Cedar Rapids student faces assault charge at Prairie Middle
A 12 year old Cedar Rapids student is charged with assault after striking teacher Mary Shramek and two classmates at Prairie Middle School Wednesday afternoon. Shramek sustained a wrist injury while subduing the student until police arrive around 12 30 p m. The boy was released to his parents. Separately Terry Baldridge 57 of Cedar Rapids received two years probation and 200 hours of community service plus a 1000 fine for stealing more than 5300 dollars from United Auto Workers Local 1349 between 1996 and 2000 and was ordered to repay the union.
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Prairie Middle School
Cedar Rapids
Mary Shramek
Shramek
Terry Baldridge
Baldridge
United Auto Workers Local 1349
U.S. Attorney’s Office
Fire destroys corncrib shop near Garrison
A noon Wednesday fire three miles west of Garrison destroyed a corncrib used as a shop owned by Greg Mason who was away. Firefighters also damaged a nearby machine shed, one vehicle burned and four others were damaged. Investigators believe the blaze may have started near a wood stove.
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Garrison
Greg Mason
Monticello man pleads guilty to bank fraud in check kite
Alan Arduser, 49, of Monticello, pleaded guilty to one count of bank fraud for a check kite between Union Planters Bank in Monticello and Citizens Savings Bank in Anamosa in fall 2000. The scheme cost Union Planters $29,796. He faces up to 30 years in prison and a $1 million fine. Sentencing set for May 28.
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Alan Arduser
Monticello
U.S. District Court
Jones County
Union Planters Bank
U.S. Attorney’s Office
Citizens Savings Bank
Anamosa
Eastern Iowa Easter Directory Deadline Approaches
The Gazette lists Holy Week services from March 23 to 31 with free listings. Submit denomination, church name, address, contact phone, and service schedule by Monday via mail fax or email to Lindac fyiowa.com.
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Gazette
P.O
Cedar Rapids
Lindac
Budget draws only mild criticism at Cedar Rapids hearing
At a Cedar Rapids City Council budget hearing for fiscal 2003 only one taxpayer spoke against the plan. Councilor Carol Martin urged wage freezes for high paid department heads as the city aims to maintain safety and recreational programs while holding the 3 percent residential tax rise. The city faces a bonded debt rise to 256 million and a lower tax rate of 12.83 per thousand despite the higher levy.
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the Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Pate
Physics Olympics car wins regional title at Kirkwood College
Nathan Hopp and Keeley Walsh of Clear Creek Amana High School led a mousetrap car project to first place at the 25th annual regional Physics Olympics at Kirkwood Community College. The sponsors Grant Wood Area Education Agency, about 100 students from eight high schools participated with hands on, cheering and frustration as teams tested small, CD backed cars on the gym floor.
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Kirkwood Community College
Cedar Rapids
Bellevue-Marquette High School
Kendra Mueller
Trista Kemp
Mueller
Kemp
Nathan Hopp
Hopp
Keeley Walsh
Clear Creek Amana High School
Walsh
Grant Wood Area Education Agency
Belle Plaine
Bellevue Marquette
Clear Creek
Amana
HLV
Iowa Mennonite
Kirkwood proposes 5 per credit hour tuition hike
Kirkwood Community College plans a preliminary 2002-03 budget raising tuition by 5 dollars per credit hour to 78, a 6.8 percent increase. Officials note the state budget and enrollment plans will influence final figures, with no state aid increase assumed in the preliminary plan.
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Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Kirkwood Community College
Kirkwood
Lois Nanke
Nanke
Decline in Cedar Rapids traffic accidents and tickets
Cedar Rapids police report 3091 accidents in 2001, down 28 percent from 1999. Fatalities fall to two in 2000 and ten in 2001 in nine crashes, with non investigated accidents down 32 percent. Police note fewer tickets, about 23000, and credit enforcement and weather and school efforts. Captain Tom Erceg highlights improved safety across intersections and communities.
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Erceg
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Martin
Jim Slosiarek
Janet Borheim
Clear Creek Amana
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