Swisher Man Surrenders in Mosque Vandalism
Eric Spencer, 19, confessed to criminal mischief at the Islamic Center of Cedar Rapids located at 2999 First Ave SW. Damages totaled about 3000 dollars after windows and doors were broken, with mosque members arriving for prayer service discovering the vandalism. Spencer signed a promise to appear in court and was released.
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City to spend on Ellis Boat Harbor power work
Cedar Rapids plans to use up to 200000 from 896137 disaster funds allotted by FEMA to repair the Ellis Boat Harbor electrical system. About 105000 has been spent on boat slips. 75000 will fund Alliant Energy’s share. remaining funds repair sheet piling sidewalks and roadways.
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Robins Vote to Ban Backyard Farm Animals
City Council gave initial approval to an ordinance banning domesticated sheep horses cattle goats chickens geese turkeys pheasants and ducks on properties under five acres. City Clerk Lori Pickart cited horses as the cause of wording changes and noted few suburban properties exceed five acres.
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Trial reset for Oct 4 in 2008 beating death
First degree murder trial of Jason Blackcloud, 34, of Cedar Rapids, was reset to October 4 in Linn County District Court. Blackcloud is accused of beating Jerry Hurt, 46, also of Cedar Rapids, to death in 2008 after hitting him in the head with a pipe on 14th Street SE. A jury pool of 56 will be called. the trial is expected to last two weeks.
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Linn County
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Heat and outages hit parts of Iowa with record humidity noted
The heat index topped 108 at Eastern Iowa Airport and reached 114 in Iowa City amid dew points near 80. Cedar Rapids highs reached 91 while Iowa City hit 94. A weather related transmission-line failure caused an outage affecting about 4,300 customers in North Liberty and parts of Tiffin from 12:30 to 2:15 p.m., as ITC reported crews rerouted power to meet demand and nine substations tripped.
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Cedar Rapids police seek volunteers for tenant checks
The Cedar Rapids Police Department aims to expand its Volunteers in Policing program to provide free tenant background checks for landlords. The plan follows a Davenport model and seeks landlord support to recruit volunteers, amid debate over a city housing code proposing higher fees and mandatory crime free addenda for leases.
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Gazette
Cedar Rapids
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Wellington Heights
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Davis
Walter Skowronski
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