State protects proposed Mount Vernon Lisbon bypass corridor
Iowa transportation officials created a preservation zone south of Highway 30 to safeguard a proposed bypass corridor. The Mount Vernon Lisbon bypass was removed from the five year plan in 2001 due to funding shifts, leaving the area undeveloped amid ongoing uncertainty.
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Dave DeWitte
Gazette
Mount Vernon-Lisbon
Iowa Transportation
Iowa
Mount Vernon
Public hearing set on Corridor Preservation Zone in Iowa
The Iowa Department of Transportation will hold a 4 to 6 p.m. public hearing on July 30 at Mount Vernon High School to gather comments on the Corridor Preservation Zone. The zone, effective June 24, requires notifications for certain permits and plats within its area and may lead to proactive property purchases or other actions as needed.
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Iowa Department of Transportation
Mount Vernon High School
Cathy Cutler
DOT
Dubuque
Cutler
Mount Vernon
Michael Beimer
Beimer
Green Drinks group grows in Cedar Rapids networking drive
CR Green Drinks aims to connect green sector players in Linn County meeting monthly at DC's River Walk Pub. Organizer Jeff Carey says the informal gatherings help public and private environmental initiatives share ideas and meet the players. Attendees have included Trees Forever and Linn County agencies plus Sierra Club and Prairiewoods Spirituality Center.
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Gazette
Cedar Rapids
CR Green Drinks
Linn County
National
Green Drinks Network
River Walk
First St. SE
Jeff Carey
Carey
Forever In
Marion
Linn County Public Health and Conservation Departments
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Pigott Inc
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Iowa City suspect plans insanity defense in gas station robberies
Ahkinen D. Cox 30 of Iowa City faces first degree robbery charges after a Nov 9 Gasby's heist at 1310 S Gilbert St with Frederick Reid 26. Cox’s attorney cites a prior serious mental illness. Trial set for July 27. He also faces charges from the Aug 17 Deli Mart armed robbery with DNA evidence linking him. trial on Sept 8.
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the Gazette
Iowa City
Ahkinen D. Cox
Gasby’s
S. Gilbert St
Frederick Reid
Johnson County District Court
Cox
Lower Muscatine Ac
Springville Man Tased After Request to Be Tased
A Springville man, Dennis D. Denny, 61, was tasered by Linn County deputies after he asked to be tased as they confronted him for suspected drunken driving. He fled showed a hand issue, was treated at Mercy Medical Center, then jailed for operating while intoxicated before later being released.
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Springville
Dennis D. Denny
High Ave
Linn County
Denny
Brian Gardner
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Mercy Medical Center
Cedar Rapids
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