Daily Notebook Events Across Linn and Surrounding Areas
A schedule lists local government meetings in Linn County and Cedar Rapids including boards of supervisors city councils and committees. Arts science and outdoor events feature the Washington Arts Festival Space Station exhibit garden walks fossils a guitar concert and museum talks. Farmers markets in Noelridge Iowa City Marion Jones County and Monticello are listed with times and locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County Board of Supervisors
Cedar Rapids
Center Point
Noelridge Farmers Market
Collins Road
Council Street
Iowa City
Illinois Lottery Draw Master List
Lottery numbers and prize pool details listed for daily and evening games including Pick 3 Pick 4 Midday and Evening, 6 of 54 Jackpot and the $6 million total prize pool with dates and lineups.
Vital Statistics births reported from Mercy and St. Luke's
Mercy and St. Luke's birth notices list multiple new arrivals. Entries include couples and addresses such as Tracy and Jeff Davison in Marion for a son, Suzette and Michael Kragenbrink in Lisbon for a son, and Tia Ary with Troy Randall in Vinton for a son, plus several other newborns with parents and locations across Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tracy
Jeff Davison
Eagleview Dr
Marion
Suzette
Michael Kragenbrink
Lisbon
Janalyn
Scott Boddicker
Fairfax
ST. Luke’s
Tia Ary
Troy Randall
Vinton
Pamela
Jason Peterson
Independence
Carol
David Silver
Park Towne Ct
Marissa
Daniel Licht
Mount Vernon
Dodi
Kip Wilson
Anamosa
Carrie
Craig Capron
Melissa
Eric Herrmann
Marengo
Mary
Scott Smith
Leisure
Drunken Driving and Assault Charges In Region
The Log reports multiple arrests including James R. Elliott 64 of De Soto Wisconsin for drunken driving on a second offense near 30th Street Drive and East Post Road. Other charges include Corey P. Starry 21 for assault causing bodily injury at Confetti's on First Avenue NE and Alicia A. Mease 18 for assault at 159 Alma Drive NW. Additional arrests involve Danny Henderson and Laverne Henderson for assault, Gary Baker for assault, and Jeffrey Campbell 18 for third degree burglary at Denny's Muffler Shop. Fire calls cover numerous structure and spill incidents with times and locations across the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James R. Elliott
de Soto
Wis
30Th Street Drive
East Post Road
Corey P. Starry
First Ave
Jared Segriff
Alicia A. Mease
First St
Keely Davenport
Alma Dr
Danny L. Henderson
Lindale Dr
Marion
Laverne Henderson
15Th St
Michael Meyer
Blairs Ferry Rd
Gary A. Baker
16Th St
Leonard Lowman
C St. SW
Jeffrey D. Campbell
Second Ave
Denny's
Cedar Rapids Municipal Band Salutes Americans Tonight
The Cedar Rapids Municipal Band opens its Fourth of July salute with a program of American composers at 8 p.m. in Noelridge Park featuring Fillmore Sousa Williams and Rodgers Berlin. The Irving Berlin Showstoppers includes Putting On the Ritz Cheek to Cheek and There’s No Business Like Show Business. Bill Bailey adapts a ragtime piece made famous by Canadian Brass. The band is run by a mayorally appointed volunteer commission. If rain delays the Symphony, the program may shift to Sunday with the band at 6:30 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Noelridge Park
Fillmore, Sousa and Williams
Richard Rodgers
Irving Berlin
Ritz
Bill Bailey
Western Auto Parts
Brenton Bank
Bank
Brucemore
First Ave
Center Point Road
Commission
Virgil
Janice Henley
Seminole Valley Road
42Nd Street
George Haines
Jim Sattler
Cedar Rapids planning panel delays waste transfer permit decision
Cedar Rapids City Planning Commission postpones action on Valley Transfer Systems proposed 4 million waste transfer station in Prairie Valley Business Park citing drainage and storm water concerns and the need for more information before a conditional use permit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commission
Center Point Rd
City Planning Commission
Prairie Valley Business Park
Marion bond plan seeks Oct 21 ballot for $7.9 million upgrade
Marion Independent School District officials propose a $7.9 million bond to fund a new gym at Marion High School and construction at Starry and Washington elementary schools along with remodeling at Emerson and Vernon. The plan aims at a $2.70 per $1,000 tax levy, equating to $119 more annually for a $75,000 home and $278 for a $175,000 home. Board members debated need and funding certainty, with some urging voter input and others backing the project as preparing for future needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kevin Kane
Marion Independent School District
David Bradley
Citizens’ Committee
Marion High School
Starry
Washington
Emerson Elementary
Vernon
Marion
Bill Huntoon
Virginia Folkers
Tom Thurman
Tow truck ordinance to regulate Cedar Rapids operators
Farm implement and race car trailers will be exempt from a proposed Cedar Rapids tow truck licensing ordinance. City officials clarified the measure as the council prepares for the first reading, noting inspectors will check insured and licensed operators and inspect vehicles, with discretion on enforcement for some cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Tom Erceg
Erceg
Drowning victim in Iowa City identified as VA patient with schizophrenia
John Wesley McConnell 45 of 716 N Dubuque St was identified by a VA social worker after his body was found in the Iowa River near the Burlington Street Dam. He had been treated at the Iowa City VA Medical Center for schizophrenia and had recent ties to the Integrated Multi-Agency Programs for Assertive Community Treatment at the University of Iowa. Police seek relatives and further information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynn M. Tefft
Johnson County
Iowa City
John Wesley McConnell
Iowa River
Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Kirt Sickels
Sickels
McConnell
N. Dubuque St
Burlington Street Bridge
Burlington Street Dam
Benton Street
Highway 6
Ed Schultz
Des Moines
U of I
Linn County considers 700 class zoo project on county land
Friends of the Zoo consultant Jack Jones says Linn County plans a county backed zoo serving beyond metro residents with a $5 adult admission and annual public visits exceeding 160000. Audiences demand proof animals are cared for and education campaigns will run before August including club talks and Freedom Fest ads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Metro
Friends of the Zoo
Jack Jones
Zoological Planning Associates Inc
Wichita
Kan
Linn County Conservation Department
Zoological Society
Smith
Linn County
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International Space Station
Space Station
Science Station
Fossil Forray
Indian Creek Nature Center
The
History Center
Deb Singer
Anita Lappi
California
Lowa
Cedar Rapids Museum of Art
Iowa
Venise Berry
Shambaugh
University of Iowa
Cedar Rapids Area
Farmers Markets
Illinois Lottery
Richard D. Coulbourn Jr
Cynthia K. Coulbourn
Alan L
Kimberly M. Shramek
Pamela A
Donald E. Morrison
Toni S. Armstrong
Freddie D. Hildebrand
John K
Tammy L. Russell
the Gazette
Meadowdale Dr
Second St
Jones Park
Interstate 380
White Pine Dr
Old Marion Rd
19Th Ave
Jason Behnken
Gazette
Bob
LeAnn Finley
Finleys
E Avenue NW
C.R. Band
Saluting Americans
Luman Colton
George Baldwin
Robert Carpenter
Joanne Chadima
Robert Sadilek
Bill Carson
Coe College
Kirkwood College
Cedar Rapids Symphony
Symphony
C.R
Gordon Gibson
Don Norton
Gibson
Norton
By Douglas Neumann
Man
Zoo
Audrey Rahn
Rahn
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