New vans and rules expand Linn County transit system
LIFTS adds 15 vans to Linn County rural network with 80 percent federal funding. Officials plan marketing to shift car owners toward mass transit despite a survey showing high car reliance and limited prior use. Coordination with Cedar Rapids aims to integrate services across counties.
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Adette County
Linn County
Bill Hoekstra
Hoekstra
Linn Intracounty
East Central Iowa
Linn
Jones
Benton
Johnson
Iowa
Washington
East Central Iowa Council of Governments
UMTA
Urban Mass Transit Administration
Carter Administration
East Central
Linn County Board of Supervisors
Cedar Rapids-Marion
Spot jobs surge as Linn County workers seek quick cash
In Cedar Rapids the Job Service of Iowa reports rising demand for spot jobs amid layoffs and a sagging economy. Applicants form lines before 7 a.m. at 800 Seventh St. SE, with pay about 3.50 to 5 dollars an hour.
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Cedar Rapids
Job Service
Iowa
Linn County
Pat DeWees
Seventh St. SE
DeWees
Job Service of
Suit filed over 1979 Postville crash injuries
Marian and Paul A Schulte sue Alfred Iver Vivian Johnsted and Inga Boerjan in Cedar Rapids federal court seeking over 1 million dollars. Marianna LP Gas Inc sues for damages claiming lost earnings from injuries to Mr Schulte caused by a car owned by the Johnsteds and driven negligently by Boerjan with punitive damages sought against the Johnsteds for entrusting the vehicle to a known incompetent.
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Clayton County
Postville
Marian
Paul A. Schulte
U.S
Cedar Rapids
Alfred Iver
Vivian Margaret Johnsted
Inga Boerjan
Minnesota
Marianna LP Gas Inc
Alleg
Schultes
Johnsteds
Boerjan
Arson suspected in Kalona Sunday school fire
A fire heavily damaged a one story Old Order Amish Sunday school building known as Dutch College four miles north of Kalona near two county gravel roads. Firefighters found gasoline soaked corn cobs on the floor and the building had no electricity. The Kalona volunteer fire department and Washington County Sheriff's Department are investigating.
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Kalona
Dutch College
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