Anamosa Mayoral Race Sees Three Candidates Compete
Pam Benson will face Bob Hall and Susan Steele in a special election to replace Carl Chalstrom as Anamosa mayor. Polling at the Lawrence Community Center runs 7 am to 8 pm with one open booth amid growth concerns from Highway 151 expansion and calls for improved infrastructure.
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Anamosa
Carl Chalstrom
John Haldeman
Pam Benson
Bob Hall
Susan Steele
Lawrence Community Center
Benson
Chalstrom
Anamosa State Reformatory
Luster Heights
Harpers Ferry
Allamakee County
Highway 151
Congregation vows to rebuild St Paul Lutheran Church
In Luzerne the St Paul Lutheran Church congregation decides to rebuild after a January fire destroyed the building and its contents except for fireproof historical documents. A building committee forms and insurance estimates $66,000 on a $130,000 inventory. the church serves Benton County’s 110 residents, the mother church for Iowa's Missouri Synod Lutherans.
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Ens
Luzerne
St. Paul Lutheran Church
Gerald Muench
Muench
St. Paul
Benton County
Cedar Rapids
Missouri Synod Lutheran Church
Iowa
Tax bill to rise despite retention of levy
Mount Vernon residents face virtually unchanged property tax levy at about 12.993 dollars per thousand for the next fiscal year. A $100 000 home would pay about 727 dollars, roughly 26 dollars more than this year due to a state rollback rise. A public hearing on the 2.9 million budget is set for tonight in City Hall.
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Mike Beimer
Cedar towns set July 1 sales tax vote in Cedar County
Mechanicsville and West Branch plan a special election Tuesday to reconsider an 11 cent sales tax for a 3.6 million county jail project. Polls will run noon to 8 p.m. at the town halls with four Wilton residents voting in Cedar County. The tax previously failed in these towns on November 7, 2000, and opens July 1 with the Tipton law enforcement center scheduled to open April 16.
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Cedar County
Mechanicsville
West Branch
Mechanicsville Memorial Building
Wilton
Muscatine
Dennis Weih
Weihh
Tipton
Fair prep for 4-H projects and summer camps
The piece notes 4-H participants like Gayle and April considering projects such as baking, staining a nightstand, or nutrition studies. It highlights 32,749 kindergarten through 12th grade students weighing future county fair entries and volunteer Jean guiding decisions.
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Jean
Jeff
Gayle
Cedar Rapids board outlines budget plan with Shive Hattery contract
Cedar Rapids school board sets 2001-02 budget with a 58 cent tax rate hike from 12.41 to 12.99 per thousand. The plan funds cash reserves and district operations while approving a Shive Hattery design contract worth 3.79 million for bond projects. Public hearing follows a 4:30 p.m. closed session and 7:30 p.m. meeting resumption.
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Cedar Rapids
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