Corridor approves 3 percent pay raise for Robins workers
Robins city employees including two full timers and many part timers receive a 3 percent across-the-board raise retroactive to July 1 after the city council trimmed an initial 5 percent proposal. Details show clerk Lori Pickart and officials like Vince Bading and the police chief receiving specific annual and hourly increases while the fire chief’s annual pay rises slightly.
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Night Out event urged for Cedar Rapids Aug 3
Cedar Rapids officials urged residents to light porches and join National Night Out events on August 3. The city notes the program is in its 27th year, with 11 years of local participation, and provides contact details for hosting or registering events through the city website and Sgt. Mark Andries. The Gazette also seeks participants for a paid research survey. In Iowa City, a man charged with second degree sexual abuse faces trial July 26 after a pretrial conference with attorney Edward Leff. Andre D White, 39, allegedly threatened a woman and her son during the Jan 22 assault.
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Iowa City
Johnson County
Anne Lahey
Andre D. White
Johnson County District Court
Edward Leff
White
Iowa
LEGO robotics camp players tune oil well caps
Logan Hadsall and Nile Wagner both 9 and 12 from Cedar Rapids and Coralville work on robots at Kirkwood Community College Cedar Rapids during a LEGO Robotics Camp. Arielle Soemach age 13 from Iowa City watches her robot lowering a cap device over an oil well during the session.
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the Gazette
Arielle Soemach
David Wu
Iowa City
Lego Robotics
Jones Hall
Kirkwood Community College
Cedar Rapids
Logan Hadsall
Nile Wagner
Coralville
Iowa City Hancher bid count hits 59 firms for redesign
The University of Iowa received 59 applications from national and international firms to design the new Hancher Auditorium, a notable project after the 2008 flood. The selection committee will narrow to about a dozen, with finalists visiting the site and meeting officials before a firm is chosen, subject to state and federal approvals.
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Gazette
Iowa City
University of Iowa
Rod Lehnertz
Hancher
University of
Iowa and the Arts
Chuck Swanson
Architect Selection Committee
Lehnertz
Old Hancher
Sally Mason
State Board of Regents
OPN Architects
Cedar Rapids
MA Mortenson
Minneapolis
OPN
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Hancher Auditorium
Voxman Music
School of Music
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