University of Iowa Sash Olm before repairs target 2.3 million
The Sash OlN paeT at Hancher Auditorium needs repairs with a $2.3 million price tag. Backers include President Hunter Rawlings and wife Elizabeth, and former president Willard Boyd and wife Susan. Priority items: new seating and carpeting. A second item notes a 14 month old girl revived after near drowning in a Walnut Street home.
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Hancher
University of Iowa
U of 1
Hunter Rawlings
Elizabeth
Willard Boyd
Susan
U of I
University Hospitals
Heather Harris
Walnut St
Iowa City
Pat Harney
Commission to revisit Higley mansion rezoning plan
Cedar Rapids Planning Commission will again discuss rezoning and a conditional use to convert the Higley mansion at 860 17th St SE into a 50 bed residential care facility. Staff also to seek lifting of a 1966 ordinance restricting use to architectural offices.
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Tom Fruehling
Higley
Cedar Rapids
Ing
17Th St
McConnell-Steveley- Anderson Architects
BDC Investments
H Avenue
Bergen
DCI completes interview in Cedar Rapids brownie case
Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation reports interviews with three people tied to the Cedar Rapids Police Department brownie case. Agent Ron Macon says transcripts will be sent to the Civil Service Commission within two weeks for action.
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DCI
Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation
Cedar Rapids
Ron Macon
Macon
Cedar Rapids Civil Service Commission
Iowa
The
Civil Service Commission
Bud Byrne
J.D. Smith
Byrne
Joseph Schmitz
Schmitz
Brownie
Jim Piersall
Symphony School expands violin program and summer music offerings
Goor closes a Sym phony School component by promoting violin lessons in Madison schools and a teacher visit option. About 85 students join the low cost after school program at $5 for two 30 minute lessons, with a waiting list of 20. Cedar Rapids plans summer wind and percussion lessons for sixth grade prep, six weeks at $10, with recruitment in April and May.
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Goor
Symphony School
Madison
Cedar Rapids
Kathleen Thorne
Roosevelt Middle School
Burglaries and Drunken Driving Cases in Local Area
The Log reports a burglary at Catherine McAuley Center with a microwave oven and computer equipment stolen, plus vandalism involving BB gun damage to 18 vehicles. It lists multiple drunken driving arrests with names, ages, addresses, and arrest times across Saturday and Sunday, including several second offenses and a few assaults.
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Catherine McAuley
10Th St. SE
Fire Calls and Medical Emergencies Citywide
Fire department logs list Sunday events including a medical emergency at 3500 Indian Rd SE at 5:45 PM and an alarm malfunction at City Hall at 11:37 PM. Monday records show medical emergencies at 4002 Sherman St NE at 2:07 AM and 310 Fifth Ave SE at 3:11 AM.
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Robert O. Holland Sr
17Th Ave
Sixth Street
Bradley Dee
16Th Ave
16Th Avenue
Mark N. Hintzen
A Ave
First Avenue
Margaret M. Carter
Central City
Boyson Road
Compton Drive
Hiawatha
Carrie E. Higham
Cedar Rapids
Debra J. Newhard
Thomas S. Rudolph
Peru
Ind
Indian Rd
City Hall
Sherman St. NE
Fifth Ave. SE
Cedar Rapids school board approves 83.5 million budget
Cedar Rapids Community School District okayed next year’s 83.5 million budget estimate setting parameters for the coming year. The property tax levy rises 21 cents to 13.34 per 1000, driven by changes in special education spending enrollment growth per pupil funding and a one time levy reduction last year.
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Cedar Rapids School Board OK
Kurt Rogahn
Cedar Rapids Community School
Susan Saterfiel
Saterfiel
Ture
Iowa service improvements promise growth for firms and communities
The new service improvements aim to add convenience for individual customers and spur growth for businesses and communities across Iowa. The message emphasizes ambition regardless of size and suggests pathways for expansion and development.
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Iowa
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Robins
15Th Avenue
Jeffery A. Kayne
Waverly
Williams Boulevard
Trent Street
Neil D. Neumeyer
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Stephen D. Ketchum
Samoa Dr
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Ames
Randy K. Mathes
Center Point Rd
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Eighth St
Mount Vernon
Stephen D. Hartman
Ashton Place
Jodi Butler
Chad A. Lloyd
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