Utility must tell owners of cutoffs
Iowa-Illinois Gas and Electric Co. must contact property owners before disconnecting service for unpaid bills, not just tenants. Judge Ansel Chapman ruled the utility owed a duty to inform landlords after a 1977 winter shutoff caused water pipes to rupture, allowing a $35,500 suit to proceed to trial.
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J. McCauley
Flansburg FF
Iowa City
Johnson County
Iowa-Illinois Gas and Electric Co
Iowa-Illinois
Bruce L. Walker
Ansel Chapman
Walker
Oxford
Marjorie I. Trusty
Oakdale
Dewey B. Trusty
Michigan City
Ind
Lowa Illinois
New York State
Chapman
New York
Iowa
Iowa- Illinois
Patricia C. Kamath
The
Trustys
Burglars Take $753 in Goods From Home
Evangeline Hall of 1037 Fifth Ave SE returned home at 2 am to find her house ransacked. Entry came through an unlocked door from a prior burglary. Victims reported a tape deck a color TV a wristwatch and $3 in change stolen. A hypodermic needle was found at the scene.
Iowa City Considers Allowing Awnings Signage Downtown
Iowa City eyes an amendment to permit signs on storefront awnings in the downtown district. The plan requires signs to cover no more than 25 percent of the awning surface and be printed directly on the fabric. The Planning and Zoning Commission approved 5 to 1. City Council vote set for Tuesday.
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Iowa City
Karin Franklin
Franklin
Planning and Zoning Commission
Man Arrested After Firing Gun at Cedar Rapids Tavern
Cedar Rapids man Terry Buck, 24, was arrested early Sunday after firing a .22 pistol inside Al's Hangout at 1207 Fourth Ave SE. Buck, held on $10,000 bond in Linn County Jail, allegedly pointed the handgun at Timothy Gradford. No one was harmed. Buck was arrested nearby on Fifth Avenue SE. no weapon found.
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Cedar Rapids
Terry Buck
10Th St. SE
Linn County
Fourth Ave. SE
Buck
Timothy Gradford
Gradford
Park Towne Lane
Fifth Avenue SE
Burglars Take Cigarettes From Surocy Gas Station
Burglars entered the Surocy gas station at 2743 Mount Vernon Road SE early Sunday morning and stole 280 cartons of cigarettes. They gained access through an upper window and forced two locked metal cabinets open with a hammer, leaving the tool behind as evidence.
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Surocy
Mount Vernon Road
Jeep Driver Charged After 700 Block Collision injures man
Police report a 1980 Jeep driven by Bruce W. Lange 26 left the roadway in the 700 block of 30th Street Drive SE, struck a tree after grazing a light pole. Lange faced charges of failure to maintain control and drunk driving. he was taken to Mercy Hospital with injuries.
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30Th Street Drive
Bruce W. Lange
C Ave
Lange
Mercy Hospital
Canoe overturns in Iowa City park incident
Police responded to City Park in Iowa City after a canoe overturned in the Iowa River on Sunday afternoon. The two occupants, Kevin Barta and David Lathrop, both 21 and from Fairfax, were not hospitalized.
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Iowa City Park
Iowa City
Iowa River
Kevin Barta
David Lathrop
Fairfax
Mercy heliport plan criticized in Iowa City
Iowa City's planning director objects to Mercy Hospital's proposed two level parking ramp and rooftop heliport near a northside residential area. He cites noise comparable to a jackhammer, safety concerns from low ground clearance, and cluttered airspace plus several near misses at University Hospitals. The council plans to review a $23 million industrial revenue bond for expansion and remodeling alongside the parking ramp.
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J. McCauley
Flansburg Gazette
Johnson County Bureau
Iowa City
Mercy Hospital
Don Schmeiser
Schmeiser
Johnson and
Dodge Streets
Market Street
Mercy
University of Iowa
University Hospital
Bloomington Street
City warns posting bills in Iowa City a misdemeanor
Officials warn residents that posting ads in unauthorized places defaces public property and may lead to misdemeanor charges. The city limits posting to kiosk bulletin boards in the downtown pedestrian mall, with the code listing poles walls and other sites as restricted.
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Iowa City
Thought for today quote by Francis Bacon
A concise excerpt notes that thoughts stem from nature and speech follows rules while action reflects custom, attributed to the English writer Francis Bacon.
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Francis Bacon
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