Hy-Vee to Get Final Cedar Rapids Approval
The Cedar Rapids City Council is set to vote today on the third reading of the rezoning ordinance for a Hy-Vee store at Mount Vernon Road and 42nd Street SE. Paperwork delays ended when a warranty deed reserving right of way was submitted. The 61,000 square foot superstore will be built behind Luenzi's Restaurant at 4061 Mount Vernon Rd SE.
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Mount Vernon Road
42Nd Street SE
Cedar Rapids
Hy-Vee
Luenzi
Mount Vernon Rd
Amana Board Approves Whole-Grade Sharing Plan
Amana school board backs whole-grade sharing with Clear Creek, sending Amana grades 9–12 to Clear Creek in Tiffin and bringing sixth through eighth graders to Amana. Clear Creek would close Cosgrove middle school. Amana enrolls 194 while Clear Creek has 697. Some Amana parents protest the rush. Clear Creek may vote on the plan Thursday night.
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Amana
Clear Creek
Tiffin
Cosgrove
Pillman
Special prosecutor named in Jones County cases
Anamosa assistant county attorney will serve as special prosecutor for criminal cases when Jones County Attorney Connie Sue Ricklefs has conflicts. Ricklefs requested Monticello attorney Steve Locher, a former county attorney, during a 10 minute closed session with county supervisors Tuesday. She would not discuss details except that Locher will handle two cases involving certain criminal matters under investigation.
Linn vacancy candidates grow as filing deadline debated
The Linn County supervisor vacancy attracts growing interest with resumes rising from 17 to 19 unofficially. Ray mond Franklin and George Hill Jr. filed late or before the deadline, while Leona Smith waited for guidance. Committee chair Pat Kane and member Mike Stevenson push to include them despite the Monday filing cutoff. Linda Langenberg was unavailable for comment.
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Gazette County
Linn
Ken Schriner
Marion
George Hill Jr
Franklin
McGowan Blvd
Recorder’s Office
Kane
Mike Stevenson
Hill
Linda Langenberg
Franklin Auto and Truck Repair
Toddville
Leona Smith
The Lunatic Lover and the Poet at Hancher Tonight
University of Iowa events list for Wednesday includes The Lunatic The Lover and the Poet at Hancher Auditorium with shows at 8 p.m. and 7 p.m. talk by Ray Heffner. American Nervousness by The Drawing Legion at U of I Theatre Building. a Keith Achepohl lecture at the University Museum of Art. Cedar Rapids City Council and Electrical Board meetings set for 9 a.m. at City Hall with Linn County session at 10:30 a.m.
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Hancher
University of Iowa
Ray Heffner
The
Drawing Legion
U of I
Keith Achepohl
University of Iowa Museum of Art
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Electrical Board of Examiners
Building Safety Department
Linn County
Cityline Calendar of Events for Cedar Rapids
Cityline’s Calendar of Events lists meetings for Cedar Rapids and surrounding areas. Schedule includes WZ Board of Supervisors at 11:30 a.m. and Linn County and regional planning sessions throughout the day with City Hall venues noted. Contact numbers for Cedar Rapids and Iowa City.
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Board of Supervisors
Cedar Rapids
Cityline
Iowa City
Pizza Hut pizzas reach Cedar Rapids high school lunch program
Cedar Rapids public high schools began serving Pizza Hut pizzas this year and now deliver over 60 pizzas daily at each school. Regulators questioned the arrangement, but USDA ruled that Pizza Hut can operate with the schools as its sales agent, exempt from routine USDA inspection, while safety was not in doubt.
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Pizza Hut
Mike Mamminga
Meat and Poultry Inspection
Iowa Department of Agriculture
U.S. Department of Agriculture
USDA
Linn County
Barbara McCune
Cedar Rapids
McCune
Iowa
Mamminga
Swing Choir Jazz Band Contest Heads Across Iowa
The ninth annual Swing Choir and Jazz Band Contest for 4A and 2A schools runs Saturday across Iowa, with 106 schools and about 3,400 students competing from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Sumner and Columbus Junction sites, free to the public. Eagles: Kate Kloss and Mark Martin from Eastern Iowa placed in West Central Division MTNA auditions in Fargo on Jan 13 14, with Kloss named regional alternates in high school vocal and Martin receiving regional honorable mention in piano. Kennedy High School hosts a Winter Band Carnival Feb 3 from 5 to 10 p.m. in the cafeteria, featuring Harding and Roosevelt bands, Kennedy bands, and the SAP band to support the Kennedy Band. Washington High School presents a Winter Band Concert Feb 3 at 7:30 p.m. in the auditorium with Wind Symphony and Revolutionists Jazz Band. solos by All-State trumpeters Paul Atkinson and Michael Mungello, All-State flutist Tara Sipe, performing The Distant Trumpet and Raiders of the Lost Ark. Admission 2.50 adults 1.00 students with activity tickets. seniors free.
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Iowa
Iowa High School Music Association
Sumner
Columbus Junction
Music Teachers National Association
Kate Kloss
Ridgeway Dr. SE
Mark Martin
Vinton
North Dakota State University
Fargo
North Dakota
South Dakota
Nebraska
Colorado
Kansas
Missouri
Minnesota
Kloss
John
Kathy Kloss
Washington High School
Kennedy High School
Harding
Roosevelt
Kennedy
SAP
Wind Symphony
Revolutionists
Paul Atkinson
Michael Mungello
Claude Smith
Tara Sipe
John Williams
Multiple thefts reported across city locations
Four businesses on Oakland Road, a Younkers loss at Westdale Mall, and several residential thefts are reported. Items stolen include cash and merchandise valued at $956, portable electronics, tools, and a flashlight. Suspects include Lisa Bush 21 of Summer Circle NE and others, with incidents occurring August 1989 to January 1990 and over a weekend in Linn County and Ely area.
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Oakland Rd
Lisa Bush
Summer Circle NE
Younkers
Westdale Mall
Medical emergencies and incidents logged across multiple locations
A sequence of entries records medical emergencies at 3000 Mount Vernon Road SE 1010 10th St SW 193 Jacelyn Dr NW 1227 Fourth St SW 1611 Center Point Rd NE Apt 8 5116 Johnson Ave SW 208 Second Ave SE 414 16th SE and related incidents. Also listed are alarm malfunctions, a 75 gallon diesel spill at 915 32nd Ave SW, an odor investigation, a cutting torch use on a junk car, a overheated dryer, and a defective stove across various streets and times Monday and Tuesday.
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Mount Vernon Road
First Ave
32Nd Ave
10Th St
Keith Dr
Jacelyn Dr
Fourth St
41St Ave
Center Point Rd
Wilson Ave
Johnson Ave
First St
Second Ave
16Th SE
Third St. SE
Drunken Driving Charges From Police Arrests
James Berkley 40 of West Liberty was arrested at 2 19 a m Sunday in the 100 block of Fourth Street NW. Lisa Freiburger 21 of Delhi was arrested at 2 28 a m Sunday in the 4300 block of First Avenue SE. Sherri L Waller 30 of 1517 Sixth St SW was arrested at 1 10 a m Monday at Sixth Street and Hawkeye Downs Road SW.
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Orland Frieden
Central City
Highway 13
Main Ridge Road
Linn County
Dennis Foster
Cedar Rapids
Wilson Avenue
Reginald McMeins Jr
Coe College
First Avenue
Derrick Rose
Wilsow St
James Berkley
West Liberty
Fourth Street
Lisa Freiburger
Delhi
Sherri L. Waller
Sixth St
Sixth Street
Hawkeye Downs Road
Compromise in city parkade rate dispute in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids council and GTC tenants reached a compromise on parkade pricing. Rates rise to 50 then 55 and 60 dollars over the next years with assigned spaces to ensure spot guarantees. The change funds a new 9 million Fourth Avenue Parkade project and adds about 100000 yearly revenue.
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Ground Transportation Center
GTC
Cedar Rapids
Mel Meyer
Parker
Fourth Avenue
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Barnes Furniture Inc
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Amar
Gazette
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3Rd Ave
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