Public urged to name Pinicon Ridge elk calf
A female elk born May 25 at Pinicon Ridge Park invites public naming ideas. A panel of Linn County conservation officials and Central City residents will pick a winner who gets a free Linn County park weekend, two hours of watercraft rental at Pinicon Ridge, and a Pinicon Ridge T-shirt. Nominations must arrive by July 3 to Baby Elk, Central City 52214.
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Pinicon Ridge Park
Linn
Absentee ballots open for Iowa House District 54 special
Absentee ballots are available for the June 27 Iowa House District 54 special election. Candidates are Democrat Todd Taylor Republican Steve Buhr and independent Rosanne Freeburg. Ballots at Linn County Auditor's Office 930 First St SW with Saturday voting 9 am to 5 pm. Voters in Cedar Rapids Precincts 28 through 38 must register by June 27 to vote.
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Todd Taylor
First Ave
Steve Buhr
Terrazo Dr
Rosanne Freeburg
Newport Dr
Linn County
Auditor’s Office
First St. SW
Auditor's Office
Cedar Rapids
Richard Running
U.S. Department of Labor
Iowa City dentist faces multiple drug theft charges
Iowa City dentist Stuart Cobb, 39, is charged with two counts of prohibited acts in connection with drugs taken from his office. He was released on his own recognizance after an initial court appearance with a preliminary hearing set for June 29. An audit found shortages of 8,587 doses across seven Schedule 3 narcotics. Cobb admitted to taking 20 to 30 tablets daily.
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Iowa City
Stuart Cobb
Cobb
Mall Dr
Chicago man surrenders to Dubuque authorities in murder case
Daniel Savolt, 32, surrendered to Dubuque police Sunday and waived extradition to Illinois. He was jailed awaiting transfer after arriving in Capparalli death investigation. Investigators noted Capparalli, 70, was killed between June 5 and Friday with unknown cause of death. Savolt had been driving her car.
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Chicago
Dubuque
Daniel Savolt
Illinois
Dubuque County
Bill Davis
Frances Capparalli
Davis
Savolt
Capparalli
Bertram shop plans scrapped by county sale shift
The Linn County Board of Supervisors pulled the Bertram site from Wednesday’s tax sale list citing space shortages at a new county shop. The Bertram building remains for now with a plan to close the Bertram shop after an addition at the Highway 30 facility near Palisades-Kepler State Park.
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Douglas Neumann
Linn County Reporter
Bertram
Linn County Board of Supervisors
Jim Houser
Highway 30
Palisades-Kepler State Park
Darwin Harmening
Return of Anamosa Librarian Eerin Tease Inspires Community
Eerin Tease, 29, returns to Anamosa Public Library after brain abscess treatment and seizures. She has resumed duties, wore costumes for children, helped with fundraisers, and inspired with a cheerful attitude despite health and financial pressures threatening her job and stay.
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Namosa
E’rin Tease
Anamosa Public Library
E’rin
Anamosa
Texas
Michigan
Rhode Island
Matthew Boots
Boston
Cedar Rapids schools award pizza contract to Happy Joe's
The Cedar Rapids school district awarded a contract to Happy Joe's to supply 14 inch pizzas for Jefferson Kennedy and Washington high schools at 5.25 dollars per pizza. The district consulted students in a blind taste test with four bidders Domino's Hungry Howies Pizza Hut and Happy Joe's. Thirty six students rated pizzas with Pizza Hut top in taste but Happy Joe's chosen for price. The district purchases 21 000 pizzas annually about 168 000 slices.
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Domino’s
Dianne Fleming
Kennedy
Pizza Hut
Happy Joe’s
Fleming
Happy Joe's
Cedar Rapids
Hungry Howies
Domino's
Food Service Department
Susan Saterfiel
Pediatrician Patricia McGuire Serves Developmental Needs
Patricia McGuire, a 40 year old developmental pediatrician in Cedar Rapids, treats learning disabilities attention issues speech and behavior problems. She conducts assessments manages medications and builds family centered treatment plans from her office at 1030 Fifth Ave SE.
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McGuire
Fifth Ave
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