July 1 Meetings Live in Cedar Rapids and Linn County
A packed July 1 schedule includes Cedar Rapids City Council at City Hall and the 3 pm Cedar Rapids Housing Board of Appeals. Linn County Supervisors convene at the Administrative Office Building and the Evaluation Committee meets at the Witwer Building. The Linn County Building Board of Appeals and Hiawatha City Council also meet, with a University of Iowa theater showing Oh Coward at Theater A with tickets $8.50.
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Cedar Rapids
Witwer
Cedar Rapids Housing Board of Appeals
Hiawatha City Council
Linn County Building Board of Appeals
Theatre A
University of Iowa
Senior citizens top priority of Cedar Rapids mayoral candidate
Juan Cortez, 70, announces bid for Cedar Rapids mayor focusing on senior citizens. He names reopening or rebuilding the 16th Avenue bridge, boosting police manpower, beautifying the Cedar River area, and removing downtown parking meters as other goals. He plans a senior citizens advisory council and is seeking petition signatures.
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C.R
Heather Sloman
Juan Cortez
Cortez
Ave
John Roedrick
Des Moines
U.S. Senate
Lyndon LaRouche
Democratic
Beems
Cedar Rapids
16Th Avenue Bridge
Police
Don Canney
Linn
Joe Rinas
Paul T. Larson
Larson
Cedar Rapids Public Library
U.S. Postal Service
Linn County District Court
Burglary Reports From Multiple Homes
The Log lists several break ins with dates and locations including Susan Wood 2318 Rompot St SE entry through kitchen window, Thomas Walsh 3241 Vine Ave SE entry via kitchen window screen, Don Neal 1720 Cedar Crest Dr rural Cedar Rapids entry by basement window, Judith Roth 51 29th Ave Dr SW April 11 entry by patio door, and Darin Utterback 3151 Sixth St SW April 2 entry through front window. Items include televisions stereos coins jewelry and firearms with total values noted.
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Susan Wood
Rompot St
Thomas Walsh
Vine Ave
Don Neal
Cedar Crest Dr
Cedar Rapids
Judith Roth
29Th Ave
Darin Utterback
Sixth St
Drunken Driving Charge Filed Against Judith Joyal
Judith Joyal aged 32 was charged with drunken driving at 8 p.m. Monday on Interstate 380 near Center Point Road Exit. Her address is 1538 48th St. NE.
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Judith Joyal
48Th St. NE
Interstate 380
Center Point Road
Fire and medical emergency calls logged across city
Monday saw an alarm malfunction at 350 First Ave NE at 11 15 am a medical emergency at Center Point Road and 32nd Street SE at 3 44 pm and another medical call at 3806 E Ave NE at 4 49 pm Tuesday recorded a medical emergency at 626 21st Ave SW at 12 58 am and a stand by at a downed location at 3 05 pm
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First Ave
Center Point Road
32Nd Street
E Ave
21St Ave
Eastern Iowa man remains hospitalized after two-vehicle crash
A 58-year-old Dean Misel of Marengo is in serious condition at St Luke's Hospital after his pickup, struck broadside by a station wagon driven by 56-year-old Helen Davis of Center Point, in Central City. The crash near Highway 13 and Bath Road occurred Monday night. Ten sheep died when a trailer overturned blocking the southbound lane. Davis was charged with failure to yield and drunken driving and jailed in Linn County.
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Central City
Marengo
St. Luke’s Hospital
Dean Misel
St. Luke’s
Life Guard Air
Helen Davis
Center Point
Highway 13
Bath Road
Davis
Linn County
Medical emergencies and locations logged in NW and NE areas
At 4:08 p.m. a medical emergency was reported near Edgewood Road and Rogers Road NW. A second incident at 4:50 p.m. involved unknown to grass at 1513 Seventh Ave SE. A 5:08 p.m. medical emergency occurred near 889 Oakland Rd NE, while the 3300 block of Highway 100 NE noted an unknown grass issue.
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Edgewood Road
Rogers Road
Seventh Ave
Highway 100
Oakland Rd
Hy-Vee zoning decision delayed at least a week
Northeast Cedar Rapids residents face a postponed decision on rezoning from residential to commercial to allow a Hy-Vee store at Oakland Road and Center Street NE. The council delayed the vote. City Engineer will study storm water concerns with a report due by July’s end.
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Heather Sloman
Don Canney
Pro Tem Hal
Schaefer
Canney
Dick Ransom
Ransom
Lincolnway Village to get public water system by year end
Lincolnway Village residents will gain a city water system by year end after council discussion. Bids open August 5 with completion target by December 1, project estimated at 580000 dollars. Existing private system run by Greiner Well Service will be replaced for mains hydrants to address low pressure and rusty water.
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Lincolnway Village
Lee Coppock
Ken Greiner of
Greiner Well Service
Lincolnway
Cedar Rapids
Kirkwood Community College
Van stolen from Abbe Center recovered. man charged
An 18-year-old Marion man, Joseph Sobolik, was charged with second degree theft after police saw him driving a county owned van recovered Monday night. The van valued at $8,000 had been missing since 2:30 p.m. and Sobolik is held in Linn County Corrections Center on $2,300 bond with a preliminary hearing set for July 10.
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Abbe Center For Community Mental Health
11Th St
Marion
Joseph Sobolik
1860
County Home Rd
Avenue SE
Abbe Center
Sobolik
Linn County Corrections Center
Ex-Cedar Rapids worker Jackson applies for civil rights post
Former Cedar Rapids minority business officer Eugene Jackson has applied for the civil rights compliance officer job, previously held by Alice Herndon. Jackson resigned amid disputes over city hiring and racism handling, and has run Unicorn Design since leaving.
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Cedar Rapids
Eugene Jackson
Alice Herndon
Jackson
Herndon
Iowa Civil Rights Commission
Unicorn Design
Cedar Rapids Civil Rights Commission
Floyd Jones
Jones
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The
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Kirkwood Jazz Quartet
CRCT
5-Seasons
Banclowa
Mercy Hospital Education Center
Mercy Education Center
Mercy Hospital
10Th Street
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