Road access for Hillcrest Heights in peril as sale looms
Nine Hillcrest Heights homeowners near Lisbon face losing the 400 foot access road after Linn County seeks delinquent taxes outstanding for six years. The road connects to County Club Drive and is owned inside the subdivision by homeowners, while the access strip sits under county title. Bids from William Lyman of Cedar Rapids are anticipated, with the plan to plant trees and return the land to nature, while maintaining possible access rights. The homeowners association bid $200 but was rebuffed. A legal mechanism exists to condemn land-locked access after ten years, potentially via court, though the owner may avoid cutoff by negotiating with the new buyer.
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Lisbon
Hillcrest Heights
Linn County
Hillcrest Country Club
Country Club Drive
Roy Bowman
Bowman
William Lyman
Cedar Rapids
Lyman
Sam Montgomery
Montgomery
Tim Akers
Homeowners Association
Akers
Iowa
Mona Knoll
Area students honored for Duke Talent Identification program
Seventh graders from Iowa capped theirRecognition with a State ceremony at Iowa State University. 271 participants earned Certificates of Distinction for high SAT scores in math verbal or English. Highest scorers received scholarships and books with dozens of named awardees from Cedar Rapids Iowa City and surrounding districts.
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Iowa
Duke University
Iowa State University
Eastern
Woman Hurt in Coggon Area Vehicle Crash
Ann Marie Wilson, 23, of rural Delhi was seriously injured when her four wheel drive crossed the center line and struck a semi trailer on Highway 13. She required Jaws of Life rescue, then was flown by Life Guard helicopter to St Luke's Hospital. Randell Eugene Jeffrey, 32, of rural Rockford, drove the semi.
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Coggon
Delhi
St. Luke’s Hospital
Linn County
Randell Eugene Jeffrey
Rockford
Wilson
St. Luke’s
Life Guard
Fall garage sale eyed after 83 vendor event
Five Seasons Center and The Gazette co sponsored an 83 vendor sale drawing 3204 treasure hunters. Center manager David Pisha said the event could recur in the fall with one to two weekend sales by individuals families and possibly businesses selling excess merchandise.
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Five Seasons Center
the Gazette
Pisha
Woman accused of placing incendiary device in car
A 20 year old Cedar Rapids woman Kelly Reed was arrested and charged with reckless use of fire for placing an incendiary device in acquaintance Brian Graves car in a Coe College parking lot. The device contained a 32 ounce bottle with alcohol and charcoal starter and a wick. Reed was released after signing a promise to appear in court.
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Cedar Rapids
Brian Graves
Coe College
Coe
Kelly Reed
13Th Ave
Graves
Reed
Incident Log Highlights Fire and Medical Calls
The log records multiple emergency events over Thursday and Friday including overheated washing machine motor near Brockman Drive, odor investigations on 26th Street, and several medical emergencies at Waterbrooks Lane Crestview Drive and other locations. Additional entries note electrical short on Sixth Avenue Southeast, a defective light switch on 19th Street Northeast, and smoke odor investigation at Goblin Gully Southeast with various response times.
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Brockman Dr
26Th St
Waterbrooks Ln
Interstate 380
Second Avenue SW
Crestview Dr
Sixth Ave
First Avenue NE
L St
F Ave. NW
19Th St
Goblin Gully
Second Ave
Community event lineup and celebrations across Iowa
A Saturday schedule lists outdoor activities and theater across multiple towns. Events include the Ellis Park to Pleasant Creek bicycle tour by Hawk Eye Bicycle Association, The Murder Room at Old Creamery Theatre, Monona Hay Days parade and carnival, Fairfax Hog Degs festival, Hiawatha Hog Wild Days, Iowa City Arts Fest on downtown pedestrian mall, Coralville Hobby Craft Fair, Kalona Good Ole Day parade and events, plus Junior High Summer Camp Concerts at Luther College. National Guard Field Artillery Battery C reunion at Noelridge Park Pavilion.
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Fairfax Hog
Hiawatha Hog Wild
Iowa City
Coralville
Kalona
Also Mentioned on This Page
Nancy Stevens
Gazette County Reporter
Gazette
Laura Clamon
Fosse
Jason Schnoll
Steve Stutzman
Steven Thiele
Nicholas Vanduzee
Paul Williams
Gregory Yoder
Southeast
Aruna Chandran
Karen Cramer
Kari Gjerde
Todd Hamer
David Kruse
Christopher Lamb
Jacob Lesker
Kelly Shasby
Isaac Small
Jennifer Stadtlander
Rebecca Strank
Ramin Toloui
Maren Tomblin
Shannon Wall
Aurora
Marnie Schweitzer
East Buchanan
Masonville
Sean Dolan
East Buchanan Junior High
Mount Vernon
Anne Halsey
Oelwein
Stevan Massa, Stephanie Beier
Monticello
Angela Schwendinger
Chad Streit
West Union
Faith Bicknese
North
Congress
The
United States
David Pisha
Marion
Ellis Park
Pleasant Creek
Hawkeye Bicycle Association
Old Creamery Theatre
Garrison
Center For Faith and Life
Luther College
Decorah
National Guard Field Artillery
Noelridge Park Pavilion
Reem Ee Saltire Westdale Mall
Windmill Pointe
University of Iowa Hawkeyes
First Avenue
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