Community and government meetings schedule for Linn County area
An itinerary lists multiple county board sessions, school board meetings, and civic events across Linn and surrounding counties for July 29 2002. Include sessions at the Linn County Administration Building and Public Health Department, plus ceremonies with Tangshan delegates and related tours and banquets. Also notes district supervisor meetings in Cedar Rapids Tipton Waukon West Union Decorah Elkader Manchester Farmers Market and community activities.
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Linn County Board of Supervisors
Lange
Linn County
Linn County Community Empowerment Finance Committee
Public Health Department
13Th St. NW
Alburnett Community School Board
Alburnett School
Cedar County Board of Supervisors
Tipton
Allamakee
Manchester
Mechanicsville City Council
Union School Board
la Porte
Birth Announcements Policy and Contact Points
The Gazette invites birth announcements and provides forms at Cedar Rapids office 500 Third Ave SE and Iowa City office 301 E Market St. Hours and phone lines 14800 397 8212 and 398 8313. Announcements are free to parents in The Gazette circulation area.
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the Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Third Ave
Iowa City
E. Market St
Gazette
Local Crime Log Highlights Weekend Thefts and Incidents
The Gazette digest shows items stolen from Sunshine Chimney service and several homes, with values for items such as a snow blower, tiller, PlayStation system, games, glassware, and movies. Incidents include a drive-through cash theft at Burger King, a hazardous condition, and a vehicle crash with injuries. Medical calls numbered 14 and false alarms 3.
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Sunshine Chimney & Airduct Service Inc
37Th Ave
Second Ave
16Th Ave
Sony PlayStation
Ninth St. SW
Burger King
Mount Vernon Rd
Wiley Bivd
Miller Rd
Lottery results and jackpots for Illinois and Iowa
Sunday draws show Illinois Pick 3 3 4 1 and Powerball with a $12 million jackpot and Power Play at 1. No winner for the drawing. Wednesday’s jackpot climbs to $14 million.
Linn Court News Foils Multiple Linn County Felony Pleas
In Linn District Court Dawna L. Langan pleaded guilty to forgery for cashing forged checks at Wells Fargo and Metco on May 8 2001. Dorothea Morgan pleaded guilty to delivery of crack cocaine in Cedar Rapids May 29 2001 and received a 10 year suspended sentence. Loidana Miller pleaded guilty to forgery for attempting to cash an altered check on Sept 28 2001 and received deferred judgment. Paul L. Cones pleaded guilty to amended counts of lascivious acts with a child and fined 1500 with up to 10 years confinement.
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Cedar Rapids
Linn District Court
Dawna L. Langan
Wells Fargo Bank
Metco Credit Union
Langan
Dorothea Morgan
Third Avenue SE
Loidana M. Miller
Center Point Bank and Trust Company
Miller
Paul L. Cones
Cones
Deanna Shipp laid to rest in pink dress funeral
In Madison a 9 year old girl Deanna Shipp was buried after a drive by shooting in Davenport seven days earlier. More than 300 mourners attended at a Madison funeral home including Davenport City Administrator Craig Malin. Authorities say six men were held as material witnesses in the case tied to a feud between two groups.
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Davenport
Madison, Wis
Deanna Shipp
Paul Shipp
Pearlie Dean
Craig Malin
Madison
Victory Life Church
Eric DeWord
Deanna
Paul Shipp Jr
DeWerd
Lisa DeWerd
Timothy Genin
Fort Dodge woman reunites with lost Boston terrier Bam-Bam after year
Julie Geophert of Fort Dodge reclaimed her Boston terrier Bam-Bam, missing from a fenced yard July 27, 2001. After posters, ads, and long searches, a clerk in a convenience store connection led to the dog’s recovery near a pool. The dog’s return was celebrated as a miracle.
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Fort Dodge
Julie Geophert
Bam-Bam
Geophert
Rueben
Schaller
Former vice commander on trial for federal charges
Former vice commander Sgt. Greg Collins faces trial in U S District Court on charges including returning firearms to an unauthorized suspect, converting public funds for personal use, and pocketing nearly $3,987 from a 1997 gambling raid. He allegedly aided Chepanonis, a drug dealer, by returning three guns seized in 1998 and failing to pursue charges.
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Davenport
U.S
Greg Collins
Collins
Jay Chepanonis
Chepanonis
IRS
Walter Skovronski
Skovronski
State Attorney General's Office
Scott County
Waterloo veteran pushes for centralized services center
Waterloo veteran Randy Miller advocates a one stop veterans center as part of a $72.5 million Riverfront Renaissance proposal. The plan seeks a $2 million center to simplify access to food employment medical care and other services for veterans amid vague location and funding details. The plan faces an August 20 vote.
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Waterloo
Randy Miller
Miller
Veterans Center
Amvets Post 19
Memorial Hall
Map redrawings spark vacancies in Iowa districts
Davenport area districts face vacancies after Iowa Secretary of State map redrawings. Pleasant Valley loses district representation with two incumbents in one district and none in another, forcing resignations or intra-board elections. Maquoketa and Calamus-Wheatland also contend with vacancies and contested seats as maps shift incumbents.
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Davenport
Iowa
Secretary of State
Pleasant Valley
Dale Barber
Bettendorf
Dav
Maquoketa
Kim Huckstadt
Also Mentioned on This Page
C.R
Tangshan
China
Kirkwood Community College
Diamond V Mills
Alliant Energy
Wilton
Monticello
Farmers Market
Collins Road
Council Street
OUT & About
Metro
New Horizons Methodist Church
Coralville
Cedar Rapids Free Medical Clinic
Jane Boyd
14Th Ave
Illinois
Illinois Lottery
Linn Court News
Cheyenne Dean
William Davis
Marycrest
Bill LeSage
Scotty’s
Marycrest International University
Vision Iowa Board
Vision
Enport
Phyllis Ahlstrand
Tana Barsness
Ahlstrand
Calamus
Wheatland
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