Linnhaven Receives Promise to Fund New Group Home
Linn County supervisors vow eight months of funding for five residents at Linnhaven’s new group home, enabling a late fall opening after construction. Beavers says they have a green light to open while respite funding remains unresolved and two Linn County residents in Beatrice Neb. may be considered for return.
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Mary Burke
Gazette
Linn County Supervisors
Linnhaven
Dick Beavers
Blairs Ferry Road
Marion
Blairs Ferry
Beavers
Linn County
Beatrice, Neb
Joe Rinas
Forbes Johnson
Linn
Rinas
Sally Murray
Exalted ruler to be installed at Cedar Rapids Elks Lodge
R Howard Cropp of 800 29th St NE will be installed as exalted ruler at Cedar Rapids Elks Lodge 251 on Saturday April 9 at 7 p m. Other officers include John F O Connor Robert S Mendez Daniel P Ockenfels and several trustees and officers. A separate note mentions a legal bid to reverse a Job Service decision over a lockout after failed contract talks between a company and the Teamsters Union ending a three year agreement.
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The
Gazette
Cedar Rapids
29Th St. NE
Nathan
Heather Hegg
Mike Manak
Hegg
Circle Hill Court NE
G Ave
R. Howard Cropp
Teamsters Union
Man charged after burglary at Wilson Junior High
Craig N. Lewis, 22, of 711 Second St. SW faced two counts including second degree burglary and criminal trespass after an alarm at Wilson Junior High School triggered police pursuit. He fled to a garage at 281 24th Ave. SW and was arrested shortly before 8 p.m. Sunday. He was taken to Linn County Jail.
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Craig N. Lewis
Second St
Wilson Junior High School
Lewis
24Th Ave
Linn County
Marion Weekend Burglary Report Sees Multiple Thefts
Marion police logged several burglaries over the weekend. Larry Fischer reported $610 in fishing gear missing from a garage between Friday and Sunday. A shared garage at 1270 S 12th St saw Jim Simoons lose $400 in tools and Denise McGuire have a $48 tire rim taken Saturday night or Sunday morning. Richard Jacobsen reported $720 stolen after a first floor window was broken between 8 and 10 p.m. Friday, including a recorder, camera, flash unit, jar of coins and a revolver.
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Marion
Larry Fischer
25Th Ave
S. 12Th St
Jim Simoons
Apt. 6
Denise McGuire
Apt. 1
Richard Jacobsen
Dry Creek Lane
Educator to Speak on Technology’s Impact at Linn-Mar Session
Dr. John Strange, president of Acadia Educational Enterprises in Newton Mass, will speak on The Impact of Technology on Education at Linn-Mar Community in-service for teachers next Tuesday. His two hour talk starts at 8 a.m. followed by small group sessions on computer literacy and computer-assisted instruction. Students will not attend classes as next Tuesday is the last day of spring break.
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John Strange
Acadia Educational Enterprises
Newton
Mass
Linn-Mar
Injunction Blocks Trauma Center Designation in Linn County
Mercy Hospital sued after the Southeast Iowa Emergency Medical Council moved to designate St Luke s Hospital as a trauma center. A permanent injunction in Linn County District Court bars the council from designating a trauma center and signals the council is being phased out.
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Linn County
Iowa Emergency Medical Council
Mercy Hospital
St. Luke's Hospital
Lockout suit moved from Polk to Linn County Court
A suit over a labor dispute between CRST Inc. and locked out mechanics was moved to Linn County District Court from Polk County. The Iowa Department of Job Service had denied unemployment benefits to the mechanics, citing a statute disqualifying workers involved in employer labor disputes.
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Crst Inc
Polk County
Linn County District Court
Iowa Department of Job Service
Swisher oratorical winner advances to zone contest
Brigitte Palmer of Swisher won the Sunrise Optimist Club of Cedar Rapids oratorical contest with the speech Serve with Pride. Nicola Tomney and Janelle Homsey placed second and third, with addresses listed. Palmer advances to zone competition. district winners receive $1,000 scholarships and Optimist International awards about $84,000 yearly.
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Brigitte Palmer
Swisher
Sunrise Optimist Club
Cedar Rapids
Nicola Tomney
Rollingwood Drive
Janelle Homsey
Hillside Drive
Palmer
Optimist International
Snowblower Stolen From Barb Turner Residence
A snowblower valued at 300 dollars was reported stolen Monday night from 210 LaSalle Drive SW. The police report notes the item was taken from an unlocked garage at the Barb Turner residence.
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Barb Turner
LaSalle Drive
Man charged after Linn County drunk driving arrest
Michael W. Urbanek, 34, of 63 Oklahoma Ave SW, was arrested at 8 15 p m in the 6500 block of Sixth Street SW on drunk driving charges.
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Linn County
Michael W. Urbanek
Oklahoma Ave
Sixth Street
Iowa's 4 percent sales tax on cars, 3 percent on tractors
Iowa's new 4 percent rate applies to use tax on cars while tractors incur sales tax. February purchases delivered in March trigger the higher rate for cars and the lower rate for tractors, per state official Cindy Eisenhauer.
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Iowa
Cindy Eisenhauer
Iowa Department
Eisenhauer
Sioux City
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