Rainy weather tempers Cedar Rapids water meeting concerns
Cedar Rapids officials reported a sunnier mood at the Water Utilization Review Committee meeting as voluntary conservation continues. Demand eased from watch level after rain and reduced industrial use, and plans move toward a draft ordinance with warnings and possible service termination for repeated violations. The city eyeing filtration improvements and a new 14.5 million dollar purification plant expansion, plus a tank or main to ease Worthington Acres pressure from Genencor International.
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Lonnie Zingula
Cedar Rapids
Lyle Hanson
George Milligan
Genencor International
Worthington Acres
Milligan
Ely Road
Highway 30
Slaying at Victor mobile home park leaves questions
Victor Police Chief Ron Jones describes difficulties in confirming details of the Saturday night shooting that killed 23 year old Chad Dietze at Iburg's Trailer Court. Ronald Dean Collins, 25, faces first degree murder charges with a $500,000 bond.
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Dave Goschwazette
Victor
Ron Jones
Jones
Dietze
Iburg
Wendy Yardley
Marengo
Ronald Dean Collins
Poweshiek County
Collins
Robert
Trailer Court
Eric Hermann
Hermann
Collins Brothers
Robert Collins
Election costs rise as Linn County eyes vote
Linn County Auditor Linda Langenberg notes personnel costs are the largest election expense with precinct workers earning 4.50 to 5.50 per hour and accounting for about 60 percent of the bill. 21 000 ballots will cost around 1500 due to candidate name rotation. The council chose to hold an election, not appoint Murdock to finish the term, potentially repeating this scenario if Murdock wins the mayor's race and a vacancy triggers another election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County
Linda Langenberg
Langenberg
Canney
Murdock
Budget deadline looms over Iowa budget impasse
Iowa providers warn July 1 funding could vanish without a new budget. Leaders fear layoffs and counties may rely on general relief as Branstad and Democrats stall. A property tax freeze proposal could hurt cities and counties while schools miss relief.
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Rod Boshart
Des Moines
Terry Branstad
Victor Elias
Iowa Association of Rehabilitation and Residential Facilities
Branstad
Paul Coates
Iowa State Association of Counties
Coates
Association
Statehouse
Evidence delays Linn County double murder trial to July 13
The Greg ory Conner murder trial in Linn County District Court is postponed to July 13 due to a judge’s illness and new FBI neutron activation test evidence on shell casings from the crime scene. Conner, 43, of Cedar Rapids, faces two counts of first degree murder and one count of first-degree arson for the Nov. 30, 1991, shootings at 1732 15th Ave. SE, where the victims were found in a burning home.
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Gazette Courts
Gregory Conner
Linn County
Grinde
Brady
Federal Bureau of Investigation
FBI
Harold Denton
Denton
Conner
Cedar Rapids
Charles Martin
Lorena
15Th Ave
Marion school boards weigh sharing superintendent with Cedar Rapids
Marion Independent Board of Education considers Cedar Rapids Community Schools proposal to share superintendent duties. The move follows Harold Hulleman’s resignation to become Indianola superintendent. The district will study interim options, collect data from other districts, and invite candidates to apply with brief resumes to the Marion district office.
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Kevin Kane
Marion Independent Board of Education
Cedar Rapids
Marion
Harold Hulleman
Indianola
Cynthia Schneider
Marion Board
Dianna Linder
Linder
Second Ave
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C.R
Jim Sprague
Worthington Dr. SW
Genencor
Worthington
C.R. Water Dept
Larson
Oe A
Iowa
Hansell
Metro-Iowa
Gordon Gibson
Cedar
Firstar Bank
Elan Investment Services
U.S. Treasury
Elan
Elan Investment Services, Inc
NASD
SIPC
FDIC
Cedar Rapids, N.A
Firstar Corp
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