Five Linn County towns seek New Federalism grant funds
Five Linn County towns Troy Mills Walker Prairieburg Springville and Lisbon seek about 15.7 million in state Community Development Block Grant funds under New Federalism. Applications are due June 15 with about three months for evaluation by the Office of Planning and Programming.
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State Office of Planning
Troy Mills
Walker
Prairieburg
Springville
Lisbon
Gary Rogers
Cedar Rapids
Office of Planning and Programming
Rogers
Environmental Protection Agency
Iowa Department of Environmental Quality
Tama plane crash victim leaves hospital
Peter Arp age 40 of Tama was released from Marshalltown Area Community Hospital after injuries from a Tama airplane crash that killed pilot Victor Varnum 74. Arp’s niece Ginger 12 and nephew Alfred 14 had minor injuries. NTSB investigator Gene Rother said cause may be six months away. Witnesses reported a 9:35 p.m. crash into a hay field near Tama.
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Tama
Marshalltown Area
Arp
Victor “Vic” Varnum
Ginger
Alfred
Gene Rother
National Transportation Safety Board
Tornado Damages Sibley Reach 2.5 Million, Nine Homes Gone
A UPI report notes a tornado tore through southeastern Sibley Iowa damaging about 50 buildings, destroying nine homes. Officials say preliminary damage tops 2.5 million with volunteers aiding cleanup. ten people treated for minor injuries and aid groups offer help. State and federal assistance not yet requested.
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Sibley
UPI
State Office of Disaster Services
Cheri Thomas
Thomas
Osceola County
Iowa
Chelsea veterinarian seeks reduced tax fraud sentence
Dennis J. Whitsell, sentenced to three months and a fine in Cedar Rapids for federal income tax fraud, asks to shorten the term. His attorneys seek an indefinite delay in surrender and argue lack of proper letters and preparation influenced the original sentencing.
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Chelsea
Cedar Rapids
Dennis J. Whitsell
Whitsell
Keith Uhl
Pamela Griebel
Des Moines
Edward McManus
Peter Riley
Inmate sues over denied medical care at Anamosa Reformatory
Valentine Gonzales, 26, an inmate at the Men’s Reformatory in Anamosa, seeks 200000 in a Cedar Rapids U S District Court suit alleging delayed X ray and improper care after a December 22 hand injury while lifting a 300 pound tire. He is serving 10 years for Clarke County first degree theft. Defendants include Kula state corrections director Harold Farrier and warden Cal Auger. The claim requests 150000 compensatory and 50000 punitive damages.
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Anamosa
Valentine Gonzales
U.S. District Court
Cedar Rapids
Gonzales
Clarke County
Kula
Harold Farrier
Adult Corrections
Cal Auger
Reformatory
Alarm and vehicle incidents report across multiple locations
A sequence of emergency events includes an alarm malfunction at 657 Eighth St at 4 32 p m Friday a medical assist at Highway 13 and County Home Road at 6 22 p m Friday a truck fire at Route 2 at 1 14 p m Saturday a car fire at 5350 Northpark Place NE at 3 43 p m Saturday a medical assist at 420 Sixth Ave at 7 50 p m Sunday and a medical assist at 1180 28th St at 5 45 a m Monday with times spanning Friday to Monday.
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Highway 13
County Home Road
Northpark Place
Sixth Ave
28Th St
Marion Briefs and Community Notes
Gratitude from Neva B Landis for prayers flowers and deeds of kindness during hospital stay. Also notices for a family garage sale at 1235 26th Street Marion Scout awards from Pack 89 list 14 members. Marion group Past 60 noon potluck Thursday at Ascension Lutheran Church with Medi care and Holy Land program. School board to meet Thursday at 7 p.m. at Longfellow building.
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Marion
Ascension Lutheran Church
Grand Ave
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Kenwood Park United Methodist Church
Marion Independent School Board
Longfellow
Henry Thoreau Quote on Fear
Noted American writer Henry Thoreau stated that fear itself is the greatest fear to be feared. The line underscores his Transcendentalist view that inner emotions govern action more than external dangers.
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Henry Thoreau
Weather summary with seasonal highs and weekend forecast
Today features a sunset at 8 40 and sunrise at 5 31 on Wednesday. Year ago highs reached 82 with a trace of precipitation. Record highs and lows are 97 in 1963 and 41 in 1931. The forecast calls for partly cloudy Thursday and Friday with a chance of thunderstorms Saturday and temperatures in the upper 60s to lower 70s during the day and upper 40s to lower 50s at night.
Extreme temperatures set across western and southern states
The national temperature sweep reports a low of 28 degrees at Ely Nevada and a high of 110 degrees at Presidio Texas on Monday, highlighting wide regional contrasts in the day’s conditions.
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Nev
Presidio
Texas
Weather spread of thunderstorms and hail across multiple states
Cold front Monday triggered scattered thunderstorms from east central Missouri to southern Illinois with golf ball size hail at Mascoutah and Fillmore. Damaging winds reported in Gasconade and Rosebud. Thunderstorms also hit west Texas and eastern Kansas. hail touched Miles City Billings and Laurel Montana. Northern Rockies and High Plains saw showers. Massachusetts to southern Maine had light rain. Highs ranged from 48 to 100 degrees across regions with varied rainfall forecasts.
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Rosebud
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Rockies
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Laurel
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Tauke Campaign Tour Sets Primary Campaign Schedule
Rep. Tom Tauke of Dubuque will kick off his bid for a third term with a weekend set of appearances across Northeast Iowa. He has no opposition in the Republican primary and will conclude with a Dubuque stop Monday morning.
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Iowa
Tom Tauke
Dubuque
Congress
Tipton State Bank
Anamosa
Seventh Ave
Marion
Independence
Tauke
Marion PRIDE Leads Alcohol and Drug Information Efforts
Two meetings are planned in Marion as follow ups to a recent PRIDE seminar. An alcoholism information program is set for Wednesday 7 to 9 p.m. at the Lutheran Church of the Resurrection led by Jerry Christiansen. A summer parents support group begins June 21 with monthly informal meetings at 7 p.m. Also a petition drive on Saturdays June 19 and 26 seeks city council action to prohibit drug related paraphernalia.
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PRIDE
Lutheran Church of the Resurrection
27Th Street
18Th Avenue
Jerry Christiansen
Lutheran Social Service
Judy Harrington
Jackie Peercy
Peercy
Harrington
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