Linn-Mar school board incumbents decline bids in fall election
Two of three Linn-Mar board incumbents announced they will not seek re election citing family and work commitments. Paul Shanley and Craig Eilbert will leave, while Melody Bildstein has filed nomination papers and nears the 100 signature requirement. Nomination filings are due by July 31 with one two year and two three year terms available.
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Linn-Mar
Paul Shanley
Craig Eilbert
Melody Bildstein
Inmate Kenneth Gay Found Hanged in Dubuque County Jail
Kenneth Gay, 35, who hanged himself in a Dubuque County Jail cell around 3:05 a.m., had been arrested earlier this month on a third degree sexual abuse charge involving a 13-year-old girl. Gay had been in custody since July 8.
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Andrew
Dubuque
Kenneth Gay
Gay
Linn County Delays Juvenile Detention Permit Hearing
Linn County postpones consideration of a conditional use permit and variance for a 75 Miller Ave. SW juvenile detention facility after notices were not posted seven days before the Board of Adjustment meeting. The Board will reconvene at 3 p.m. on Tuesday July 29.
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Linn County
Miller Ave
Board of Adjustment
Jim Houser
Final vote set on landfill rule in Linn County
Linn County supervisors will hold a final vote Wednesday on amending the zoning ordinance to ban landfills on prime farmland and to add CSR protections. The final reading is at 8:30 a.m. in Ballantyne Auditorium, Kirkwood Community College.
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Linn County
Ballantyne Auditorium
Kirkwood Community College
Monticello Police Chief Cleared in Civil Rights Suit
U S District Judge Michael Melloy dismissed Paul Swanson 1996 civil rights claim against the city of Monticello Burt Walters and five officers over a January 1994 arrest at the Blue Inn Motel. The ruling found probable cause for the warrantless entry and arrest though Swanson alleged assault false arrest and malicious prosecution.
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Michael Melloy
Monticello
Burt Walters
Melloy
Paul G. Swanson
Hopkinton
Swanson
Walters
Blue Inn
Arson string continues in Iowa City with bin blaze
Firefighters investigated a trash bin fire in the 900 block of Gilbert Court on Friday. Witnesses saw a man flee the scene but he could not be located. No injuries reported. The blaze follows several other arsons on the east side at 500 S. Dodge St, 535 S. Johnson St, 901 Walnut St, and 1104 Marcy St.
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Andy Rocca
Gilbert Court
S. Dodge St
S. Johnson St
Walnut St
Marcy St
Memory Shoppe welcomes summer with soda fountain nostalgia
The Memory Shoppe in Anamosa invites visitors to choose from eight phosphate drinks and eight hand dipped ice cream flavors, with sundaes and a banana split priced around two to three dollars. Beth and Mark Thomas revive downtown with crafts, antiques, and a soda shop concept feeding local Main Street revitalization. Kathy Butler plans Tucker's Tavern nearby, opening early September, featuring a 1930s bar, themed booths, juke box, and piano.
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Beth
Mark Thomas
Anamosa
Carolyn Butler
Carolyn
Oxford Junction
Mark
Jones County Sheriff's Department
Sara
Amber
Derik
Dylan
Don Janda
Sykora Bakery
Cedar Rapids
Wilton
Nopoulos
Dave Rasdal
the Gazette
Beth Thomas
Ex‑Officer Hegarty Quits Amid Baltimore Move Linked to Family
Former Cedar Rapids officer Pete Hegarty says his resignation was planned before the April 30 bank robbery and fatal shooting. He cites his wife’s new orthopedic job in Baltimore and notes no Baltimore work yet. He recalls the rapid events outside Mercantile Bank when Ryan Washburn, 16, fled after a robbery and was shot by Tro y Nogelmeier. Hegarty describes the incident as occurring in slow motion and says he and Nogelmeier wish to meet Washburn’s parents once the case resolves. Federal charges have been filed against a second juvenile in connection with the robbery.
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Marion Rd
Washburn
Hegarty
Troy Nogelmeier
Nogellmeier
Nogelmeier
Noel
Dawn Washburn
U.S
Steve Rapp
Homework policy set to raise student achievement
Gazette star writer reports the district approves a homework policy to raise expectations for students and parents. Superintendent Mick Starcevich says focus is on meaningful work, not busy tasks, with grade level guidelines to be finalized this fall. Al Rowe notes the policy responds to parental questions and aims to strengthen learning through better homework alignment with standards.
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Rowe
Laurie Krumm
Swisher
Krumm
Linn-Mar to share Marion tech director to cut costs
Linn-Mar school board approved a 35 month agreement to share Marion Technology Director Tom Singer starting Aug 1. Both districts keep separate tech budgets but may pursue joint purchases. The move aims to save 50000 to 75000 by not filling the associate superintendent for human resources post.
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Linn-Mar
Marion Independent School District
Marion School Board
Marion Technology
Tom Singer
Joe Pacha
Pacha
Bonnie Boothroy
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