Public meetings this week of Linn County area boards
Public agency schedules list meetings Monday and Tuesday for Linn County Supervisors Cedar Rapids Airport Commission Hiawatha Water Board Linn County Conservation Board Walker City Council Cedar Rapids City Council and related committees, with locations at City Hall Marion and other administrative offices.
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Linn County Board of Supervisors
Cedar Rapids Airport Commission
Hiawatha Water Board
Linn County Conservation Board
County Home Rd
Marion
Walker City Council
Outdoor events and fairs fill July weekend across Iowa
July 24 weekend schedule features hot air balloon rally at Grinnell College. bicycle ride 55 miles. Bix Beiderbecke Jazz Festival concerts in Davenport and LeClaire Park. Cedar Rapids and Iowa City band performances. Buckskinners Rendezvous at Bellevue State Park. Clermont Threshing Days. Great River Threshing Days. Catfish Jazz Festival with parade and contests. theater shows at Anamosa and Garrison. Keokuk County 4 H Fair. Ford Mustang car show. Ushers Ferry Pioneer Village reunion at Seminole Valley Park.
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Grinnell College
Walford
The
Hawkeye Bicycle Association
Davenport
LeClaire Park
Cedar Rapids
Ellis Park
Iowa City
College Green Park
State Park
Bellevue
Clermont
Great River
Miles
City Meetings Schedule for Wednesday in Cedar Rapids
At 9 am the Cedar Rapids City Council holds a regular meeting in City Hall council chambers. Linn County supervisors meet at 10 30 am followed by the Linn County Day Care Advisory Committee at noon. The Family Service Agency board meets at noon and the Hiawatha Library Board convenes at 8 pm.
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Cedar Rapids
Linn County Zoning Board of Adjustment
Board Room
Linn County Supervisors
Linn County
St. Paul’s United Methodist Church
Third Ave
Noon — Family Service Agency Board
First Ave
Hiawatha Library Board
Defense asks public poll on fair trial for Des Moines pair
Defense attorneys for Donna Simmons and Larry Siemer seek a public poll to determine if they can receive a fair trial in central Iowa over a 7-year-old boy torture case. They argue media coverage prejudiced the community. prosecutors call the poll a waste of taxpayers’ money. Judge Strickler is expected to decide before the trial next month.
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Des Moines
Polk County
Iowa
Donna Simmons
Larry Siemer
Simmons
Siemer
Simmon
Tracey
Richard Strickler
Simmons and Siemer
Man Dies After Piggy Back Heart Transplant
A 22 year old Des Moines man Richard G Carpenter died from complications after an unusual piggy back heart transplant at Mercy Hospital Medical Center. His mother said he knew the risks, and doctors had warned he might not live six months without the surgery. Funeral services will be held Monday in Des Moines.
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DES Moines
Alice Carpenter
Richard G. Carpenter
Mercy Hospital Medical Center
Carpenter
Mercy Hospital warned over infectious waste disposal
Mercy Hospital Medical Center in Des Moines received an administrative order from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources demanding compliance with waste disposal rules and requiring special permission before placing infectious wastes in a landfill. A Mercy spokesman said officials admitted the error and revised their procedures.
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Des Moines
Mercy Hospital Medical Center
Iowa Department of Natural Resources
Mercy
Bill Maurer
Cocaine Tied to Suspect's Death in Des Moines Robbery Case
Des Moines police and FBI found 32 year old Jeffrey Mark Sharer dead in his apartment before an arrest on armed robbery charges. Investigators await autopsy results after linking Sharer to a July 6 savings and loan robbery worth about 3500 dollars. Friends say cocaine addiction pushed him into crime and strained his finances.
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Des Moines
Jeffrey Mark Sharer
FBI
Sharer
Des Moines Savings and Loan
Jeff
Robin Gist
Iowa County Bans Open Burning Amid Extreme Dry Conditions
Iowa County joined several eastern Iowa counties and multiple cities and fire districts in banning open burning due to dry conditions. The ban allows only burning in outdoor fireplaces and grills or in approved metal or concrete incinerators under strict supervision.
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Iowa County
Iowa
Benton
Cass
Cedar
Clayton
Clinton
Des Moines
Dubuque
Wayne Counties
Cityline 30 Minute Stock Quotes Update
CITYLINE provides stock quotes updated every 30 minutes by calling 363 7000, Category 1000. The service appears to be a market data line offering frequent updates for investors seeking current prices.
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Cityline
Thursday government meetings and radar speed checks
The schedule lists meetings for the Sixth Judicial District Department of Corrections Northern Advisory Committee in the 1035 Third Ave SE room 2, Cedar Rapids Library board room, and Marion Independent School District offices. Radar speed checks will occur in Northeast Center Point Road First Avenue 42nd Street Oakland Road Northwest First Avenue E Avenue Edgewood Road Cedar Hills Southeast Bever Avenue Mount Vernon Road Third Avenue Cottage Grove Avenue Southwest Bowling Street 12th Avenue C Street First Street.
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Sixth Judicial District Department of Correctional Services
Northern Advisory Committee
Third Ave
Cedar Rapids Library Board
Marion Independent School Board
Mentzer
Second Ave
Marion
Center Point Road
First Avenue
42Nd Street
Oakland Road
E Avenue
Edgewood Road
Cedar Hills
Bever Avenue
Mount Vernon Road
Third Avenue
Cottage Grove Avenue
Bowling Street
12Th Avenue
C Street
First Street
Reunions and Camp Good Health Notices Published
Reunions listed include Jefferson High School Class of 1968 20 year event at Sheraton Inn July 29 and Hawkeye Downs hog roast July 30 with Duane Usher contact. 60th Signal reunion planned for August in Steamboat Springs with Donald L. Woods contact. Flying Tigers 41st annual convention Sept 1 3 in Canton Ohio with Robert M. Way contact. Camp Good Health drive seeks donations via The Cedar Rapids Gazette and donations from staff are recorded with names and amounts.
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Jefferson
Jefferson High School
Sheraton Inn
Hawkeye Downs
Duane Usher
60Th Signal
60Th Signal Radio Intelligence Co
60Th Signal Service Co
Steamboat Springs
Colo
Donald L. Woods
Tahuya River Dr
Tahuya
Wash
Flying Tigers
14Th Air Force Association
Parke
Canton
Ohio
Robert M. Way
Fulton Dr
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Starlighters II
Anamosa
Old Creamery
Garrison
Keokuk County
Sigourney Expo
Iowa Today
Allan Stokes
DNR
Environmental Protection Division
Veterans Administration
Maurer
Osceola
Orient
Bondurant
Elkhart
Polk City
Ankeny
Jack Shepherd
SPEED
Gazette
Metro-Iowa
Camp Good Health
Victor Kueter
Dale
Gazette Employees
Edythe M. Braucher
Paul Kovacik
Lana McBride
Vivianne Ogilvie
Hesperian Club of
George L. Petrik
Ahae Okae
Edith R. Layer
Dan and
Mamie Waterbury
Jack C. Toms
Edwin Grubhoffer
Irma Landergott
Ronald Landergott
Mary Griffin Ee Ee
Ann Miller
Kitty Cox
Cecil and
Annie Guthrie
Carl Baumeffer
See Ewer Weer
Roy Page
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