Neighbors urge Cedar Rapids to fix rail yard noise
In Cedar Rapids, two residents from the Rompot area pressed the City Council to address persistent rail yard noise from Cargill operations. Rob Hogg played five recordings of engines and wheels, while Steve Smith described daily sound from across Otis Road SE andgraffiti on cars. The council gave no response.
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C.R. Council
Cedar Rapids
Rob Hogg
Rompot
Hogg
Steve Smith
Otis Rd
Smith
Prairie Park Fishery
Otis Road SE
Iowa Court of Appeals
Rompet
Savannah Blake
the Gazette
Auditor cites $436K improper spending in Iowa program
State Auditor Rob Sand reports more than 436000 in public funds were improperly disbursed through an Iowa Workforce Development program. Funds routed to the Central Iowa Workforce Development Board and then to Children and Families of Iowa included 324586 paid to administrator Jodi Spargur Tate and about 100000 diverted to her relatives for rent utilities and cell service. The probe highlights weak subrecipient monitoring and calls for stronger safeguards and internal controls, with no charges filed yet. The findings have been shared with local and state law enforcement and prosecutors.
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Des Moines
Rob Sand
Iowa Workforce Development
Sand
U.S. Department of Labor
Central
Iowa Workforce Development Board
Children and Families of
Iowa
Jodi Spargur-Tate
Spargur-Tate
Spargur- Tate
State Department
Department
IWD
Dee Dee Millard
U.S. Cellular
MidAmerican Energy
Polk County Sheriffs Office
Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation
Polk County Attorney’s Office
Iowa Attorney General’s Office
Coralville to add 1.8M upgrade at Youth Sports Park
Coralville will upgrade the Youth Sports Park with two new baseball softball diamonds, a 375 foot and a 250 foot diamond with configurable basepaths, dugouts, cages, bleachers, and grass parking. Construction aims for fall 2026 use after contract award by late April and a three season grass maturation. The project addresses growing field rental and tournament demand.
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Coralville
Dempster Dr
Amy Erickson
Erickson
S.T. Morrison Park
Seventh St
Iowa City Community
Megan.woolar
Counties sign contract to advance Forevergreen Road project
Coralville Tiffin North Liberty and Johnson County have signed a contract enabling work around the Forevergreen Road intersection west of I 380 to proceed. A Thursday correction notes earlier misstatement of the approval status and invites reader feedback on accuracy.
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Tiffin
North Liberty
Johnson County
Forevergreen Road
Gazette publication details and subscription rates
The Gazette publishes daily in Cedar Rapids Iowa with address and contact details. Subscriptions cost $9 weekly or $491.50 yearly for in state delivery and $653.60 yearly for out of state seven day delivery. Postmaster address changes to 116 Third St SE Cedar Rapids IA 52401. General number 319-398-8211.
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