State of the City address set for Hiawatha noon Friday
Mayor Tom Patterson will deliver the first State of the City address sponsored by the Cedar Rapids Marion chapter of the League of Women Voters. The event runs 11:30 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. at PrairieWoods Conference Center in Hiawatha with tickets at $10.
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Tom Patterson
League of Women Voters
Cedar Rapids/Marion
Prairiewoods Conference Center
E. Boyson Rd
Guttenberg
Tom Blake
Blake
Local Safety Briefs From The Gazette Eastern Iowa
The Gazette lists police and incident notes across Linn and Johnson counties. Entries include arrests in Marion and Iowa City and a tobacco compliance aid in Palo. The Linn County Medical Examiner cites a heroin overdose death in Marion as an accident.
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Cedar Rapids
Wendy Booker
Marion
Sex Offender Notice Joseph Carter Buchanan County
The Buchanan County Sheriff's Office issues a public notice for sex offender Joseph Lee Carter age 22 residing at 1100 Third St NW Independence. He is a high risk white male 5 feet 7 inches 140 pounds with brown hair hazel eyes. Convictions include Assault with intent to commit sexual abuse and indecent exposure in Polk County in 1996 and 1998. The Iowa Sex Offender Registry is at www.iowasexoffender.com.
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Carroll man convicted in federal drug trafficking case
Darcy Betterton, 32, of Carroll, was convicted Feb. 11 by a federal jury of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine cocaine and marijuana after a Nov. 20 2002 traffic stop. More than $6 000 was seized. Sentencing set for May 5 before Judge Mark Bennett in Sioux City.
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Carroll
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Sioux City
Benton County OKs Homeland Security Funds for Courthouse System
Benton County will install a security system at the courthouse funded by federal Homeland Security money. The plan allocates 25 000 for 55 panic buttons and 16 cameras this year with eight more cameras next year. A task force prioritized funds for fire departments EMS and anti terrorism gear.
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Benton County
Department of Homeland Security
Grand Jury
Scott Hansen
Homeland Security
Hansen
Benton County Ems Association
Benton County Sheriff's Department
Benton hires consultant for county land use plan
Benton County Supervisors hire Chad Sands of East Central Iowa Council of Governments to revise the comprehensive land use plan over about a year. The plan, last revised in 1994, guides subdivision and zoning rules and may prompt changes to the subdivision ordinance after completion. The project cost is $15,225.
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Benton
Steve Meyer Vinton
Benton County Land Use Commission
Benton County
Iowa Council of Governments
Sands
East Central
Iowa
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