Five Seasons Center studies ticket policy after Kenny Rogers sellout
A three member committee will review current ticket sales policy and propose changes to the Five Seasons Center Commission. The panel will examine long lines and seat distribution after the Kenny Rogers concert, consider a per person ticket limit, and assess enforcing resale prohibitions to curb scalping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Five Seasons Center Commission
Mike Gebauer
Five Seasons Center
Chuck Swore
Bill Munsell
Kenny Roger
Gebauer
the Gazette
David McGuire
Kenny Rogers
Munsell
Commission
Cedar Rapids Roundup Seventeen items mix arrests and projects
Jay Thomassen 18 of Chicago Ridge is jailed on assault charges after allegedly attacking a Cedar Rapids officer during a disturbance at 3017 Sidney Drive SE. Kirkwood Community College will get 1275 of federal highway funds for bike racks as part of 101710 across Iowa. A fifth floor electrical fire at Montrose Motor Hotel prompts inspections of Room 535 wiring. Curran L Rosser seeks Cedar Rapids Community Board of Education director at large. Ronald Hoffman and Danny Wullenwaber face new charges after a park rule incident at Manhattan Park. A police helicopter helped recover Carl Ecker’s moped as youths were arrested for second degree theft. Broken windows at Grant School raise up to 500 in repair costs.
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Jay Thomassen
Chicago Ridge
Ill
Cedar Rapids
Sidney Drive
Kirkwood Community College
Federal Highway Administration
Iowa Department of Transportation
Bettendorf
Fort Dodge
Grinnell
Story County
Urbandale
Montrose Motor Hotel
Phillip Saunders
Saunders
Fire Department Prevention Bureau
City Electrical
Ronald Hoffman
Danny Wullenwather
Hoffman
Third Ave
Wullenwaber
Box 4005
Manhattan Park
Carl Ecker
Ecker
David Court NE
49Th Street NE
Driver charged after accident in Marion
John M. Rodemeyer, 21, of 172 Harber Ave NW, arrested Sunday on charges of failing to give information and aid and failure to report an accident after a Friday collision at A Avenue and Seventh Street NE. Joseph J. Showers, 28, and Kim Sweet, 24, were treated for head injuries and released.
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John M. Rodemeyer
Harber Ave
A Avenue
Seventh Street
Rodemeyer
Joseph J. Showers
Tama St. Marion
Showers
Kim Sweet
Tama St
Marion
St. Luke’s Hospital
Elderly warned on heat stroke amid hot spell
Dr. Glenys Williams of the University of Iowa cautions seniors about heat stroke signs such as confusion and extreme fatigue. She urges fluids and accessible cooling, while agencies across the region extend hours at senior centers and meal sites to offer air conditioned relief.
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Glenys Williams
University of Iowa
Williams
the Gazette Today
Iowa Commission On the Aging
Glenn Bowles
Commission
Bowles
Sandy Overby
Heritage Agency On Aging
Cedar Rapids
Overby
Marcia Swift
Linn County Council On Aging
Liz Selk
Council
Sally Keller
Chain Lakes Cap Agency
Toddville
Pigeons Targeted by Sharpshooters in Frenchtown
Frenchtown hires Russ Barton and Glenn Hummer to shoot pigeons for 100 dollars a year with birdshot shells. They operate with Sunday off restrictions and can fire where complaints arise, aiming to control a pigeon problem in the 1500 resident town. On this date in 1789, Parisians stormed the Bastille launching the French Revolution.
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Frenchtown
N.J
Russ Barton
Barton
Glenn Hummer
Bastille
Paris
France
Burglary Wave Reported. several crimes under investigation
Six burglaries investigated over the past week remain under police review. Incidents include Lloyds Fish and Chips on 42nd Street NE where cash and sodas were stolen, a residence on A Avenue NE with stereo gear, and multiple other thefts from homes and a truck. The article notes $600 in tires and wheels taken from a Deborah Drive SW pickup and a coin stash worth $375 missing from an 18th Street NW home.
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Lloyd's Fish and Chips
42Nd St. NE
Joe Schmiedel
Ave. NE
Dale Blackford
Eighth Street
Blackford
Charles Jennings
17Th St
Jennings
Washington
Iowa
Edward Smith
18Th St
Smith
Thomas Furnisch
Furnisch
Deborah Drive
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St. Luke’s Methodist Hospital
Coe College
St. Luke's
Bike Funds
Montrose
Rosser
Curran L. Rosser
Ridgeway Drive
Linn
Grant School
Outlook Drive
Speeder Corp
Gail Cooper
Dave Johnson
Warren H. Johnson
3Rd Ave
1St Ave
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