Iowa Likely to Get EPA Conditional SIP Approval
EPA may grant Iowa conditional approval for its SIP to meet federal air quality standards. Rep. Tom Tauke says an EPA official indicated a conditional nod, with Iowa and Cedar Rapids area plans given another year to meet requirements. Final EPA approval expected by late fall with minimal funding disruption.
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
SIP
Tom Tauke
Iowa
Tauke
Linn County Health Department
Kansas City
Iowa Department of Environmental Quality
Cedar
Camin
Woll
Special concert notes at Cedar Rapids band event
A Cedar Rapids Municipal Band concert at Mount Mercy College features tuba soloist Robert Yeats and a triple trumpet trio by nine James Debb students. Frank Piersol conducts a free hour program repeated Sunday in Bever Park with marches and classics plus an encore, followed by EPA air quality updates and RACT discussions for Cedar Rapids.
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Cedar Rapids
Steve Battleman
Dan Dolezal
Craig Margrave
Marion
Dave Jacobson
Beth Hronek
Barb Stevens
Loretta Koster
Jeff Reed
Vinton
Ken Carlstedt
Cedar Rapids Municipal Band
Mount Mercy College
Robert Yeats
University of Iowa School of Music
James Debb
Cedar Rapids Symphony
Municipal Band
Frank Piersol
Bever Park
Harry Alford
Rossini
Jesus
J.S. Bach
Supervisors approve youth shelter contract
The Linn County Board of Supervisors backed a proposed contract between the Department of Social Services and the county Shelter Care Facility. The deal, supported by Youth Facilities Director Bill McCarty, awaits district and state DSS approval with retroactivity proposed to July 1. Funding remains tight, with a $66,750 district allocation and prior cancellations challenging the facility.
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Linn Board of Supervisors
Bill McCarty
Youth Facilities Department
DSS
Larry Jackson
the Gazette
Linn County
Polk County
Jackson
Iowa City
Foundation II
Linn
McCarty
Burglaries and thefts report weekend losses case by case
Police released reports on burglaries and thefts over the weekend. At Kentucky Fried Chicken 1435 First Ave SE a break-in yielded 490 dollars in cash after a glass door was shattered between 4 AM and 6:30 AM. A trailer at 436 G Ave NW held O F Paulson Construction tools including a 400 dollar concrete saw a 300 dollar torch assembly and bolt cutters. Zinser Inc 1125 66th Ave SW reported five batteries stolen from an area with four others removed from semitrailers. Cedar Rapids Marine Sales 1324 Ellis Blvd NW suffered thefts of four outboard motors including two used 20 and 10 horse, plus two new 7.5 and 20 horse models.
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G Ave. NW
O.F. Paulson Construction
Zinser Inc
66Th Ave
Cedar Rapids Marine Sales
Ellis Blvd
Birthdays of Saul Bellow Jerry Herman and more
Today marks birthdays for Saul Bellow aged 64 novelist Jerry Herman 46 Broadway composer Arthur Ashe 36 tennis star and Hal McRae 33 Kansas City Royals player reflecting a diverse group of notable figures.
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Saul Bellow
Jerry Herman
Arthur Ashe
Hal McRae
Kansas City Royals
Mount Vernon School Board Announces Budget Tax Cut
Mount Vernon property owners will see a $54,000 tax cut as the 1979 80 budget rises 8.7 percent to 1 936 712 while state aid increases. Wilch is reappointed secretary and Rose Ellison becomes treasurer for the coming year. An energy audit aims to unlock matching state funds for utility conservation. The board discusses potential northern access to the high school, absentee ballots for July 31, and possible bond issue support. Staff changes include resignations and new contracts. two incumbents plan re election in September with Aug 2 filing deadline.
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Mount Vernon
John Witch
Wilch
Rose Ellison
Winston Addis
Addis
Seventh Avenue South
Steve Toolan
Kathy Hartzell
Robert Stenzel
Bob Landis
Larry Rogers
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Cedar County
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Gretchen Sutherland
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