Prairie High to Stage The Jury Room in Library
Prairie High School students present The Jury Room in the school library at 7 30 p m on Thursday and Friday due to theater construction. The tense drama by C B Gilford features 12 actors with student director Scott Meskimen. Tickets at the door are 150 for students and 2 for adults Thespian cards honored.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Metro High School
Beth Townsend
Cedar Rapids
Aaron Merwin
Mount Vernon
Metro
Seventh St. SE
LaSalle High School
Ballantyne Auditorium
Kirkwood Community College
Doody
Kris Regan
Frenchy
Janet Ockenfels
Danny
Brian O'Donnell
Sandy
Michelle Daley
Prairie High School
C.B. Gilford
Scott Meskimen
Double jeopardy claim rejected in Murray murder case
Linn District Judge L Vern Robinson denied Dwight Murray's bid that a first degree murder charge against him violates double jeopardy. He ruled that although underlying facts overlap with the earlier robbery and burglary convictions, the murder charge is distinct and not barred. Murray's June 22 trial remains set in Linn County with a defense motion to move venue pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Robinson
Murray
Dick Hogan
Gazette Courts
Linn
L. Vern Robinson
Dwight Murray
Cedar Rapids
Blanche Glee
Glee
Iowa Supreme Court
Iowa
Linn County
Linn-Mar Board Seeks Merging with Marion District
The Linn-Mar school board drafts a statement favoring long term merger with Marion Independent but proposes a bond issue only for facilities not covered by merger. The draft notes space shortages and that unused Marion classrooms could be tied to merger, planning to present for formal approval next meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Wogahn
Wilkins Elementary
Marion Independent
Linn-Mar
Linn- Mar
Marion Board
Mentzer
Cedar Rapids telemarketing firm seeks second CEBA grant
Buffalo Cody and Associates aims for a $68,250 forgivable CEBA loan to expand data processing. Mayor Canney backs the request as the Cedar Rapids company grows from 32 employees to about 160. The grant would fund 40 new full time jobs with training at Kirkwood and a Town Centre space subsidy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lonnie Zingula
Cedar Rapids
Buffalo Cody and Associates
Community Economic Betterment Account
CEBA
Allen Merta
Cedar Rapids Area
Kirkwood Community College
Development Corp
Merta
Linn County assault charges listed in public safety log
The Gazette reports Linn County public safety notes listing multiple individuals charged with assault or related offenses. Names include Larry Smith, Jimmy Bragg, Bret Weaver, Daniel Eggers, David Brown, Lenon Stafford Jr., Larry Lomax, Eric Schaapveld, Chris Symonette, Michael Wolf, Gregory Solomon, Robert Allen, Robert Keller, Terrence Fisher and others, with incidents dated March through May at residences, stores, streets, and bridges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry Smith
16Th St. NE
Apt. 1
Mary Ferguson
Jimmy Bragg
15Th St. SE
Lisa Gutierrez
Bret Weaver
30Th St. NW
Carla Weaver
Daniel Eggers
42Nd St
Denise Brown
David Brown
Sixth Ave
Eddie Rogers
Hy-Vee
First Ave
Lenon Stafford Jr
Center Point Rd
Terri Stafford
Larry Lomax
Chicago
Donell Currin
33Rd Ave
Eric Schaapveld
Jana Dr. SW
Molly Kosgard
Chris J. Symonette
Ninth Ave
First Avenue
Michael Wolf
10Th St
Second Avenue Bridge
Gregory Solomon
16Th St
Old River Road
Robert Allen
Johnson Ave
Blairs Ferry Road
Marion
Robert Keller
Third Ave
Hiawatha
Third Avenue
Terrence R. Fisher
1645 Ave
15Th Street
Emergency calls log reports multiple incidents across city
A sequence of emergency events is recorded with names Edwin Sauer Dennis Clinton Steven Wilson and locations including Center Point Mount Vernon Road Bever Ave Keith Dr NE and 14th St SE. Entries cover medical emergencies fires spills alarms and a grass fire with times spanning Friday and Saturday into Sunday and Tuesday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin Sauer
Center Point
J Avenue
Dennis Clinton
Fifth Ave
Mount Vernon Road
15Th Street
Steven Wilson
Keith Dr
Bever Ave
14Th St
H Ave
42Nd St
Second Ave
Eighth St
First St
66Th Ave
Blairs Ferry Rd
Midway Rd
Eighth Ave
Edgewood Rd
C St
Clive Dr
Kirkwood Blvd
A.m
27Th St
McCarthy Rd
12Th Ave
Skylark Lane
19Th Ave
Man Faces Second Degree Fraud Charge in Benefit Case
Ernest Higgins, 41, of 3052 Britta ny Circle, Marion, is charged with second degree fraud for allegedly receiving 824 in Job Service benefits not entitled, by failing to report income from September to October 1990.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Higgins
Brittany Circle
Marion
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Gazette
Todd McInturf
Bob Zimmerman
Council Street
N.E
Don Canney
Buffalo
MCI Direct
State Board of Economic Development
Ruffalo
Mon
The
Flowerama
Westdale
Lindale Mall
1St Avenue
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