Floods flood Marion as residents clean up after weekend storm
Gary and Jerry Kent spent Monday salvaging belongings after water rose in basements when Indian Creek overflowed. Fire crews pumped out sewers and residents relied on friends and a laundromat as Marion battles lingering flood effects and park facilities face closures.
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Tom Fruehling
Marion Bureau
Gary Kent
Kent
Marion
25Th St
Landromat
Carl Ramey
Ramey
Indian Creek
Larick Drive
West Eighth
Butterfield
Changes possible in College review unit
The College Community school board will consider merging the two current committees that hear objections to school materials to form a mostly citizen group under a new structure aligned with community standards. A public reading will occur before adoption, and a district negotiations contract with Ray and Associates is up for approval.
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Vanessa Shelton
College Community School Board
Prairie High School
Bach
Ken Steine
Mary Chalupsky
Ray and Associates
Teachers’ Bargaining Unit
the College Community Education Association
Teamsters Local
Linn grand jury to weigh cases in gang reported incident
A Linn County grand jury will hear the cases of two 18 year old Cedar Rapids men tied to the gang reported incident involving a 16 year old girl. Todd Hahn and Joseph Hill face second degree sexual mistreatment charges and would be tried before the grand jury to formalize accusations. Scott Havel, a 16 year old, is charged with delinquency in juvenile court with potential second degree sexual mistreatment if an adult. A state motion seeks to try him as an adult. The grand jury submission follows a court ruling by Judge William Thomas and a state request to set aside the initial trial information. The state and defendants agree to the grand jury path after waivers to quick filing were late.
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Linn County
Cedar Rapids
Todd M. Hahn
Plainview Drive
Joseph F. Hill
19Th Ave
Scott D. Havel
22Nd Ave
Havel
Hahn and Hill
William Thomas
Linn District Court
Ray Cooper
Fourth Ave. SE
Cooper
Larry Conmey
Free Films in the Park Tonight at Ellis Park Cedar Rapids
The Cedar Rapids Public Library offers a seventh of eight Films in the Park programs at 9 p.m. in Ellis Park featuring Soup a comedy character and Laurel and Hardy for youngsters 6 through 11 with first come seating. It also screens Holy Smoke at 2 p.m. today and Wednesday at the downtown library and reports a mistrial in a heroin case, with August rescheduling. Three Cedar Rapids youths qualify for regional Wheaties World Junior Frisbee in Dubuque. event Aug 14 at Villa Park.
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Park
Cedar Rapids
Wheaties
Two Cedar Rapids Men Arrested After Marion Theft Chase
Police chased and captured two men after a theft in progress at Anchor Frame and Axle Marion. Robert Wagner 19 and Gary Wagner 21 were arrested on third degree theft charges near Highway 13. Gary Wagner also faced two traffic violations. Vehicle repair equipment was recovered.
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Cedar Rapids
Marion
Third Avenue
35Th Street
Highway 13
Robert Leroy Wagner
38Th St
Gary Lee Wagner
Drive SE
Linn County Engineer warns of washouts on county roads
Linn County Engineer Jerry Nelson warned travelers to avoid county roads east, west, or south of Alburnett due to washouts from Saturday rain. Bridges lost approaches and rock eroded. multiple roads will close three days to a week with two weeks for cleanup and two to three months to resurface. Communication outages affected road crews after a Saturday lightning strike.
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Alburnett
Jerry Nelson
Linn
Nelson
Rails to Trails Receives 1000 Gift From Pauline B Morris Foundation
Iowa Rails to Trails Inc. announces a 1000 donation from the Pauline B Morris Foundation as it seeks 25000 to match an April anonymous pledge. The 50 mile Cedar Valley Nature Trail development, bought in 1981 with Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation, costs 450000 funded privately. A 50000 grant from Hall Foundation funds fencing and surfacing between Hiawatha and Center Point. Memberships start at 5 for individuals and 15 for families with tax deductible contributions, sent to Cedar Rapids address.
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Iowa Rails To Trails Inc
Pauline B. Morris Foundation
Bob Mahram
Ferwood Drive
Finance Drive
Mahrau
Cedar Valley Nature Trail
Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation
Hall Foundation
Hiawatha
Center Point
Mahrann
West Marion Garden Club Meeting Date Change
The West Marion Garden Club will meet at Red Lobster on Wednesday July 28 at 11:45 p.m. The previous note had July 21. Also listed: Gretchen Mentzer Estate jewelry sale at Nordman Jewelry Marion with 377 2165. Fire calls include medical assistance at 660 West Eighth Ave and 1130 14th St plus a furnace motor short at 1395 Ninth St with times listed.
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Garden Club
West Marion
Gretchen Mentzer
Nordman Jewelry
Marion
West Eighth Ave
Ninth St
14Th St
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Gazette
Chris Young
Earthquake McGoon
Bob Shultice
Lil’ Abner
T.J. Murphy
Daisy Mae
Theresa Nelson
Kennedy High School
William Bach
U.S. Supreme Court
Linn Grand Jury
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