City Council district maps delayed to next week
Linn County auditor Linda Langenberg works on a district map for five district seats on a new City Council. Finance Commissioner Lyle Hanson says the council will rely on her guidance, with Langenberg away part of the week. The map will blend population, precinct lines and a state rule for compact districts.
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Linda Langenberg
Linn County
Lyle Hanson
Hanson
Langenberg
Home Rule Charter Commission
New Principal Named for Prairie View Elementary
The College Community school board selected Ann Wooldridge from Center Point Urbana Elementary as the new Prairie View Elementary principal. She will begin July 1 at a salary of $80,000, succeeding Laurene Lanich who became superintendent at Iowa Valley Community Schools.
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Center Point-Urbana
Prairie View Elementary
College Community
Ann Wooldridge
Prairie View
Laurene Lanich
Iowa Valley Community Schools
Marengo
College Community School Board
Wooldridge
Fire Displaces Three In Lake Bend Rd Home Near Iowa City
A sofa fire in a Rick Powers residence at 1009 Lake Bend Rd in Lake Ridge Park caused three residents to flee. Firefighters from Lone Tree Iowa City Riverside and Coralville limited damage to the living room with extensive smoke damage overall. Smoking materials are suspected as the cause and a neighbor reported the blaze at 7:41 p.m. No one was home at the time. The incident followed a nearby May 31 fire that damaged or destroyed four homes.
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Rick Powers
Lake Bend Rd
Lake Ridge Park
Iowa City
Steve Emerson
Hills
Emerson
Lone Tree
Riverside
Coralville
Missing French visitor found near North Liberty
Daniel Michel 67, a French visitor to Iowa City who speaks little English, was found on a bicycle just north of North Liberty after being reported missing Monday night. Police said he was reunited with his family after tips from the public on Mehaffey Bridge Road. he was tired but in good health.
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Daniel Michel
North Liberty
Michel
Iowa City
Mehaffey Bridge Road
Amber Alerts praised as Iowa shows high recovery rate
Iowa reports an 87.5 percent Amber Alert recovery rate from eight alerts since 2003, vs national about 20 percent. The March failure in Jetseta Gage’s death spurred a Legislative Oversight Committee hearing on time lags and procedural glitches while authorities defend their actions.
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Gazette
Des Moines
Iowa
Jesseta Gage
Todd Misel
Iowa State Patrol
Jetseta
Cedar Rapids
Roger Paul Bent
Ley
Brandon
Amber Alert Issued After Public Safety Abduction Report
Misel testified the initial Cedar Rapids police call came before 9 p.m. March 24. State officials received a police call about a possible Amber Alert at 10 35 p.m. with all criteria confirmed at 11 14 p.m. and the statewide system activated.
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Misel
Cedar Rapids
Mercy Iowa City adopts coronary CT angiography
Mercy Iowa City offers a non invasive coronary CT angiography diagnostic exam praised by Bill Clinton. The hospital is the state’s only facility with this system and has performed the exam for six weeks with about 20 patients scanned. Cardiologist Dr. Cam Campbell notes the procedure bridges gaps in early heart problem detection.
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Brian Ray
the Gazette
Bethine Nelson
Iowa City
Mercy Iowa City
Mercy Iown City
Lisa Johnson
Nelson
Cindy Hadish
Owa
Bill Clinton
David Letterman
Mercy
Iowa
Cam Campbell
Death penalty urged for Angela Johnson in 1993 slayings
A federal jury has recommended the death penalty for Angela Johnson for involvement in the 1993 murder spree tied to Dustin Honken. If imposed, she could become the first woman executed by the federal government since 1953, with appeals available through U.S. District Judge Mark Bennett.
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Sioux City
Angela Johnson
U.S
Mark Bennett
Johnson
Klemme
Bonnie Brown
C.J. Williams
Brown
Williams
Hanken
Terry DeGeus
Greg Nicholson
Nicholson
Lori Duncan
Kandi
Amber
Quirks Taken Lightly in AARP Bulletin Inspired Column
Dave Rasdal notes human quirks from ironed papers to color eating orders in a light column drawing on Judy Reiser's book. Examples include a 93 year old ironer of the Times and a 57 year old shopper picking only C starting items.
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Aarp Bulletin
Judy Reiser
Reiser
New York Times
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