Annexation hearing set for Cedar Rapids Hiawatha dispute
Cedar Rapids and Hiawatha will seek an involuntary annexation ruling via a Des Moines hearing on April 12. Each city will appoint rep to a four person committee along with two Linn County residents to decide the fate of Pruss lands near Interstate 380. The 60 acres tied to Francis Pruss sit on Hiawatha's northwest border. A May or June public hearing in Cedar Rapids is anticipated.
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Dick Hogan
Cedar Rapids
Des Moines
Hiawatha
Linn County
Jim Halverson
Halverson
Marci Wertzberger
Milstead Dr
Kathryn Sherman
North Center Point Rd
Francis Pruss
Pruss
Steven
McCann
City Development Board
Robins
Poten
Linn County to buy Gothic couple replicas for art event
Linn County supervisors approve purchasing two fiberglass American Gothic statues for 9900 from the Witwer Trust Fund. The project, part of the Overalls All Over event in Cedar Rapids, runs June to September with sponsorship levels, auctions for earlier pieces, and proceeds supporting Greene Square Park and a Grant Wood scholarship at a local college.
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Dick Hogan Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Jim Houser
Lumir Dostal
Grant Wood
Lu Barron
Witwer
Weaver Witwer
Iowa
Greene Square Park
Lawsuit reveals Tony Ette home transfer discussions and smoking issue
The trial recounts Tony Ette's return home from a 30 hour trip after Colton and Tony spoke with Robert Ette at the San Antonio bus station. Colton described repeated questions about transfers, safety, and smoking. Tony said he would have stayed if offered non smoking terms, while officials cited tobacco and other illegal substances as grounds for sending him home. Both sides rested after cross examinations.
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Tony
San Antonio
Robert Ette
Ette
Jeff de Wall
Trip
Nator
Tri-State
Western Union
Dallas
Kevin Makinster
Makinster
Terry Abernathy
Pacha
Misfeldt Leads Cougars in Tough Cheer Competition
Nicole Misfeldt, senior and co-captain, joins the Cougars competitive cheer squad for a four year run. The team has 2 minutes 30 seconds to perform a routine of cheers, dance, pyramids and stunts amid anticipated strong southern competition.
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Nicole Misfeldt
Cougars
Theft ring suspect to file plea agreement
Ann Devine 43 of Iowa City faces four counts of first degree theft and other charges after involved with daughter Erica 18 and Ron Evans 49 in a $320,000 fraud scheme. Assistant Johnson County Attorney Da vid Tiffany said a formal plea will be filed soon and testimony may lead to Evans May 12 trial or a separate plea.
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Tiffany
Devine
Johnson County
Ann Devine
Erica Devine
Ron Evans
North Liberty
Devines
Evans
Erica
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