Power surge disrupts Cedar Rapids cable for hundreds
A 5 p.m. power surge shut an amplifier, cutting cable service for about 500 southeast Cedar Rapids homes from the Cedar River Tower Apartments to the 1300 block of Third Street. Cox says service was restored by 6 45 p.m. and logged 35 customer calls.
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Muscatine Sheriff Pleads Guilty To Drunken Driving
Muscatine County Sheriff Ron Hazen aged 60 pleaded guilty on Tuesday to first offense drunken driving after a January two car accident north of Muscatine. He was also charged with failure to obey a traffic signal. No injuries were reported. Hazen faces at least two days in jail and a $500 fine and will be sentenced March 27.
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Lisbon Administrator Loyce Dumke to lead Monona post
Lisbon City Administrator Loyce Dumke, 47, will take over as Monona city administrator on April 1, succeeding Loretta Balekos who retires after 14 years. Dumke has led Lisbon for nearly two years after previously serving Guttenberg in Clayton County. her husband heads the Upper Explorers and Regional Planning Commission at Postville.
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Postville
Gazette seeks readers with relatives in Bosnia conflict
The Gazette requests readers to inform of family members serving with U S military forces or relief agencies in Bosnia. Provide names for potential future stories via phone, mail or email to the Metro Iowa News Desk Cedar Rapids.
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Cedar Rapids Favors Commission Form in City Government Vote
Voters across 43 precincts favored the commission form over home rule charter and council-manager systems in Cedar Rapids. The northwest and southwest quadrants showed 2 to 1 margins, with the core downtown area and northeast precincts also leaning heavily toward the commission. The home rule charter led the runners-up in several precincts, while polls had indicated broad support for the commission prior to election night.
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Inmate Death Investigation Prolonged in Johnson County Jail
Daryl Hradek, 31, died Feb 22 after a Feb 20 jail fight. Medical examiner cites hemorrhage from head blow with contributing liver injury. Officials say homicide probe continues and decide on charges against an unnamed inmate by next week.
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Iowa City
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Johnson County
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Liveroe
Dave Henderson
Sheriff's Department
Division of Criminal Investigation
Rick Benson
Johnson County Attor
Hradek
Cedar Rapids Ramps Social Programs In CDBG Budget
Cedar Rapids plans allocate most of its 1.6 million dollar Community Development Block Grant to housing rehab and social programs. HACAP MAHP and several schools would receive funds for homeless services youth employment summer programs and educational liaison work for homeless families.
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Cedar Rapids
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East Central Iowa Employment and Training Consortium
Lila Starr
Starr
Voters Show Strong Preference for Commission Form in Cedar Rapids
Interviews with about two dozen Cedar Rapids voters reveal a clear tilt toward the commission form of government. Residents cite tradition and stability, with some expressing concerns about attracting qualified candidates under other forms such as council-manager or home-rule charter.
Cedar Rapids Blocks Affordable Housing Plan
Cedar Rapids City Council stalled a proposed 72 unit affordable housing complex at Johnson Avenue and Spencer Drive SW. Developer Phillip Gold sought up to 75 percent property tax forgiveness for ten years, but hearings were postponed and the plan effectively dies without council action.
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Hughes
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Affordable Housing Commission
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Gold
Nancy Evans
Ole Munson
Streets
Don Thomas
Evans
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