Downtown church building sold in Cedar Rapids
The Peoples Church Unitarian Universalist in Cedar Rapids agreed to sell its downtown building for 705000 to Steve Emerson of Aspect Architecture, with finalization expected by mid July. The congregation weighs building a new facility or remodeling an existing one after the sale. A Sunday worship at 11 a.m. will be held at the Fin and Feather site at 3338 Center Point Rd NE.
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Cedar Rapids
Tom Capo
Peoples Church Unitarian Universalist
Third Ave
Steve Emerson
Aspect Architecture
Capo
Emerson
Fin & Feather
Center Point Rd
Rubashkin child labor trial nears closing in Postville case
Closing arguments were underway in Black Hawk County District Court as prosecutors recapped 67 counts of child labor violations against former Agriprocessors executive Sholom Rubashkin. The state alleges 26 minors worked at the Postville plant between 2007 and May 2008 amid an immigration raid.
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Waterloo
Agriprocessors
Sholom Rubashkin
Lahouw
Rubashkin
Black Hawk County
Postville
Nathan Callahan
Former MFL Mar Mac teacher faces new weapons on school grounds charges
Richard Nance 58 Cresco is now charged with two counts of carrying weapons on school property in Monona. He was already charged May 17 with supplying alcohol to a minor, violating gun conveyance law and open container after a stakeout at a carwash with a student. Nance resigned as district reviews license revocation.
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Monona
MFL
Mar Mac
Richard Nance
Cresco
Jane Scott-Quandahl
Nance
MFL Mar Mac
Dale Crozier
Iowa Board of Educational Examiners
Midland schools budget stands after state board review
The Midland school district’s 2010-11 budget of 6.9 million dollars, with 1 million in cash reserves and a 23-cent tax levy increase, was upheld by the State Appeal Board after a late April protest. The board, including the state auditor and treasurer, urged budgeting must reflect true expenditures and require amendments if needed.
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Meredith Hines-Dochterman
Ye Gazette
Wyoming
Midland
Brian Rodenberg
State Appeal Board
EF2 Twister Damages Farm and Home in Ringgold County
An EF2 tornado near Mount Ayr Ringgold County southern Iowa damaged a livestock building and a home, with winds up to 135 mph. The twister tracked about 112 miles, cutting a 250 yard wide path and caused up to 4 million dollars in farm damage. A National Weather Service survey confirmed the rating and path details.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Iowa
National Weather Service
Mount Ayr
Ringgold County
Craig Cogil
The
Weather Service
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