Marion seeks library bond to fund new facility
Voters in Marion go to polls 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. to approve a 1.975 million library bond easing a 4.275 million project. If 60 percent pass, property owners pay about 22.89 dollars yearly for 15 years. Caleb Davis, 6 months, remains critically ill after liver transplant and heart surgeries at University Hospitals.
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City Square Park
Caleb Davis
University Hospitals
Caleb
Ginger
Russ Davis
Second Ave
Cedar Rapids Man Charged After Police Chase
Cedar Rapids police pursued John Oliver, 43, charging him with drunken driving and 12 traffic violations. He faced counts of speeding twice, missing headlight, attempting to elude, driving with a suspended license, and drunken driving after being stopped near Ellis Community Center.
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Cedar Rapids
John Oliver
Fifth Avenue
Oliver
First Avenue
Ellis Community Center
Ellis Blvd
Reform meeting on city government tonight in Cedar Rapids
A town meeting at Roosevelt Middle School 300 13th St NW begins at 7 p m sponsored by the Cedar Rapids Marion League of Women Voters and The Gazette. Citizens can hear recommendations from the Cedar Rapids Efficiency and Reform Committee and submit questions. committee members will answer. The series continues May 17 with a City Council meeting at Beems Auditorium in the Cedar Rapids Public Library.
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Roosevelt Middle School
13Th St
Cedar Rapids Efficiency and Reform Committee
League of Women Voters
Beems Auditorium
Cedar Rapids Public Library
Enrollment growth outlined for Cedar Rapids district
The Cedar Rapids Community School District expects about 4 percent enrollment growth over five years, rising from 17 535 students to 18 232 by the 1998 99 school year. Paul Holmes noted projections will guide staffing and curriculum decisions. Projected enrollments: 1994 95 17 759, 1995 96 17 892, 1996 97 18 134, 1997 98 18 240, 1998 99 18 232.
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Cedar Rapids
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Holmes
Reunion in Germany Ties Tiessen Family After WWII Apart
Gerhard Tiessen 79 of Kalona reunites with his last surviving sister Maria in Germany after decades of separation. Born on a Ukrainian farm, Tiessen and brother Peter were conscripted into the German army in 1945 and later spent years in Russian prison camps. He later married Grace in Winnipeg and settled in Kalona, corresponded with sisters who mostly died, and finally met Maria during a last year visit to Germany. Grace recalls the emotional, charged reunion with many nieces and nephews present. The couple hopes to return to Germany someday.
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Peter
Austria
Siberia
Grace
Mennonite Church
Gerhard
Germany
Canada
Maria
Russia
Tiessens
Library fined for job safety violations in Iowa
The Cedar Rapids Public Library was fined 3191 by the Iowa Division of Labor Services for three OSHA violations tied to a lack of medical management CTD training and ergonomic controls. Library officials dispute the findings as no rules exist, plan an appeal, and note actions taken plus a 15 day window to respond.
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Cedar Rapids
Armitage
Labor Services
Clinton and Clayton counties vote today on gaming
Voters in Clinton and Clayton counties decide whether to allow riverboat gambling with unrestricted bets. Clayton County reports strong absentee turnout. Clinton County already approved riverboat gambling with plans for a larger Mississippi Belle II replacement. Other counties vote in coming weeks and months.
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Clayton Counties
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Marquette
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Dubuque
Scott, Lee
Des Moines
Woodbury
Black Hawk
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Pottawattamie
Jackson County
Muscatine County
DirecTv Debuts Rural Satellite TV Expansion Across Iowa
Rural Iowa gains satellite TV with DirecTv offering up to 150 stations as two satellites launch. Postville customers deposit $25 and await equipment, with first service expected by July and full nationwide rollout anticipated later. Packages start at $14.95 for 16 channels, up to $29.95 for larger options.
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DirecTv
Cartoon Network
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Canada
Mexico
Postville
Allamakee-Clayton Electric Cooperative
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