Marion seeks replacement for Planning and Development Director
Mike Ludwig announced his resignation as Marion Planning and Development Director effective July 6 to become planning administrator for Des Moines. Ludwig, a 1999 hire, earns 58008 dollars and starts in Des Moines July 9. He thanked the City Council for a wonderful tenure and cited the decision as difficult.
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Mike Ludwig
Ludwig
Marion
Des Moines
Shenandoah
Iowa State University
Planning and Zoning Commission
Zoning Board of Adjustment and Historic Preservation Committee
Cedar Rapids Council weighs taxi smoking ban and uniform licensing
At a 9 a.m. Cedar Rapids City Council meeting in City Hall chambers, officials consider rewriting the taxi ordinance to ban smoking in cabs and limousines. Two of five council members back the ban as the licensing rules are unified across Cedar Rapids, Marion, and Hiawatha and a uniform cab color scheme is explored.
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Cedar Rapids
Marion
Hiawatha
City Hall
Memorial observance marks National Peace Officers Week
Cedar Rapids Police observe National Peace Officers Week with a 3 p.m. Friday memorial at Bret Sunner Park First Street and Third Avenue SW. The honor guard will read the fallen officers roll. Attendees may tour classrooms named for those officers and firefighters at the nearby police station.
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Cedar Rapids
Bret Sunner
First Street
Third Avenue
First St
Des Moines
Sabula River bridge reopens after flood closure
The U.S. 52 bridge across the Mississippi River at Sabula reopened to traffic Tuesday after being closed since April 18 due to flooding.
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Mississippi River
Sabula
Ex-Sheriff Workman sues city and officers over arrest
Former Linn County Sheriff Orlie Workman filed a civil lawsuit in Linn County District Court against the City of Hiawatha and officers Mark Tope and Charles Allaire. He claims he was arrested without probable cause on February 22 for domestic assault, suffering humiliation and emotional distress affecting his business and reputation. He cites an internet romance with Tatyana Tregubova and immigration factors as motives behind the alleged charges, noting no charges were filed after investigation.
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Elizabeth Rutter
Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Orlie Workman
Workman
City of
Hiawatha
Mark Tope
Charles Allaire
Tregubova
Tony Nixon
Denver Dillard
Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation
Cornell College students design garden for Cedar Rapids housing
Cornell College students design and plant a new garden for residents of an affordable housing project in Cedar Rapids. Caryn Rouse, Sandy Vanda, Laura Brand, and Lisa Henze are pictured as they shovel wood chips to outline the garden on Tuesday afternoon.
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Gemma Petrie
Cornell College
Woodstock, Ill
Cedar Rapids
Laura Krause
Alburnett woman sues ex lawyer for fraud over 500000 investment
Anna Mary Jones of Alburnett sues former Cedar Rapids attorney Donald L. Carr II claiming he invested her funds through First Financial Investment Inc. and other notes. She delivered 549133 in 17 checks between 1989 and 1997 and seeks return of over 500000 amid disputed notes and interest.
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Carr
Jones
First Financial Investment Inc
First Financial
Mutual Fund
Rent-A-Wreck faces zoning clash at Cedar Rapids salvage yard
Cedar Rapids officials weigh pulling Rent-A-Wreck plates amid a salvage yard dispute. K's Acres owner Koffron argues the service helps those with limited options while city planners call for a zoning amendment to permit limited vehicle sales and rentals. The board considers cosmetic upgrades and new sign rules to keep the operation in place.
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Rick Smith Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Marvin
Offron
Sunline Inc
Vern Zakostelecky
Koffron
Zakostelecky
City Planning Commission
Planning Commission
K's Acres
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Berlin
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Gazette
Nikki Fox
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Watta
Rick Smit
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