Cedar Rapids Receives $2 Million HUD Grant For Development
A $2 million Community Development Block Grant supports Cedar Rapids and surrounding areas with economic and community development, housing rehab, public facilities, street improvements and services. Sen. Tom Harkin announced the funding as aiding low income Iowans while Rep. Kraig Paulsen joins lawmakers in Madison for leadership training.
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Cedar Rapids
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Tom Harkin
Iowa
Kraig Paulsen
R-Hiawatha
Paulsen
Madison
Wis
Council of State Governments
Bowhay Institute For Legislative
Linda Upmeyer
R-Garner
Cindy Winckler
Davenport
Daryl Beall
Fort Dodge
Local Log Of Offenses And Incidents In Iowa Area
The Gazette lists multiple juvenile and adult arrests and incidents across Linn, Johnson, and surrounding counties. Entries name individuals by name and age, neighborhoods or streets, and offenses or locations with times from the prior weekend through Monday. Several cases note offenses marked as second or third offenses and involve assault or property incidents.
Independence man gets nine years for meth manufacture
Troy Vargason, 22, admitted in U.S. District Court in Cedar Rapids to manufacturing and distributing methamphetamine between September 2001 and September 2002 after buying more than the legal limit of pseudoephedrine and stealing anhydrous ammonia. The chemicals are used to produce methamphetamine.
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Cedar Rapids
Troy Vargason
U.S. District Court
Cedar Rapids to add traffic lights on Third Avenue SE
City officials plan new traffic signals at Seventh and Eighth streets SE along Third Avenue SE next summer. Crashes at those intersections have risen, with 13 injuries in 1997-99 and 22 in 2000-03 at Seventh Street SE, and 10 rising to 31 at Eighth Street SE. The project costs about 180000 dollars, with state grants covering 115750, aiming to slow traffic and reduce right angle crashes near Mercy Medical Center.
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Joshua Jensen
Indian Hills Rd
Sixth Street
Marty Mason
Rockwell Dr
Boyson and
Robins Roads
Hiawatha
Kody McClain
Tucker St
Alice Road
John Ritzman
14Th St
Third Street
Gary Yeakle
Norma St
Edgewood Road
Bradley Davis
Second Ave
Eastern Avenue
37Th Street
Carre Elbert
29Th St
First Avenue
Gail Handley
Sixth Ave
Marion
29Th Street Drive
Allen Johnson
Ellis Blvd
Ellis Boulevard
Ruben Mayo
Lesley Lane
Fourth Street
F Avenue
Gregory Rust
Meadowbrook Dr
25Th Street
Paul Thomas
Chicago
Highway 30
Knapp Road
Johnson County
Iowa City
Nicholas Alberts
20Th Ave
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Avenue
Dubuque Street
Karl Knight
K Ave
Coralville
Vne Gazette
Third Avenue
Seventh and
Eighth Streets
Third Avenue SE
Seventh
Eighth Street
Seventh Street SE
Eighth Street SE
Petersen
Fairfax design workshop charrette scheduled Friday at library
Fairfax residents are invited to a 9 am to 7 pm design workshop at the Fairfax Public Library to view and critique preliminary landscape concepts. A morning tour leads into a 10:30 am session with the visioning committee, with 6 pm results presentation and Q A. Participants can learn about digital imaging plans and provide input. Call for information to Vernon Cerveny or Mark Pingenot. The event is sponsored by the Iowa Living Roadways Visioning Program with DOT, ISU Extension Landscape Architecture, and Trees Forever.
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Fairfax
Fairfax Visioning Committee
Fairfax Public Library
Paul Popelka
Engineering Plus
Jackie Peck
Vijun Deng
Iowa State University
Mark Pingenot
Trees Forever
Sug
Vernon Cerveny
Iowa
The
Iowa Department of Transportation
Iowa State University Extension
Linn Court handles Linn District Court misdemeanor cases
Lashawn Hicks had a guilty plea to interference with official acts and disorderly conduct after a dismissal on assault on a peace officer. Armando R. Silva’s drunken driving case was dismissed. he pleaded guilty to related charges. Lynette Upchurch pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct in a domestic abuse case and paid a 400 fine. Bobby J. Jordan’s assault case with a weapon display was dismissed. Chester Short pleaded guilty to assault with a dangerous weapon and paid a 500 fine. Nathan Johnstone pleaded guilty to amended disorderly conduct and paid 100. John Houlsworth’s drunken driving charge was dismissed. he paid 500 and 60 days jail with 60 days credit. Jason Moody pleaded guilty to second-offense domestic abuse. 500 fine and 60 days in jail with 30 days served and probation.
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Cedar Rapids
Linn District Court
Lashawn Hicks
Fifth Ave. SE
Hicks
Armando R. Silva
19Th St. SE
Lynette Upchurch
Wilson Ave
Upchurch
Jason Szabo
Bobby J. Jordan
Williamsburg
Terry Jordan
15Th Street
Chester A. Short
Eighth Ave
Marion
Jeremiah Bleeker
Eighth Avenue
Short
Nathan D. Johnstone
Rompot St. SE
Johnstone
Nina Hoppe
John D. Houlsworth
1600
B Ave. NE
Houlsworth
Jason M. Moody
St. SW
Angela Townsend
Moody
Woman cyclist backs cancer trials amid personal loss and high hopes
Chapleau, a cancer survivor riding with 19 teammates, credits clinical trials for potential new treatments that could save lives. She trains 250 miles weekly, inspired by a lab drug yet to reach trials and by teammates who have lost loved ones to cancer. She plans to join an eight day race in Los Angeles after departing September 29.
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Chapleau
Armstrong
Los Angeles
Heritage Days and Pork Days Festivals Across Towns
Mount Vernon hosts Heritage Days with family night at Hillcrest Country Club featuring games mini Olympics miniature golf food and music then downtown events Friday and Saturday with Main Street Stage food vendors carnival pets and parades Center Point marks sesquicentennial and Pork Days with carriages teen dances and a historical drama Jesup hosts Farmers Day weekend with more than 100 hours of free entertainment rail art by Artrain U S A a 5K run a parade contests and a bubble gum blowing contest schedule posted at (819) 827-1128.
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Mount Vernon
Hillcrest Country Club
Hillcrest
Heritage Days
First Street
Shepley Pharmacy
Center Point
Main Street
Coujaycees.com
Lions Park
Nikki
Doug
Jaycees
Bill Riley
Swing Crew
Summit
Wakema Park
JESUP
Young At Heart
Land O’ Corn Park
Artrain U.S.A
United States
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Seventh Street
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16Th Avenue
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Redbud Rd
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Central Ave
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