Rural Linn County protests high Cedar Rapids library charge
Linn county supervisors clash with Cedar Rapids over a yearly service contract of about 23149 dollars. Rural residents face loss of access July 1 unless costly non-resident cards are bought. ECRL funding shifts force counties to fund or contract locally.
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Linn County
Cedar Rapids
Linn County Board of Supervisors
East Central Regional Library
Iowa City
Clinton
Tom Carney
Guilty Pleas In Linn District Court This Week
Kelton Dankert 18 pled to robbery without aggravation for a Clark grocery holdup on Feb 9 and to a Jan 4 breaking and entering tied to a residence theft. Gary Muntz 27 pled to drunk driving on March 24. Richard Bos pled to April 2 larceny of a motor vehicle. Sentencing scheduled for July 21.
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Linn District Court
Kelton Lee Dankert
First Avenue NE
Clark Grocery
Ellis Boulevard
Dankert
Daniel Onstot
Ridge Trail NE
Gary Thomas Muntz
N Street
Richard Ray Bos
Center Point
Keith Clark
Route One
Marion
Linn County selects Sovern as Democratic chairman
Former state senator Steve Sovern, 35, elected Linn County Democratic Central Committee chair by unanimous vote to complete Rita Huber’s unexpired term. Sovern plans to seek a full two year term and aims to curb complacency, improve candidate selection, and strengthen the platform process.
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Steve Sovern
Route One
Marion
Linn County
Democratic Central Committee
Sovern
Nesper Sign Advertising, Inc
Rita Huber
Cedar Rapids
Tax Levy Hike Okayed for Poor Fund in Linn
State budget appeals board approved a higher poor fund levy in Linn county, raising real estate tax bills by about 13 cents per $1,000. Last year’s levy was 1.14 cents per $1,000. upcoming year levy rises to 1.57 cents per $1,000 to fund county care facility staff and higher utilities and insurance. The Cedar Rapids city and school district combined levy stood at 33.19344 per $1,000.
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Linn County
State Budget Appeals Board
Linn County Auditor’s Office
Cedar Rapids
Harnischfeger To Unveil New Product In Cedar Rapids Meet
Harnischfeger Corp will stage an international sales meeting in Cedar Rapids to introduce a new construction equipment product line. Nearly 600 officers and dealers from 46 countries attend Monday and Tuesday, with a plant tour and a product show at the Paramount Theatre preceding the unveiling.
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Harnischfeger Corp
Cedar Rapids
United States
Harnischfeger
Henry Harnischfeger
James A. Mezera
Fisher
Milwaukee
Allis Chalmers
Paramount Theater
Fun Day Set At Wapsie Y
The Central YMCA announces a Wednesday Fun Day outing to Camp Wapsie Y for boys and girls. Non members may join with reservations on a first come basis. A chartered bus leaves at 9:30 a.m. and returns at 3:30 p.m. The fee is 5 dollars and participants bring a sack lunch. Call 366 6421 for details.
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Central Ymca
Camp Wapsie-Y
Central Y
Central Y Youth Department
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ECRL
Board of Supervisors
Nelle Neafie
Neafie
Linn
Jean
Oxley
Des Moines
Waterloo
Bulk
C.R
Marion Library
Carney
Linn Demos
Senate
New Outlooks Club
First Trust and Savings Bank
First Ave. N.E
Dows ST
Ely
Iowa
THIRD
Willis Fisher
Wapsie-Y
Ortho
Kansel
Scotts Kansel
Landscaping Service
Earl May Garden Centers
Garden Center
Lindale
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