Linn-Mar parents contest growing class sizes at Westfield
Linn-Mar school board heard parental concerns about larger second and fifth grade classes starting this fall at Westfield Elementary. Tina Noble of Cedar Rapids reported 150 petition signatures. Call for more volunteers or part time teachers without benefits. Board kept wording on the infrastructure revenue statement for June 30 referendum.
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Coralville Urges Continued Water Conservation After Pipe Burst
Coralville urges residents to conserve water until further notice after a burst pipe floods wastewater plant controls. Crews work on repairs. up to 3 million gallons daily may discharge into Clear Creek while fixed, with advisories to avoid contact with the creek and Iowa River downstream.
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Ellen Habel
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Iowa Department of Natural Resources
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History for Lunch set Wednesday in I C
Iowa City program by the State Historical Society of Iowa features professor emeritus Robert Engel discussing student unrest in the 1970s. The talk takes place at noon in the Centennial Building at 402 Iowa Avenue on the University of Iowa campus.
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Call Gazette With Tips For News Stories And Photos
Readers are urged to call Gazette with tips for stories and photos. Contact numbers include Cedar Rapids area 319 398 8254 and Iowa City 319 339 3159 plus toll free 1 800 397 8212.
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Johnson jail overflow costs rise in Johnson County Iowa
Johnson County reports jail overflow costs nearly doubled from 2006 to 2008 as the 92 bed facility pushes overflow inmates to other counties. Total housing costs reached $900,595 with $73,813 for transport, while daily inmates averaged 135. Plans for a new criminal justice center exceed $61 million, with funding debated amid tax and recession pressures.
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Highland students recreate Aztec Sun Stone in cross‑curricular project
Highland High School students in Riverside collaborate across art, math, home economics, industrial arts, English and Spanish to build an eight foot replica of the Aztec Sun Stone using cardboard and felt. Deb Serbousek says the project reflects Mexico's history and ties to a school visit earlier this year.
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Explosive device found near Coralville identified as inert tank round
A mushroom hunter found a 2 1/2 foot inert tank round on Highway 6 near Mondo's Tomato Pie and moved it to a pay phone to call 911. The bomb squad cleared the area, loaded the device into a barrel with robotic handling, and transported it for secure storage as investigators probe its origin possibly linked to last summer's flood.
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