Marion residents plan park north of city with trails and ponds
A Marion meeting at the public library discussed Lowe Park proposals to place a trail system prairie grass camping and fishing ponds north of Marion between Albernett Road and North 10th Street. Residents stress accessibility education and broad recreation lifelong stewardship and future needs.
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Heather
Lowe Park
Marion
Albernett Road
North 10Th Street
Katie Lowe Lancaster
Dunbar/Jones Partnership of
Des
Lowes
Linn courthouse to mark 75th anniversary with open house
Linn County hosts an open house from 4 to 6 p.m. to celebrate the courthouse dedication and opening dating to May. Officials including Linn County officials, the Supreme Court, district judges, and the Linn County Bar Association will attend. A brief ceremony is at 5:15 p.m. with remarks by County Attorney Denver Dillard and Chief District Judge William Eads. Free parking in Cedar Rapids lot 20, shuttle trolleys to the courthouse, and self guided tours available.
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Gazette
Linn County
Cedar Rap
Jim Houser
Denver Dillard
William Eads
Thomas Horan
City of
Cedar Rapids
First Street
L.W. Wara
May's Island
Cedar Rapids City Market
Riverside Roundhouse
Coralville Farmers Market
S.T. Morrison Park
ISU trims 55 jobs with 12 laid off at Iowa State
Iowa State University cuts 3 million in funding by laying off 12 staff and not filling 43 vacant posts. Departments merge, affecting family and consumer sciences. Some employees notified. positions end July 15. Provost Rollin Richmond says range includes graduate assistants to professional staff.
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AMES
Iowa State University
Rollin Richmond
Abbe to shift to fee for service amid funding concerns
Linn County considers changing Abbe Mental Health to a fee for service model to curb deficits. Officials warn reduced capacity may follow as payment sources and contracts with Merit Medicaid Wellmark and Medicare are reevaluated. The county forecasts higher costs and seeks payer contributions while monitoring total funding.
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Abbe
Merit Medicaid
Wellmark
Wood
Fatal Crash After Fireworks Fire In Car
Police say six related youths in a Chevrolet Blazer were firing illegal Roman candles and bottle rockets when a firework blew back into the vehicle. A teenage girl Shawnta Everett 15 died at the scene and four others were critically injured. Three others were treated at local hospitals and in fair condition.
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Bruce Elrod
Elrod
Shawnta Everett
Tanya Whitaker
Teondra Wells
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Tyson Wells
Doug
Iowa Methodist Medical Center
Des Moines
Okeitha Nelson
Festival concert draws 15000 to Kirkwood crowd
Festival musical praised for patriotism and community esprit de corps. Concert Night featuring Fifth Dimension and Electric Light Orchestra II attracted about 15,000 at Kirkwood. Attendees cleared from parking areas within 40 minutes, with no medical incidents or vandalism reported.
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Fifth Dimension
Electric Light Orchestra II
Kirkwood
Wendler
Daily Notebook Sample of community events and notices
Local readers are invited to answer a citywide poll via CITYLINE on 363 7000 or 337 7000, with options on school prayer, pools bond issues, and other civic items. The list also covers meetings, fairs, concerts, library events, open house, farmers markets, clinics, recycling, lottery results, and crime and fire reports from Linn County and surrounding areas.
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George
Alyce Lowe
Lowe Lancaster
Neil Foley
Foley
Supreme
Linn County Bar Association
ISU
Carol Meeks
College of Family and Consumer Sciences
Meeks
Stellner
Dick Hogan
Dicknh
Sgt
Bruce
D.M. Police
Daily Notebook
TELUS
Cityline
Supreme Court
Linn County Technical Review Committee
Cedar Rapids Planning Commission
Cedar Rapids Public Library Board of Trustees
Marion City Council
Winneshiek County Fair
Decorah
Gladbrook
Mount Vernon
Hillcrest Country Club
Dave Franklin
Five Seasons
Cedar River
Ellis Park
Eulenspiegel Puppet Theatre Company
Owl Glass Puppetry Center
West Liberty
National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library
Washington Municipal
the Square
Washington
Theatre
Hancher Auditorium
Old Creamery Theatre Company
Price Creek
Amana Colonies
Amana
Public Works Complex
Sixth St
35Th St
Bluestem Solid Waste
Iowa Lottery
IOWA
Illinois
The
Jeffrey E. Hazzard
B Ave
Fifth Avenue
Michael A. Haney
Interstate 380
Tower Terrace Road
Hiawatha
Kelley Johnson
17Th St
First Avenue
Shenita C. Canty
Third St. SE
Sekikeing
Brent M. Frazier
17Th St. NE
Amanda Brown
Darryl C. Knox
St. SW
Julie Landis
First St. SW
Crystal M. Dirks
19Th St
Andrew F. Franco
16Th Ave
Blairs Ferry Rd
F Ave
Dennis Dr
Southview Dr
18Th St
Center Point Road
42Nd Street NE
Edgewood Rd
17Th Ave
20Th Ave
First Ave
Jamie Pedhota
Aaron Pettit
Paula Lane
Lucia
Don Herman
Anamosa
Shawna
Andrew Sailor
Vermont St
Pamela
Clint Garbers
Council St
ST. Luke’s
Willmott
Logan Nedrow
Center Point Rd
Cindy
Steven Wolfe
12Th St
Christy
Kevin Frost
37Th St
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