Raymond landlord Miell auction sale of thousands of items begins
Convicted landlord Robert Miell, owner of more than 450 Linn County rental properties, sees his vast personal belongings auctioned to repay about 43 million dollars in debt. The sale at Backes Auction Center will run over several weeks, with items including Beatles signed guitars Hawkeye memorabilia and fine furniture. Miell awaits sentencing on multiple fraud counts in U S District Court, with sentencing now set for June 7 and a likely three day proceeding.
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Iowa City UI stockpiles barriers for potential spring flood
University of Iowa Chief Sally Mason says the campus is building up barriers sand and pumps for possible spring flooding after the June 2008 flood caused about 743 million in damages. Plans to rebuild Hancher Auditorium and purchase downtown land for a new School of Music proceed amid cautious prep.
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Kirkwood Board Set to Rarely Finalize 2010 Budget Ceiling
Kirkwood Community College trustees plan to set a 137.6 million ceiling for 2010-11 with final operating budgets plus tuition and taxes to follow in four to six weeks. State funding decisions by March end will guide tuition hikes of 7 to 9 dollars per credit hour and a tax rate rise from 85.5 to 92.5 cents per 100 dollars of assessed value.
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Cedar Rapids
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