Seven Mexican nationals detained by INS in Iowa stop
A state trooper stopped a slow moving 1993 Jeep Cherokee on I 80 near Williamsburg and found seven Mexican nationals illegally in the United States. They are held at Linn County Jail on INS charges and are expected to be returned home administratively.
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Immigration and Naturalization Service
Cedar Rapids
Tanger Factory
Williamsburg
Arizona
Chicago
Gerald Noland
INS
Linn County
Noland
Martina McBride Cancels Cedar Rapids Stop
Martina McBride has canceled her U.S. tour including a June 1 show at the U S Cellular Center in Cedar Rapids due to scheduling conflicts. The center says refunds are available through August 30.
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Martina McBride
U.S
Cedar Rapids
McBride
U.S. Cellular Center
One Lane Traffic on Palo Highway 94 Bridge Repairs
DOT says Highway 94 traffic reduced to one lane at the Dry Run Creek Bridge for repairs through late June. Work began Wednesday with traffic signals guiding vehicles on both sides of the bridge just south of County Road E-36.
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Dry Run Creek
Department of Transportation
Highway 151 Work Closes 130th Street and X-28 Intersections
Eastern Iowa reports two week closures at the 130th Street and X-28 intersections with Highway 151 for grading and paving of northbound lanes. X-28 traffic detours via E-34 to Highways 1 and 151. 130th Street traffic must use alternate routes. Flynn Co. of Dubuque is prime contractor for an $8 million project.
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130Th Street
Fairview Road
Flynn Co
Dubuque
Marion Police Offer Free Car Seat Checkups
Marion residents can have their children's car seats checked by a certified technician in a free program. Appointments are available from 3 to 8 p.m. on May 15 and 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on May 19 at the Police Station. Call 377-1511 to schedule.
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Marion
Policy clash over facilitated communication in Linn County case
A federal lawsuit questions if Discovery Living and Options of Linn County may provide facilitated communication to Douglas Hahn, a 56 year old autistic client. Hahn’s sisters seek staff training in the method, which supporters say helps him express thoughts via a keyboard with a wrist or arm guide, while opponents cite lack of validity and liability concerns.
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Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Discovery Living and Options of
Linn County
Discovery Living and Options
Hahn
Coguardians
Judith Barta
Barbara Axline
Jeffrey Clark
Options of
Linn
Exchange students rate American prom as mixed but fun
A group of five foreign exchange students at Xavier High School in Cedar Rapids describe prom as mostly similar to their countries yet less formal with less dating pressure. They wore borrowed or owned outfits, paid modest sums for attire, and planned an after prom at Westdale Bowling Center, ending with positive memories.
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Paula Rotondo
Argentina
Rotondo
Gary
Patrice Moore
Hiawatha
Martin Lee
Venezuela
Ily
Robert
Mary Oberembt
Cedar Rapids
Japan
Carolina Torres
Colombia
Kelly
Brian Fink
Lee
Westdale Bowling Center
Scotty Dr. SW
Natsuko Yamaguchi
Okinawa
Yamaguchi
Christopher and
Roberta Becker
Xavier High School
Fernanda Moraes
Residents clash at Cedar Rapids historic district hearing
Cedar Rapids residents filled a public hearing on the Redmond Park Grande Avenue Place Historic District as supporters and opponents argued over dissolving the district. The council may amend the ordinance to allow de-designation, with decisions by the Historic Preservation Commission, Planning Commission, and City Council planned for next steps. A 122 name petition from Redmond-Grande district residents seeks to end the designation, joining a 1999 petition that created it.
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Azette
Cedar Rapids
Redmond Park-Grande Avenue Place
Redmond Park Grande Avenue Place
Second
Third Avenue
Redmond-Grande
Historic Preservation Commission
City Planning Commission
City Council
Vision Iowa funds expand Oelwein planning and recreation
Oelwein receives 350000 from Vision Iowa to boost a 2300000 portion of the Greater Oelwein Area Enrichment Center. The project total of 7 million includes trails a baseball softball complex a butterfly garden and a wellness center to connect areas around the high school with a new early childhood center and Kent Mutchler satellite campus.
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Des Moines Bureau
Des Moines
Ocelwein
Vision
Iowa
Greater
Oelwein Area
Greater Oelwein Area
Northeast Iowa Community College
Calmar
Kent Mutchler
Oelwein
Vision Iowa Board
Vision Iowa
Gene
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C.R
Douglas Hahn
Facilitated Communication Institute
Syracuse University
Wood
Nikki Fox
Brazil
Jennifer Davis
Fairfax
Historic District
C.R. Council
Chris Carson
1815
Grande Ave. SE
The
Redmond Park
Grande Avenue
PLAC
Ment Foundation
Tom Vilsack
Mutchler
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