Guttenberg Eyes August Start Despite Sept 1 Law
Guttenberg school board aims to start the 1988-89 school year on August 24 to create snow days before September 1 while seeking a calendar exemption. The State Board rejected an exemption, and district surveys show parent support for earlier starts. The board plans to survey districts and lawmakers, presenting results to the state board this fall.
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Guttenberg
State Board of Education
James Pasut
Pasut
Kathy Collins
Department of Education
Collins
Iowa weighs scales bid delayed by protest and rusting hunger
Iowa officials delayed nearly 1 million dollars in.Scale improvements as a bid by Mid America Scale Systems was thrown out after a protest. The action delays two new scales on Highway 380 near Brandon and replacements at 15 more stations while 50 portable scales are approved for purchase.
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Gazette
AMES
Iowa Department of Agriculture
Iowa Department of Transportation Commission
Mid- America
Des Moines
Brandon
Sweitzer
All Iowa Fair schedule
The schedule lists events across Friday to Sunday including senior citizen luncheons and bingo, youth pony and horse shows, dairy and swine shows, music acts such as Nite Moves and Morning After, various demolition derbies, NASCAR racing, and band performances at the tavern on the mall etc. Highlights include Enduro car race, world champion semi truck pull, sprint car races, and multiple youth activities at the Cedar Rapids venue.
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FFA
Bill Riley
Nite Moves
Ripplin’ Waters Band
Cedar Rapids
Ripplin’ Waters
Grandstand
Longfellow's lawyers seek $58,185 in fees in murder case
Jeffrey Longfellow was acquitted of a first degree murder charge by a Linn District Court jury on June 9. His court appointed attorneys claim $58,185 for work, with Brad Brady seeking $32,542 and Lowell Forte $25,643. A July 10 hearing is set to decide these fee claims.
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Jeffrey Longfellow
Linn
Cedar Rapids
Clement Blood
Brian Shipley
Longfellow
Shipley
Blood
Brad Brady
Linn District Court
Lowell Forte
Brady
Forte
Cedar Rapids Water Dept Changes Pay Locations
The Cedar Rapids Water Department will remove drop boxes and require customers to pay at six locations starting Monday. Pay sites include Randall Food Store Hy Vee Food Store Armstrongs United State Bank Kieck s Family Apparel and the Treasurer's Office City Hall. Bills must be with customers and stamped as receipt.
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Cedar Rapids Water Department
Randall Food Store
Edgewood Rd
Hy-Vee Food Store
Johnson Ave
Armstrong’s
Third Ave
United State Bank
16Th Ave
Kieck’s Family Apparel
32Nd St
City Hall
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