Linn County funds LEAF homeless shelter at Salvation Army site
The Linn County Board of Supervisors approved up to 2400 for LEAF to pay 585 per homeless night at the LEAF shelter at 1000 C Ave NW. Retroactive 503.10 covers 86 uses since opening December 26 with an average 44 percent men nightly. Salvation Army takes 10 percent for overhead as LEAF weighs continued operation with LEAF chairwoman Oline Stigers reporting ongoing need.
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Dick Hogan
Jazette
Linn County Board of Supervisors
LEAF
Salvation Army Corps Center
C Ave. NW
Oline Stigers
Salvation Army
Stigers
FMC
Guthrie recommends closing one Cedar Rapids elementary
Superintendent Harold Guthrie proposes closing an elementary school by next September regardless of the Feb. 5 enrichment levy outcome. The plan, among five next year budget cuts totaling $700,000, aims to trim staffing and programs while maintaining district savings amid rising costs and a shrinking enrollment.
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Kurt Rogahn
Harold Guthrie
Cedar Rapids Community
Guthrie
Kennedy High School
May
Mary Ann Kucera
Cut
Jim Gerstner
Towne House Drive
Bob Taylor
Northgate Drive
Gerstner
Taylor
Papa Juan’s Mexican Restaurant Closed Over Tax Lien
Federal officials padlocked Papa Juan’s Mexican Restaurant at 409 Second Ave SE after a lien filed Jan 7 for 13011 in payroll taxes owed for 1984's first three quarters. Owner Gloria D Kolter unavailable for comment. Rodriguez pursued Chapter 11 but IRS resisted. Kolter later bought the business from Rodriguez after the 1983 action.
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Second Ave
Linn County Recorder of Deeds’ Office
Gloria D. Kolter
Papa Juan’s
Rodriguez
IRS
the Gazette
Kolter
State audit of Marion school in hands of district officials
The Marion Independent School District faces a state audit report now with district leaders. Superintendent Robert Hale said the district must reply by Jan. 25, with the response to be included in the final state report. Hale and board president Russell Roby outlined the process and committee roles for handling financial findings from the audit into allegations against former business manager Gary Keplinger.
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Marion Independent School
Robert Hale
Hale
Russell Roby
Gazette
Thomas Wright
Gregory Hapgood
Virginia Folkers
Roby
State Auditors
Gary Keplinger
Keplinger
Marion
Mount Vernon opens bids for Altoona Hall demolition
Mount Vernon City Council opened nine bids for Altoona Hall demolition with L&M Bres. Bros. of Marion the low bidder at 13395 dollars. The council will award the bid later after weighing a park versus housing development option and heard about a possible 200000 contributed toward a 450000 to 500000 project.
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Reid Melrose
Magney Jazette
Mount Vernon
Altoona Hall
Marion
Scott Olson
Altoona
Cedar Rapids Financial Institution
Olson
L&m Bres. Bros
Three City Ice Rinks Open This Season
Bever Park Hayes School and Arthur School rinks opened for the first time this season with Elllis Park Lou Dennis rink expected to be ready by weekend if cold weather persists. McLean notes ground rinks were delayed by inconsistent cold. crews smoothing ice and grooming trails at Jones Park and the Sac and Fox Trail are open to skiers.
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Old Hayes School
Arthur School
Lou Dennis
Ellis Park
Dan McLean
McLean
Bever Rink
Arthur
Hayes
Jones Park
Sac and Fox Trail
Indian Creek Nature Center
Cedar Rapids Man Receives Probation After 128 MPH Chase
Christopher B. Eastburn of Cedar Rapids pleaded guilty in Jones County District Court at Anamosa to attempting to elude officers and driving with a suspended license. He received a suspended 60 day sentence and one year probation after a chase on Highway 151 near Anamosa. An Iowa State Patrol aircraft clocked his speed at 128 mph before surrender.
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Gazette
Jones Cedar Bureau
Anamosa
Cedar Rapids
Jones County
Christopher B. Eastburn
18Th Ave
Eastburn
Iowa State Patrol
Central City man injured after fall at Rockwell Collins
Dennis Giblin, 33, of Central City fell from scaffolding while doing contracted work at Rockwell Collins. He sustained a head injury and was listed in critical condition in the ICU at St. Luke's Hospital after being transported by ambulance at 1 17 p.m. He worked for Bob A'Hearn Plumbing and Heating Co Inc of Hiawatha and details remain unavailable.
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Rockwell Collins
Dennis Giblin
St. Luke’s Hospital
Giblin
Bob A’hearn
Concert by UMKC show choir to headline Cedar Rapids danger lineup
Cedar Rapids Community high schools sponsor a Thursday concert at Jefferson High School featuring the University of Missouri Kansas City show choir with tickets set at 2 for students and 3 for adults.
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Cedar Rapids
University of Missouri-Kansas City
Jefferson High School
Cedar Rapids Association For the Talented and
Educational Service Center
Second Ave
West Side Orchestra Festival opens tonight at Jefferson
Jefferson High School hosts a festival with orchestras from Jefferson, Roosevelt, Taft and Wilson junior highs performing at 7 30. Admission costs 2 dollars for adults 150 for students and seniors. A drug and alcohol abuse education consultant will speak to the audience.
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Pierce
Kennedy
Roosevelt, Franklin, Taft and Harding
Kennedy High
Roosevelt
Taft
Harding
Jefferson High School
Roosevelt, Taft and Wilson
West Side
Jefferson
Hartsell Haws
Sunrise Toastmasters Meet at Denny's on Marion Boulevard
Sunrise Toastmasters will meet at 7 a.m. Wednesday at Denny's on Marion Boulevard. Speakers include John Botkin, Dennis Goeders and Bill Meier. Advertisement lines discuss placing ads in the Marion Briefs with phone numbers.
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Denny’s
Marion Boulevard
John Botkin
Dennis Goeders
Bill Meier
Marion
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