District weighs school boundaries as enrollments rise at Jackson
Parents in the Ridge and Pierce area voice concern over overcapacity at Jackson Elementary and district wide crowding. Associate Superintendent Paula Vincent notes space pressures while districts consider redrawing boundaries and adding Wright and Garfield to options. Linda Hahn urges keeping current students through elementary grades at Jackson amid plan questions on busing and long term growth. District sets meetings at Pierce Coolidge and Wright with times 6:30 p.m.
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Ridge
Pierce
Paula Vincent
Jackson
Cedar Rapids
Wright
Garfield
Deputies uncover meth lab after warrant at Robins home
Deputies serving an arrest warrant at 3070 N Center Point Rd Robins found Travis W Yeakle 20 and a suspected meth lab. Misty M Hayes 25 and John P McGinness 20 both charged with possession with intent to manufacture and held on 10000 bail. Yeakle held on 2000 bail. Cedar Rapids arrests released.
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Travis W. Yeakle
Center Point Rd
Don Zeller
Zeller
Misty M. Hayes
John P. McGinness
Fairfax
Linn County
Yeakle
Des Moines mother gets 50 years for drowning infant
Heidi Anfinson, 40, of Des Moines, convicted of second degree murder in the drowning death of her 2-week-old son Jacob. The court sentenced her to 50 years in prison, with prosecutors saying debris in the lungs indicated death in Saylorville Lake. Anfinson claimed accidental tub death and panic, while investigators cited the lake as the cause.
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Des Moines
Saylorville Lake
Heidi Anfinson
Jacob
Anfinson
Linn County budget plan keeps tax rates steady for 2001
Budget shows no tax rate increase for 2001, with residential taxes dropping about 3 percent due to state rollbacks. The $76 million budget up 9.7 percent includes $5 million in capital projects and $15.35 million for mental health services, plus a 3 percent raise built in for 514 AFSCME employees pending arbitration May 4.
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Linn County
County Compensation Board
Attorney says credit card case against girl was blown out of proportion
Rebecca Marie Brown 16 pleaded guilty in Linn County Juvenile Court to one count of unauthorized use of a credit card and one count of fourth degree theft. Her Cedar Rapids attorney said police overplayed the case while an investigator claimed victims were reimbursed by credit card companies. Sentencing set for April 25 with likely deferred sentence or probation.
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Cedar Rapids
Rebecca Marie Brown
Brown
Randall Foods
Edgewood Rd
First Ave
Linn County
Kevin Shea
Greg Koenigham
Rebecca Belcher
Belcher
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