Licenses Revoked Over Felony Convictions Hit Four Mexican Restaurants
The Iowa Alcoholic Beverages Division pulled liquor licenses from four Mexican eateries in Cedar Rapids and Waterloo after owners Luis A. Varela Arteaga and Jesus Ibarra Castaneda were convicted of felonies in January. The 90 plus jobs hang in the balance as restaurants continue to serve food while a hearing request may be filed.
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Luis A. Varela- Arteaga
Jesus Ibarra-Castaneda
Iowa
Kent Millsap
Millsap
Iowa Alcoholic Beverages Division
Tanager reaccredited for work with children
Tanager Place has been reaccredited by the Council on Accreditation for its work with emotionally disturbed children and their families. The accreditation reflects the agency’s commitment after an extensive review.
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Tanager Place
Council On Accreditation
Bankson IowA journalism school receives 800000 gift
Benjamin A. Bankson a 1954 UI journalism graduate now in Brooklyn has donated 800000 to the University of Iowa School of Journalism and Mass Communication. About 700000 funds the Benjamin Bankson Endowed Journalism Fund for school needs and 100000 establishes the Benjamin Bankson Endowed Scholarship Fund for UI students pursuing journalism with religion and ethics focus. Bankson, a Sioux City native, was a writer and editor in the religious press.
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Benjamin A. Bankson
University of Iowa
Brooklyn
N.Y
UI School of Journalism and Mass Communication
Benjamin Bankson
Bankson
Sioux City
Ex Ul student sex abuse suit against TA dismissed
Lexi Taft, 21, sued University of Iowa teaching assistant Frederick Williams for sexual abuse unfolding in 2002. Williams, 29, was convicted in 2003 of indecent exposure and third degree sexual abuse and given up to 10 years. The suit claimed a prior harassment complaint should have triggered firing. Details of dismissal unavailable.
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University of Iowa
Lexi Taft
Frederick Williams
Williams
Toft
Taft
College Community School District Bond Vote Planned
Cedar Rapids voters will decide on a $35 million bond to fund a new middle school for grades seven to nine at $29.5 million and a $5.5 million performing arts auditorium at Prairie High School. The measures need 60 percent approval to pass and run for 20 years. The district expects 1,436 additional students in the next decade and would adjust grades to absorb growth.
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Diane Held
The
Gazette
Cedar Rapids
College Community School
Prairie High School
Election voting and polling places outlined for Linn County
Voting hours are 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday with polling sites at Prairie High School Ely Library Fairfax Library and Fisher City Hall. Absentee ballots available from the Linn County Auditor's Office. Satellite voting runs 2 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Prairie Middle School. The plan would raise the first year school tax by 1.53 per hundred dollars of assessed value, about 73 on a 100 000 home, with expected gradual decreases as the tax base grows.
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Prairie High School
Ely
Fairfax Library
Fisher City Hall
Linn County Auditor's Office
Prairie Middle School
Iowa City police chief announces retirement after 16 years
Iowa City police chief RJ Winkelhake, 62, will retire July 1 after 16 years leading the department. The city will post the vacancy and seek a replacement with a $69 000 to $112 000 salary range. Winkelhake cites waning enthusiasm and a wish to spend time with family. He witnessed the 1991 University of Iowa shootings and the 1996 Eric Shaw case, which he says weighs on him.
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Frank Gluck
Iowa City
Winkelhake
Steve Atkins
Atkins
University of Iowa
van Allen and
Jessup
Eric Shaw
Shaw
Regents weigh dorm rate increases under 5 percent
Iowa three public universities face modest rises for next school year with UI at 6073 dollars, ISU at 6133, and UNI at 5519 for double occupancy room and full board. Increases range from 2.9 to 4.9 percent as Regents plan final adoption May 4 and 5 in Ames.
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Tom Owen
The
Gazette
Iowa
State Board of Regents
Ames
University of Iowa
Iowa State University
University of Northern Iowa
Stu
Old Iowa girls state tourney links reach to 1918 19
Column notes 104 year old M Maurine Fraley Engel of Albion High School played in the Iowa girls state tournament in Ida Grove in 1918 or 1919. Her son Bob Engel recalls the team’s train ride and a large armory gym that affected play. Records began in 1920s. Albion’s early games predate official unions.
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Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Des Moines
Freda Kurtz
Freda
South English
Audubon
Bob Engel
Iowa City
M. Maurine Fraley
Engel
Albion High School
Marshall County
Ida Grove
Gladbrook
Bob
Florida
Marietta
Marshalltown
Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union
Union
Ms. Kurtz
Iowa
Hale Reid
Dubuque
Cedar Rapids
M. Janice Reid Berg
Warren Berg
Decorah
Hale
Rotary Club
Coe College
University of Iowa
Coe
Iowa State
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