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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 09, 2007
Page
1
The Cedar Rapids Public Library board announced Sunday closures for both downtown and west-side branches this summer due to about 350000 in City Council budget cuts. The plan starts May 27 and runs through the season, prompted by staff reductions and the elimination of five part-time positions.
The library will close Sundays during the summer starting May 27 to save 20865 dollars. Five part time and three and three full time positions are affected with one new full time job created and two full time posts cut. Adult programming will shrink while efforts to protect children’s programs continue as vacancies and two part time posts remain unfilled. Library director Lori Barkema pledged to minimize children’s program cuts. Board member Susan McDermott called the budget vote painful and urged City Council to elevate library funding next year. LIBRARY, PAGE 6A
Keosauqua Iowa. In Van Buren County District Court Shawn Bentler 23 is on trial for five counts of first degree murder in the October 14 2006 deaths of his parents Michael 53 and Sandra 47 and sisters Shayne 14 Shelby 15 and Sheena 17 at the Bona Parta home. A videotaped interview with DCI agent Bill Kietzman conducted at Quincy Police Department was played in court showing Bentler denying involvement throughout a 76 minute session with 41 minutes spent questioning.
In Iowa a plan must be written by eighth graders outlining future careers and high school coursework. Cedar Rapids officials highlight that plans aid graduates with less parental guidance, with about 8 percent of district eighth graders underway. Taft Middle School student Jacob Rozendaal and 14 year old Jacob Ulrich illustrate the process as counselors guide choice among six career categories.
Five levees along the Missouri River fail south of Big Lake Holt County Missouri flooding the tiny town. Water fills buildings with feet of water as residents evacuated or were rescued by boat. no injuries reported though disaster looms near 1993 levels per officials Mark Litherwood and Kathy Kunkel.
A barn at the fairgrounds in Willow Park remains flooded in Missouri Valley western Iowa after levees broke near Willow Creek. Residents were evacuated by boat on Monday amid rising floodwaters.
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