Cedar Rapids man charged with burglary after office computer theft
Mark R. Klouda, 37, of 600 Fifth Ave. SE, is charged with third degree burglary after witnesses saw him break a window at Five Seasons Janitorial Service, 327 Seventh St. SE, enter the building, and leave with computer components. Police seized the stolen gear from his apartment following a search warrant.
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Cedar Rapids
Mark R. Klouda
Fifth Ave. SE
Klouda
Five Seasons
Seventh St. SE
Cable outages hit Cedar Rapids west side and suburbs
TCI warns west Cedar Rapids area including Covington and Fairfax will lose service to about 24 000 homes from 12 01 a m to around 8 a m on Thursday with solar activity causing interference on all cable and satellite channels through March 15. Outages of three to twenty minutes are expected each afternoon as sun and satellite align.
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TCI
Cedar Rapids
Covington
Fairfax
Robbery at Domino's in Iowa City Fails to Take Money
A man wearing a Halloween mask entered Domino's Pizza at 529 S Riverside Dr and demanded money but could not open the time-delay safe. He fled south on foot. no injuries reported and no money taken. Meanwhile, Reid Boyer, 34, is upgraded to serious after a one vehicle crash on Highway 218 near Rohret Road.
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Iowa City
Domino’s Pizza
S. Riverside Dr
Domino’s
Cedar Rapids
Reid Boyer
University
Boyer
Eastern Iowa voters approve school district measures
In two Eastern Iowa districts voters approved measures in special elections. West Branch backed a 41 cent per thousand levy for three years funding a roof project and lighting retrofit at the high school. Maquoketa Valley approved an 8.1 million bond to fund new K 5 schools in Earlville and Delhi, a Delhi middle school, and high school expansion.
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Iowa
West Branch
Maquoketa Valley
Buck Creek
Delaware
Delhi
Earlville
Hopkinton
Oneida
Branstad Rejects Benton County Dog Track Casino
Gov. Terry Branstad refused to back a Benton County dog track casino near Urbana as part of a proposed five year moratorium on new gambling licenses. He said no exemptions and predicted likely denial by the Racing and Gaming Commission and voters. He also opposed trimming problem gambling funding despite calls to cap at 1 million and keep ads under 4 percent of revenues.
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Rod Boshart
Des Moines
Terry Branstad
Benton County
Ernor
Gaming Commission
Iowa
Branstad
Coral Ridge Mall Nears Grand Opening In Coralville
Coral Ridge Mall developers say the 1.2 million square foot project at Interstate 80 and Highway 965 will open July 29. A tour described it as big with 100 retailers, a food court over looking an ice rink, a 700-seat area, murals, a 36-foot carousel, indoor playground, and a 100-person community room and video conference center.
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Gazette
Johnson County Bureau
Coralville
Dave Jacoby
Coral Ridge
Jim Fausett
Jacoby
General Growth
Fausett
Butch Papon
Lindale Mall
Westdale Mall
Cedar Rapids
Papon
Cedar Rapids Eyes 25 Mile Living Rule for Public Safety
Cedar Rapids city council weighs a resolution to require sworn police and fire personnel hired after May 1 to live within 25 road miles of headquarters, covering Linn County and parts of Iowa City. Existing staff need not move. goal is quicker emergency response times and flexibility for special units.
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Douglas Neumann
Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Iowa City
Nancy Evans
Evans
Fire Department
Central Fire Station
Ex-bank president sued for misusing funds in Linn County case
Kenneth Hunt former president of Center Point Bank and Trust is accused in a Linn County District Court lawsuit of converting 73356.95 of bank funds to his own use between September 28 1995 and October 2 1997. The suit filed by Center Point Bank and Trust and Kansas Bankers Surety Co. seeks 99071.48 overall with 48756.95 payable by Hunt and 48356.95 paid by the surety. Hunt did not comment.
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Dick Hogan Gazette
Center Point Bank & Trust
Kenneth Hunt
Linn County
Center Point Bank and Trust
Kansas Bankers Surety Co
Topeka
Hunt
Center Point
Kansas Surety
Cedar Rapids Advances 251 Million Budget With Tax Hike
Residents may speak at a public hearing on Cedar Rapids proposed 251 million city budget at 6 30 p m in Jefferson High School. The plan raises property taxes 2 1 percent to 12 32 per thousand with about 50 million funded by property taxes. The hearing also covers the 405 million five year capital improvement budget.
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Douglas Neumann Garette
Cedar Rapids
Jefferson High School
20Th St
Bob McMahan
Public Safety
Hiawatha council to hear budget hearing tonight
The Hiawatha City Council will convene at 7 and open a public hearing on the fiscal 1999 budget. The panel expects to approve a 5.3 million budget with a 61 cent tax rate cut to 10.34 per 1000, plus a rollback drop from 58.9 to 54.9 percent. For an 80000 dollar home, taxes fall from 515 to 454 dollars, a 61 dollar saving, as the debt service levy declines 51 cents and the special revenue levy 8 cents per 1000.
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C.R
Coralville City Council
By Jim Jacobson
Deanna Trumbull
Kris Reitz
Coral Ridge Mall
Ray Terpstra
Terpstra
The
Kansas Surety Co
Hiawatha Council
Hiawatha
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