Mystery of the missing nude at City Hall sparks debate
Marion City Hall displayed a charcoal reclining nude as part of a month long exhibit. Dale Pickering, a Marion High School art teacher and council president, replaced the piece with a woven rug after Creative Events Council and City staff noted the stir. Pickering defended the work as art and not obscene, while officials said no censorship occurred.
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Tom
Carl Ramey
Ramey
Cedar Rapids-Marion
Park Department
Butterfield
Pickering
City Hall
Creative Events Council
Kenyan man faces deportation after misrepresenting citizenship
John M. Kiwasu pleaded guilty in Cedar Rapids to making a false representation on a food stamp application, with two felony counts dropped. He was placed on probation for a year, but immigration officials seek deportation for violating his student visa and not remaining a student at Iowa State University Ames.
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U.S
John M. Kiwasu
Second Ave. SE
U.S. District Court
Cedar Rapids
James Hodges
Kivasu
Iowa State University
Ames
Guy Booth
Hodges
Kenya
Booth
Kiwasu
Dennis Holm
Immigration Service
Omaha
Holm
Teenager Struck by Car on Center Point Road
A Cedar Rapids girl, 13, was admitted to Mercy Hospital for observation after a car pedestrian crash on Center Point Road Thursday. Witnesses said Melvin E. Papesh 52, struck her when she ran into the street against a red light. The teen was thrown and remained in stable condition Thursday evening.
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Cedar Rapids
Mercy Hospital
Center Point Road
Melvin E. Papesh
Belair Drive
Michelle R. Franck
C Street
Papesh
42Nd Street
Marion Council approves paving project on First Avenue
The Marion City Council authorized a $55,000 paving project for three blocks of First Avenue between 11th and 8th Streets with 25 foot pavement and curbs. Costs will be shared equally by the city and adjacent property owners over ten years, with the city covering frontage on municipal property and alleys. Construction slated to begin in September.
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Marion
First Avenue
11Th
Eighth Streets
John Bender
Oak Shade
Bender
Chase
Barry Smith
Smith
Eddie Begely
Marion Man Dies From Injuries In One Car Crash
Marion police report autopsy shows Reuben Livin died Monday from injuries in a one car crash not due to heart attack. The 77 year old was dead on arrival at a Cedar Rapids hospital after his car hit a house at 1824 Seventh Ave. A punctured lung and other injuries caused the death. cause of the accident remains under investigation.
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Marion
Reuben Livin
Route 2
Cedar Rapids
18Th Street
Seventh Ave
Livin
Asst
David Kresnicka
Marion area services adjust Fourth of July hours
Marion banks open regular Friday hours July 3 with closures July 4. ATMs stay available. Farmers Market at Thomas Park runs 8 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday and continues weekly through Oct. 10. Nordman Jewelry advertises a 2nd Anniversary Sale offering 20 to 50 percent off. Marion Farm Market open July 4. Medical assistance at 1565 11th St.
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First National Bank
Farmer's State Bank
Thomas Park
Nordman Jewelry
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