Woman Falls From Cliff At Palisades State Park
Laura Lawrence a 19 year old from Toddville was upgraded to good condition after falling from about halfway up a 70 to 75 foot cliff at Palisades Kepler State Park Monday. Rescuers used a boat to bring her to the Cedar River and she was taken to Mercy Medical Center with arm and shoulder injuries.
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Toddville
Palisades-Kepler State Park
Laura Lawrence
Lawrence
Cedar River
Mercy Medical Center
Linn County Tax Deadline Extended With Penalty Details
Linn County Treasurer Mike Stevenson announced the semiannual property and mobile home taxes are due. A 1.5 percent monthly penalty applies if unpaid by April 1, with no penalty if the postmark is March 31 or earlier. Payment can be mailed or made in person at 930 First St. SW during weekday hours.
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Linn County
Mike Stevenson
First St
Stevenson
Reward Raised for Missing North Liberty Dogs
In North Liberty the reward for two missing Belgian Tervurens has risen to 1000 dollars. Mary Bolton reports her four year old female Vikki and four month old male Triton missing from her home since March 22. She asks callers to contact 626-6293 if seen.
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Mary Bolton
North Liberty
Bolton
Vikki
Triton
Iowa City teen accused of bringing loaded gun to school
A 15-year-old eighth grader faced charges for carrying a concealed weapon after bringing a loaded .22-caliber handgun to South East Junior High School. He ran away Tuesday but was found a short time later and returned to his parents’ custody.
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South East Junior High
Iowa City
Public access gaffe prompts City Council talk
Iowa City officials and PATV co director Doyle Detroit addressed a recent explicit sex video incident. John Herbst said he was duped into showing the clip after his production was not ready and cannot identify the acquaintance who supplied the tape. Herbst faces indefinite suspension. authorities may pursue legal action. Detroit turned over the tape to county attorney.
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Iowa City
Public Access Cable Channel
PATV
Doyle Detroit
Public Access
John Herbst
Herbst
Detroit
Puppets and police team to teach Eastern Iowa kids safety
Cedar Rapids and Davenport troopers Jerry Fehlhafer and Al Perkins lead puppet programs at Clear Creek Elementary on substance abuse bicycle safety and positive police images. Puppets Ollie and Danny Dance engage students while Perkins shares a crash story and officers emphasize approachable community relations.
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Dave Gosch
Xford
Iowa
Jerry Fehlhafer
State Patrol
Cedar Rapids
al Perkins
Davenport
Clear Creek
Perkins
Fehlhafer
Officer Ollie
Danny Dance
Danny
Fehlhofer
Gazette
Joe Fulton
Ollie
Nurse charged with faking designation in Iowa
A Cedar Rapids woman, Chloria M. Bounds, 28, was charged with fraud for impersonating a registered nurse at Virginia Gay Hospital in Vinton in May 1992. A preliminary hearing revealed she signed RN on a patient record and time card while working for a temporary firm. officials noted she is a certified nursing assistant, not a registered nurse.
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Douglas Neumann
Vinton
Cedar Rapids
Chloria M. Bounds
Bounds
Virginia Gay Hospital
Catholic middle school proposed for Cedar Rapids area
Three Cedar Rapids Catholic parishes St Jude St Ludmila and St Patrick approve merging elementary and middle school programs for 1994 95 creating a six to eight grade middle school at St Patrick with K 5 sites at St Jude and St Ludmila about 250 children would attend the new concept and preschool programs may be added later Archdiocesan approval expected May 1 and a board will address financing staffing and transport needs
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John Kirsch
Cedar Rapids
Archdiocesan Board of Education
Dubuque
Jean Marie Brady
Metropolitan Office of Catholic Education
St. Jude
St. Ludmila
St. Patrick
Brady
St. Patrick’s
St. Ludmila’s
St. Jude’s
Mason City
Farley-Bankston-Peosta
Panel approves NE subdivision despite neighbor objections
The Cedar Rapids Planning Commission recommended approval Tuesday of a 292 unit housing project by Realtor Craig Byers for 90 acres north of Boyson Road NE and east of Council Street NE. The plan includes 220 single family lots and 72 condominium units in 20 buildings, drawing 134 signatures in a petition opposing density and potential drainage, streets, and school impacts.
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Lonnie Zingula
Cedar Rapids
Planning Commission
Craig Byers
Boyson Road
Council Street
Byers
Northbrook
Norma Kirkley
Council St. NE
74Th Avenue
Gambers bid farewell as Casino Belle ends Dubuque run
Tom George recalls a lengthy career before dealing on the Casino Belle where he worked 24 years at Deere and Co. The last Dubuque sailing is tonight with a 1 30 a.m. gambling window, as the boat heads to St Charles Missouri. Many employees and patrons share memories of the riverboat era and the impending transition to a smaller replacement.
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Val Swinton
Iowa
Dubuque
Tom George
George
Deere & Co
St. Charles
the Gazette
Judi Guay
England
Germany
Sharon Ray
Mississippi River
East Dubuque
Ray
Rina
Sherry
Mineral Point
Wis
Merle Cox
Atlanta
Cello Implement
John Berry
Grant County
Ted Timmerman
Bob Kehl Sr
Don Leik
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Boy With
Videogaffe
Puppet Patrol
E. Iowa
Michael Riege
Riege
Department of Public Health
Iowa Board of Nursing
News
Regina Huelman
1St Catholic Middle School
C.R
Belle
Dubuque Casino
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