
Glen Fox
Michael Cole
John Peters
Veteran's Home
Marshall
Iona
Dave Rasdal
the Gazette
Ramblin
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