Mount Vernon weighs county police contract amid cost questions
Mount Vernon officials debated replacing the local police with Linn County Sheriff's Department protection. Mayor Wolvers cited a $7.50 hourly figure savings of $50,000 yearly, while Sheriff Sawyer warned the real cost could be $16–$17 per hour. Townspeople worried about backup, insurance, and familiarity with residents as council members pressed for leadership and budget clarity. The council will continue the discussion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Vernon
Linn County
Earl Wolvers
Sheriff's Department
Donald
Buzz” Sawyer
Sawyer
Robert Sautter
Fred Dumbaugh
Dumbaugh
Guy Kuehl
Kuehl
Center
Linn County Sheriff's Deputies
Mercy Hospital Names New Associate Administrator
Marc Gullickson joined Mercy Hospital staff in Cedar Rapids as associate administrator arriving from Oakwood Hospital Dearborn Michigan where he served as assistant and associate administrator. He is a USD Vermillion 1973 graduate with a Michigan MBA in hospital administration and membership in the American College of Hospital Administrators. He becomes the second associate administrator at the facility joining Sister Susan Marie Kelly. Verl Leege of Ely faces assault charges after allegedly attacking two women on a farm near Ely. Deputies arrested him at the scene and he was booked into Linn County Jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marc Gullickson
Mercy Hospital
Gullickson
Cedar Rapids
Dearborn
Mich
Oakwood Hospital
South Dakota
University of South Dakota, Vermillion
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor
American College of Hospital Administrators
Health Management Advisors
Veterans Administration Medical Center
Gulllickson
Susan Marie Kelly
Verl Leege
Ely
Leege
Karen Cannon
Sharon Leege
Charleston
III
Linn County
Cedar Rapids man contests revocation of vehicle inspection permits
Karl Hackett, doing business as Karl's Repair, sues Linn District Court to challenge the Iowa Department of Transportation action revoking his inspection station and state motor vehicle inspection permits for 60 days starting March 4. A court order delays the effect of the revocations pending litigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Karl Hackett
Karl
Pink Elephant bar violators face tavern hours, drug paraphernalia charges
Cedar Rapids police charged bar owner Arthur W. Krumbholz and patrons John T. Walton Irma E. Jones and Blaine M. Matney with tavern hours violations and drug paraphernalia possession after officers observed four people inside the Pink Elephant at 2:47 a.m. endangering the bar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Pink Elephant
Third St SE
John T. Walton
Third St
Irma E. Jones
Wilson Ave
Arthur W. Krumbholz
Blaine M. Matney
Wilson Avenue
Teen held on delinquency charges in Linn County case
A 16 year old Marion boy Timothy J. Frommelt was placed in Linn County Juvenile Detention Center after Linn Juvenile Court hearings. He faces delinquency by assault with intent to commit sexual abuse and second degree sexual abuse. Trial set for March 23 in Juvenile Court.
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Marion
Linn County
Timothy J. Frommelt
S. Fifth St
Linn
St. Luke's Hospital
Center Point Superintendent Resigns After Leave
John E. Schwiebert resigns as Center Point schools superintendent effective July 1. He cites health reasons and leaves after a leave of absence begun May 19 last year. the board accepted the resignation with regret. Schwiebert had served since 1970 and has been off work since February 1982.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John E. Schwiebert
Center Point
Richard Whitehead
Schwiebert
Fox breeder quits fight in Central City court dispute
Edwin Silver ends his bid to overturn a Linn District Court order requiring removal of foxes from his Central City property. Judge Warren Rees ruled in September that 60 days be allowed to remove the animals due to odor complaints. Despite Silver's claims of improved odors after changes, Judge Williams Eads ordered him to refrain from keeping any foxes on the premises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin Silver
Central City
Warren Rees
Linn
Silver
Williams Eads
Labor dispute at Cedar Rapids library site seemingly settled
Pickets were absent at the downtown library construction on Monday signaling a resolved dispute between Cedar Rapids laborers and Knutson Construction Co. The firm denied claims of Iowa City hires, noting workers from Viola and Benton counties and Local 43 in Cedar Rapids supply labor. More hires may occur in three to four weeks.
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Cedar Rapids
Knutson Construction Co
Knutson
Iowa City
Viola
Linn County
Benton County
Art Rinderknecht
Local 43
Cult-kidnap trial set for May ninth in Linn County
Four Omaha men Lawrence G. Whelan Jimmy L. Hilzendeger Frank E. Coleman and Richard P. Margrave face trial in Linn District Court First Avenue division Cedar Rapids for false imprisonment and assault. They allegedly tried to abduct Leanne Marie Panowicz from a northwest Cedar Rapids restaurant on January 31 to take her to a cult deprogrammer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Avenue Division
Linn District Court
Omaha Neb
Cedar Rapids
The
Way International
Lawrence G. Whelan
Jimmy L. Hilzendeger
Frank E. Coleman
Richard P. Margrave
Leanne Marie Panowicz
Man Arrested in Linn County Drunk Driving Case
Gregory S. Goodyear, 22, of 2466 Teresa Drive SW, was arrested at 9:50 p.m. near 66th Avenue and Kirkwood Boulevard SW and charged with drunk driving in Linn County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County
Gregory S. Goodyear
Teresa Drive
66Th Avenue
Kirkwood Boulevard
Group urges C R school board to delay reorganization until 1987
At a Cedar Rapids board meeting, David Bliss and the Community Coalition for Quality Education urged delaying the ninth grade move to Washington Kennedy and Jefferson high schools until 1987. Bliss argued enrollments won t drop significantly before 87 88 and space issues could worsen with earlier reorganization. The board scheduled a March 28 vote on switching in 1984, with a final decision April 11, while concerns over boundary changes, special education space, and portable classrooms were raised. In other business, the board approved a 1983-84 operating budget of 58.17 million, with local taxes funding 26.35 million and 2.92 million passed to the Area Education Agency, and announced staff reductions due to declining enrollment, pending a hearing for one affected employee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wep
Cedar Rapids
Second Ave
David Bliss
Marine Circle
Bliss
Community Coalition For Quality Education
Washington, Kennedy and Jefferson
Richard Schulz
Schulz
Shulz
Area Education Agency
McDermott Re-elected President Of Friends Of Public Library
Susie McDermott has been re-elected president of the Friends of the Public Library. New officers include Margie DeKock as vice president Carroll Reasomer as secretary and John Huey Jr as treasurer. Board members include Stevie Ballard Linda Corey William Eads Audrey Linge Joan Koontz and Pete Langmack. The group formed in 1971 to support the library and now counts more than 900 members with projects such as an annual used book sale. The 1982 sale netted over $8,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susie McDermott
Blake Blvd
Friends of the Public Library
Margie DeKock
Carroll Reasoner
John Huey Jr
Stevie Ballard
Linda Corey
William Eads
Audrey
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McDermott
Pat Trexler
Hoover
Storf
Acrnes
He College
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