City considers paint rebate for two historic districts
The City Council may approve a rebate program through the Community Development Department to cover painting costs in the Second and Third Avenue Historic Districts and the Redmond Park Grande Avenue Historic District. Owners could receive up to 400 for materials if the owner paints, or 50 percent of costs to a maximum 1200 if a contractor does the work, with 12500 budgeted through June 30 and 25000 for the next fiscal year.
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Second
Third Avenue
Redmond Park-Grande Avenue
Salvation Army in Alabama to keep Grant Wood coin
Salvation Army officials in Alabama will retain a gold Grant Wood coin found in a red kettle in Shelby County before Christmas. The coin, wrapped with a $100 bill, is valued at about $500 and may be offered or donated at least equal to its worth.
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Salvation Army
Alabama
Grant Wood
Shelby County
Ala
Tree Davidson
Birmingham Salvation Army
Iowa
Cedar Rapids Museum of Art
Reward Offered for Information in Palo Horse Stabbing
A $500 reward is offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those who stabbed Kokomo a 10 year old Appaloosa at a Palo area farm on Dec 30. The horse has since been moved to an undisclosed location to prevent another attack and tips can be called into the Linn County Sheriff's Office.
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Kokomo
Linn County Sheriff's Office
Former office manager charged with first degree theft
Seth Knight 19 formerly of Michel Photography 800 Second St Suite 300 is charged with first degree theft for allegedly using a company credit card and checks to take more than 30000 in cash and merchandise. He turned himself in to Coralville police Friday or early Saturday. The owner Janell Michel says card reports show thousands spent at American Eagle and Abercrombie & Fitch.
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Seth Knight
Michel Photography
Second St
Suite 300
Coralville
Janell Michel
Knight
American Eagle
Abercrombie & Fitch
News Tips Call Us With Tips for Stories and Photos
Readers are urged to contact the newsroom with story ideas and photo tips using three provided phone numbers. The notice emphasizes tips on local events, investigations, and community interests for potential reporting.
Commuters limit volunteer firefighters recruitment in Iowa
The Gazette reports shortages of volunteers as commuting lifestyles change. Coggon Fire Chief Brian Rowe notes daytime recruitment is hardest and that the era of readily available volunteers is waning. Iowa relies on volunteers for about 90 percent of its 20 000 firefighters, with national declines since 1984.
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David Wallace
Gazette
Courtney Klouda
Coggon Fire Department
Brent Rowe
Robert Farley
Molly Rossiter
Coggon
Brian Rowe
Iowa's Fire Departments Mostly Volunteer by Numbers
Iowa's 875 fire departments are 94 percent all volunteer with 825 departments entirely volunteer and a few paid crews in Marion and Coralville. The hierarchy notes 90 percent of Iowa's 20,000 firefighters are volunteers according to the Iowa Fire Service Training Bureau.
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National Volunteer Fire Council
Iowa
Randy Novak
Iowa Fire Service Training Bureau
Ames
Novak
Marion
Coralville
To tax or not to tax in Iowa pension and beer schemes
Column criticizes Iowa lawmakers for pension tax repeal and governor Vilsack’s plan to raise cigarette and beer taxes. Debates pension outflow, proposes shifting beer taxes higher with a sliding scale to target social costs, argues green pastures depend on broader policy. Mike Deupree signs Sunday Tuesday Thursday columns.
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Iowa
South Dakota
Idaho
Michigan
Main
Vermont
Pierre
Arizona
Florida
Branson
Hot Springs
Tom Vilsack
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Chris Muszynski
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