Milwaukee Railroad sale clears path for Highway 100 in Cedar Rapids
The Milwaukee Road bankruptcy trustee approves selling 15 000 square feet of topsoil containing rare prairie vegetation to the Iowa Department of Transportation for Highway 100. IDOT aims to let grading and paving contracts in June, but completion expected after year end. Topsoil relocation could cost up to 10000 dollars and start within a week.
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Dick Hogan Lazette
Milwaukee Railroad
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Department of Transportation
Robert Henely
IDOT
Collins Road
Center Point Road
Edgewood Road
Henely
Milwaukee Road
Murdoch plans new funeral home on Katz Drive
Murdoch Funeral Home to break ground at 11 a.m. Friday in Marion on three acres near Katz Drive west of the new police station. The one level 11,000 square foot facility will replace the downtown Marion building in use since 1930 and is slated to open by October 1.
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Murdoch Funeral
Marion
Katz Drive
George Murdoch
Murdoch
John
Driver charged after car strikes two Marion houses
A car driven by Tamara E. Cherryholmes struck two houses in the 300 block of Sixth Avenue Marion injuring two people. Cherryholmes 24 of Hiawatha was treated for a broken ankle at Mercy Hospital and charged with drunk driving. A passenger Kristine R. Kelly 20 of Cedar Rapids was treated and released. Damage was about 2000. Three others in Linn County were charged with DUI early Wednesday.
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Sixth Avenue
Marion
Tamara E. Cherryholmes
Samoa Drive
Hiawatha
Mercy Hospital
Kristine R. Kelly
Marion Road
Cedar Rapids
Cherryholmes
Sixth Ave
Linn County
Marion Briefs Local tours meetings real estate and changes
Marion Mothers Club hosts Brucemore tour at 7 p m with a business meeting after. Marion American Legion Auxiliary held a May breakfast at 8 30 a m at Jeff and Maria’s with committee members Phyllis Decker and Peg Struck. Gerald and Beverly Fuller sold 1014 Welcome Lane to Larry and Kari Goodread. Stanbrough Realtors and Heritage Realtors handled the sale. Drs R W Fanton and M R Schmitt consolidate practices at Marion Animal Hospital 448 7th Avenue with Dr Schmitt taking over. Dr Fanton moves to an out of state pharmaceutical position. Also notices of a dumpster fire at 700 35th St and an ammonia tank leak on Dubuque Road.
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Legion
Marion American Legion Auxiliary
Jeff & Maria
Phyllis Decker
Peg Struck
Gerald E
Beverly M. Fuller
Des Moines
Welcome Lane
Marion
Larry
Kari Goodread
Cedar Rapids
Stanbrough Realtors
Heritage Realtors
Marion Vets
R.W. Fanton
M.R. Schmitt
Marion Animal Hospital
7Th Avenue
Schmitt
35Th St
Dubuque Road
Marion YMCA announces girls softball clinic and aerobics sessions
Marion YMCA plans a day-long girls softball clinic for grades four to eight on May 14 at 9 a.m. Members pay 4 dollars non members 6 dollars. Registration closes May 10. Three weekly aerobics sessions begin May 16 with fees 3 dollars for members 8 dollars non members for two sessions weekly and 4 dollars members 10 dollars non-members for three sessions weekly.
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Marion
Marion council to hold hearings on cable deregulation and road closure
At 7:30 tonight the Marion City Council will hear public input on cable rate deregulation following a Cox Cable rate increase request and will consider closing a 1,300 foot north south road between Boyson and Alburnett roads. They will also review rezoning almost an acre at 10th Street and 29th Avenue for a convenience store.
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Marion
Boyson
Alburnett
Cox Cable
Hiawatha
10Th Street
29Th Avenue
William and
Mary Hennessey
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Cedar Rapids News
James T. O’donnell
First Avenue
Terry J. Flannery
Quebec
Canada
Fifth Street
Flannery
Gregory S. Voss
Second Ave
Seventh Street
Marion Mothers Club
Brucemore
YMCA
Holland Orchard
Jackson & Perkins
Burpee & Northrup King
Kennebec
Holland Orchard & Nursery
Hwy
Aries
EPA
Fon
Thur
Collins Rd
Spo
Kitchen
Ting
T & 3Rd Avenue
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