Free cheese distribution aided Linn families in need
Linn County residents rely on monthly surplus commodities of free cheese and butter amid aid cuts. Recipients like Mauryn Simoons say the food supplements stretch tight budgets, while officials note fraud controls tightened identification to ensure eligibility and protect supplies.
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Mauryn Simoons
Simoons
Otis Road SE
the Gazette
Agriculture Department
Cedar Rapids
Immaculate Conception
Fourth Ave
Claudia Edmonds
Linn County
Edmonds
Cooper Evans
Iowa
Illinois
Wisconsin
Evans
Department of Social Services
Linn Distribution
Hawkeye Area
Manag ing Conflict at Work and at Home Workshop
Family Service Agency offers an assertive communication workshop from April 7 to May 26, 7 to 9 p.m., in Linn County Health Center Building room L-3. Led by Dr. Charles W. Mowrer, the eight week course costs 50 dollars with scholarships available. preregistration by April 4 is required at 398-3574.
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Family Service Agency
Linn County Health Center
Third Avenue SE
Charles W. Mowrer
Ex Marion teen found delinquent on charges
A 16-year-old former Marion boy was found delinquent in Linn Juvenile Court on two charges. One involved alleged sexual abuse of a teenage girl, while the other related to assault with intent to commit sexual abuse. He denied the sexual contact and will be sentenced next month. He has been released to reside with his father in Missouri pending sentencing.
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Edgar Wright
the Gazette
Wright
Ninth St
Don Plowman
17Th St
National
AFDC
Marion
Linn
Timothy J. Frommelt
Frommelt
Brent Harstad
Harstad
Missouri
Inmate Sues Waterloo for 5.25 Million Dollars
Thomas Campbell, 21, an Iowa State Penitentiary inmate, sues the city of Waterloo and Police Chief John G. Daws for 5.25 million dollars in a civil rights suit. He alleges he was beaten during booking after questioning about an associate, James Taylor, who was convicted of murder in 1981.
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Fort Madison
UPI
Iowa State Penitentiary
Lee County
Waterloo
Thomas Leonard Campbell
City of
John G. Daws
Campbell
Daws
James “T-Bone” Taylor
Taylor
Hiawatha approves contract for city hall and library remodel
The Hiawatha City Council okayed a 15500 dollar contract with Olson Popa Novak Architects to oversee plans bidding and construction for remodeling two adjacent buildings to house a larger City Hall and a new library. Voters approved a 357000 dollar bond earlier this month to acquire and remodel the sites, turning a former lumberyard into City Hall and a garden center into the library.
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Hiawatha
Hiawatha City Council
Marion
City Hall
Hiawatha Council
Cedar Rapids man sues deputies over September arrest
Rosalio R. Ruiz of Cedar Rapids files suit in U S District Court claiming Linn County Sheriff’s deputies Mark Sheely and others used unnecessary force during his Sept 24 arrest. He seeks 35000 in damages, says he was knocked to the floor and kicked while three deputies restrained him after a disturbance call. He faced two assault and interference charges related to resisting handcuffing.
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Cedar Rapids
Mark Sheely
Linn County
Rosalio R. Ruiz
U.S. District Court
Ruiz
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Gazette
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Immaculate Conception School
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Lumberland
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Lou
Craig Swisher
LMBR
Andy Kubias
John Tee
ATR Lumber
C.R. Man
Sheriff's Deputies
Lindale Mall
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