Clinic board challenges attorney general over clinic operation
The Linn County Psychiatric Clinic board seeks an attorney general opinion on whether the Board of Supervisors may directly run the clinic. The board warns accreditation risks and labor disputes as talks on a new contract continue, with plans to study third party billing and department roles.
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Linn County Board of Supervisors
Psychiatric Clinic Board of Directors
Board of Supervisors
Clinic Board
Psychiatric Clinic Board
Clinic
Joe Rinas
Tals
Rinas
Linn County
Department of Mental Health Services
Psychiatric Clinic
Linn
Marlene Cebuhar
Mental Health Authority
Kirkwood to reshape administration in five year plan
Kirkwood plans a major reorganization to cut administrative positions next year while reassigning current staff. Superintendent Bill Stewart said reductions aim to fit a tighter budget and realign roles as the Master Planning plan advances. New deanships include educational services and arts and sciences, with duties shifted to better fit traditional college structure.
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Kirkwood
Community College
Bill Stewart
Stewart
Educational Services
Don Page
Heritage Agency On Aging
Master Planning
Page
Career Education
Arts and Sciences
Gay Dahn
Vernon Pickett
Pickett
Larry Patten
Media and Broadcasting
College Board of Directors
Ken Kupka
Peter Bryant
Phantom parker pays bill in cash to Cedar Rapids
City Traffic Engineer Mel Meyer sought a seven day limit on consecutive parking at Five Seasons Parkade after a car parked since December 20 remained unclaimed. The owner, traced to Kansas City, paid the $174 bill last Thursday and drove away in the 1970 station wagon.
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Parker
Cedar Rapids
Mel Meyer
Meyer
Five Seasons
Kansas City
Former Mimm's manager charged in alleged fraud
Roy J. Irwin, 33, of 1858 Second Ave. SE, is set to be arraigned Thursday on a charge that he fraudulently took about $3,000 from Mimm's Restaurant while its manager last year. He is charged in Linn District Court with false use of a financial instrument connected to a 165 paycheck for workers who did not toil. time cards were submitted for many nonemployees, and checks were cashed by Mimm's parent Aunt Maude's of Ames. Irwin's scheme surfaced after recipients reported W-2 forms for jobs they never had. He was arrested earlier this month and released on recognizance. An assistant county attorney said a trial information will be filed before the arraignment to bypass preliminary hearing and grand jury.
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Roy J. Irwin
Second Ave. SE
Mimm
Irwin
Linn District Court
Waukon High Presents You're a Good Man Charlie Brown
Waukon Iowa April 6 and 7 at 8 p.m. the Waukon Senior High School drama department will stage You're a Good Man Charlie Brown a musical comedy based on the Peanuts comic strip. The spring production runs in the school auditorium.
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Waukon
Waukon Senior High School
City, IDOT agree to finish five parking lots near I-380
The Iowa Department of Transportation will drain grade and base five Cedar Rapids parking lots near I 380 at a total IDOT cost of 191,200, with the city covering curb gutter and paving about 222,700. Council to proceed on two lots costing about 47,000, citing higher use. three lots remain unfinanced. Mel Meyer questioned rock surfacing between 15th and 16th avenues due to limited near-term use and potential litter.
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Iowa Department of Transportation
Cedar Rapids
IDOT
Third Street
A Avenue
First Street
Mel Meyer
15Th
16Th Avenues
Meyer
Noise concerns over 24 hour IDOT sand pumping planned near I 380
Residents in the corridor of Interstate 380 near J Avenue NE and 42nd Street NE fear noise from a proposed 24 hour pumping operation by the Iowa Department of Transportation to stockpile sand for I 380 grading. City officials seek muffling measures as a bulldozer would run round the clock and the project could last about 120 days.
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J Avenue
42Nd Street
Iowa Department of Transportation
IDOT
Ellis Park
J Avenues
Floyd Bergen
Public Safety
Steve Feder
Windsor Park
Sierra Drive
Feder
Don Canney
Bergen
Jon Janda
Public Services
Vandals paint walls in Mike A. Pic residence
Police report details vandalism at 3024 E Ave NE owned by Mike A. Pic. Between 1 p.m. Sunday and 1 p.m. Monday intruders sprayed obscene graffiti, damaged walls and furniture, kicked holes in upstairs bedrooms, and poured paint stripper into the kitchen sink. Estimated damage exceeds $1,500. investigation continues.
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Mike A. Pic
E Ave
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Lindale Mall
Mellers
Hilltop House Furniture Store
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