Meskwaki court upholds ruling on ex-member rights
Meskwaki appellate court denies Tribal Council request for reconsideration of a ruling that Cal vin Johnson Sr. was deprived of his property without due process. Chief Justice Henry Buffalo Jr reaffirms that fines of 1000 per day were arbitrary and capricious while the council sought documents tied to missing tribal funds.
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Henry Buffalo Jr
Homer Bear Jr
Johnson
Homer
Buffalo
Rasmussen
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Vincenteer
Mohrman & Kaardal
Minneapolis
Alburnett bond issue barely fails in school vote
A 2.7 million bond proposal for Alburnett schools failed by 455 yes to 311 no with 32.2 percent turnout. The plan would add seven classrooms and an elevator at the K-12 site, raising taxes by about 79.93 a year on a 100 000 home.
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Alburnett
Linn County Auditor’s Office
Mark Dierks
Lottery results and jackpots for Iowa and Illinois
Tuesday, May 2 draws list Cash Game numbers for Iowa, Pick 3 and Pick 4 results, and Illinois Lotto and Mega Millions results. Reported jackpots include Mega Millions at 41 million and other state totals.
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Illinois
Scratch-ticket winner banked 81000 after three wins
Keith Selix 81 of Waterloo has cashed three lottery scratch-off prizes totaling 81000 since last year. His wife died in February 2005, and he continues buying about 200 dollars worth weekly while remodeling his home with the winnings.
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Waterloo
Keith Selix
Selix
John Deere
Springville Man Airlifted After Highway 151 Crash
Robert Ritchison, 51, of Springville, was hospitalized after losing control of his car on Highway 151. He was airlifted to University Hospitals in Iowa City. injuries not life threatening per Linn County Sheriff’s Office. The second item notes Alter Barge Lines Inc facing a nearly 500000 lawsuit over damage from a Mississippi River lock and dam incident near New Boston, Illinois.
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Robert Ritchison
Ritchison
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Aitchison
Linn County
Davenport
Alter Barge Lines Inc
Bettendorf
New Boston
Ill
Larry Daily
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Mississippi River
Daily
U.S. District Court
Central District of Illinois
Dubuque Man Pleads Guilty to Falsifying Documents
Jorge A. Dominguez-Cervantes, 46, of Dubuque, pleaded guilty in a Cedar Rapids federal court to producing and possessing false immigration documents and related items. He agreed to forfeit $35,000 and document-printing equipment seized March 15. He remains held pending sentencing before Judge Linda R. Reade, facing up to 69 years in prison and a $2 million fine.
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Jorge A. Dominguez-Cervantes
Cedar Rapids
U.S
Patrick Reinert
Dominguez-Cervantes
Linda Reade
Mumps Vaccination Clinics Planned in Vinton and Benton County
Immunization clinics to fight Iowa mumps epidemic set for today at Kirkwood Community College Vinton center from 11:00 to 13:30 and tomorrow at Virginia Gay Hospital Home Health Agency from 12:30 to 16:00. Eligible residents aged 18 to 25 with one or no MMR shot may receive a free dose.
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Benton County
Iowa
Kirkwood Community College
Vinton Center
Virginia Gay Hospital
Call for news tips citable by Gazette contacts
Readers are urged to share tips for stories and photos with Gazette reporters. Tips can be called in to Cedar Rapids with area codes 319 398 8254 or Iowa City at 319 339 3159, or to the toll free line 1 800 397 8212.
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