French wine group to visit Iowa City for two day tour
A Bordeaux region trade mission will visit Iowa City for two days starting May 20. Government and industry leaders from France will meet civic and University of Iowa officials during a Midwest tour that also includes Chicago and Des Moines. Mayor Mary Neuhauser plans to join a local delegation for an Invest in American Cities meeting in Switzerland this fall.
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Johnson County Bureau
Iowa City
United States
Bordeaux
France
Civic
University of Iowa
Chicago
Des Moines
Mary Neuhauser
Switzerland
April Fool's Affair fund-raiser for Iowa Feminist Fund set
Iowa City hosts an April Fool's Affair Friday from 4 to 7 pm at 620 S. Madison St. to support the Iowa Feminist Legal Defense and Education Fund. Proceeds aid legal cases advancing women's rights and civil rights, with a $3 suggested donation. The fund grows from NOW efforts linked to Linda Eaton's discrimination suit against the city.
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Gazette
Johnson County Bureau
Iowa City
Iowa Feminist Legal Defense and Education Fund
Linda Eaton
S. Madison St
Iowa Feminist Fund
Kay Tippery
The
National Organization For Women
Eaton
Iowa City Fire Department
NOW
Tippery
Eaton’s
Manville Heights resident granted intervention in Iowa City permit case
Casey Mahon of 226 McLean St gains party status in Johnson County District Court action filed by John Nolan over the boards revocation of a building permit for an 11 unit complex at 204 McLean St. Mahon asserts reversal would adversely affect her housing.
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Iowa City
Manville Heights
Iowa City Board of Adjustment
Johnson County
Casey Mahon
John Nolan
McLean St
Man sentenced for drunk driving in Clayton County
District Judge Joseph Keefe sentenced Larry D. Hill of 230 Wilson Ave to 48 hours in Clayton County Jail starting April 8 after pleading guilty to a drunk driving charge. Appeal bond was set at 300 dollars.
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Eleader
Joseph Keefe
Larry D. Hill
Wilson Ave
Clayton County
Tiffin fringe area study targets land use near city
Tiffin City Council and Johnson County officials push an Urban Fringe Policy Study Committee to craft zoning and annexation rules for seven study areas within two miles of Tiffin. Three areas reviewed include 6800 acres farmland north and south of Tiffin with two development options under consideration.
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Tom Walsh
Johnson County
Tiffin
Johnson County Supervisors
Johnson County Council of Governments
Jud TePaske
JCCOG
TePaske
Highway 6
Coralville
Church camp wins tax exempt status in Iowa City
District Court Judge Larry Comney reversed a county board ruling and exempted the upper level of the camp manager's house and surrounding real estate at the So-Dis-E-Ca Lutheran camp on Coralville Lake from property taxes. The managers and their two children occupy the house and perform clerical and custodial duties. Comney ordered removal from the tax rolls.
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Gazette
Johnson County Bureau
Iowa City — District Court
Larry Comney
County Board of Review
Comney
Coralville Lake
So-Dis-E-Ca
Board of Review
Iowa City gambling case defendants plead guilty in Des Moines
Dale Mottet, 42, and Jackie Bowles, 56, both of Iowa City, pleaded guilty in U S District Court Des Moines to operating a gambling business and concealing knowledge of a felony. They were arrested Nov 6 in Iowa City. Four others pled guilty earlier. trial for the remaining defendants slated for Monday.
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Des Moines
Dale Mottet
Jackie Bowles
Iowa City
U.S. District Court
Mottet
Bowles
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