Linn-Mar district to spend 626000 on repairs and upgrades
Linn-Mar school district plans nearly 626000 in 1998 for roofing at junior high and three elementary schools Bowman Woods Indian Creek. Window upgrades at Bowman Woods and exterior repairs at Indian Creek total 92000 with other capital projects. Financing comes mainly from two physical plant and equipment levies.
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Linn-Mar
Randy Dirks
Bowman Woods
Indian Creek
Dirks
City Council Reverses Start Time for Tuesday Sessions
The City Council moved Tuesday work session start from 4:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. Officials cited longer agendas requiring the earlier start.
Fire in Anamosa Under Investigation
Anamosa firefighters battled a garage fire that broke out at 6 p.m. last night and burned for about three hours. Assistant Fire Chief Keith Vernon said a person was inside the garage but refused to provide details. State Fire Marshal's Office and Anamosa Police are leading probes. further information is promised this morning.
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Anamosa
Keith Vernon
Dale Barnes
Guttenberg man dies in early morning crash in Clayton County
Charles Eilers 24 of Guttenberg died when his Jeep crossed the center line and collided with a southbound semi on Highway 52 near Guttenberg around 5 45 a.m. Kraig Grimes 31 of West Union the semi driver was treated and released. Eilers worked at Kann Manufacturing about four years and funeral services are set for St Marys Catholic Church Guttenberg.
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Guttenberg
Clayton County
Charles
Chuck” Eilers
Iowa State Patrol
Highway
Eilers
Kraig D. Grimes
West Union
Guttenberg Municipal Hospital
Grimes
Richard Eilers
Kann Manufacturing
Guttenberg Company
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Rage of woman redirected after lessons of King
Jean Shoots 71, Iowa City activist and TV host, delivered a Martin Luther King Jr Day keynote at the University of Iowa Memorial Union. She recalled civil rights memories from the 1950s, urged vigilance, and cited hunger and unemployment as ongoing national issues.
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Dannell Holliday
Tina
Shekinah Glory Missionary Baptist Church
Martin Luther King Jr
Franklin Middle School
Jason Robinson
McKinley Middle School
Noella Niall
Taft Middle School
Morgen Edwards
Roosevelt Middle School
Tanisha Bradley
Wilson School
Ranata Clay
Washington High School
Jesse Mally
Metro High School
Richard Cook
Steve Stepanek
Owa City
University of Iowa
Memorial Union
Jean Shoots
Shoots
Iowa City
Isabel Turner
Iowa City Human Rights Commission
Sister
King
United States
Dr. King
Page urges teaching tolerance to children at diversity conference
Minnesota Supreme Court Justice Alan Page told a Kirkwood Community College conference on diversity that educating children in tolerance is key to resolving differences among diverse groups. The MLK Day event drew over 250 people and featured workshops on harassment, Islam, and etiquette.
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Page
Minneapolis
Law Officials Disagree On Friday Bus Shooting Death
In Jones County, Sheriff Mark Denniston and County Attorney Connie Ricklefs split on whether the death of Craig Rocky Chase was self-inflicted. Investigators from the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation probe as 42 year old Chase, found dead in an Oxford Junction bus, is set for funeral at Carson and Son in Maquoketa after a 10:30 a.m. service.
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Rick Smith Gazette
Jones County
Oxford Junction
Connie Ricklefs
Craig
Rocky” Chase
Mark Denniston
Denniston
Rickless
Chase
Nathan Watson
Rocky
Watson
Iowa
Peace Cemetery
Baldwin
Carson & Son Funeral Home
Maquoketa
Missing Irish setter Brody prompts $500 reward
Jeff Berndt seeks his 5 month old Irish setter Brody who vanished after being let out of the yard. The puppy, a gift from his girlfriend's father, weighed 42 pounds and was due for hunting and companionship. A $500 reward is offered if the dog is recovered. If seen, call Best Plumbing in Cedar Rapids.
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Jeff Berndt
Marion
Brody
Jeff
Jeff McMillin
Best Plumbing
Cedar Rapids
Zach
Zoey
Ward
Kansas City
Molly
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Fairfield Animal Shelter
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