From country to corridor in Johnson County
The Johnson County Board of Supervisors moved to extend city services to the North Corridor area between Highway 1 and I 380, north to Linn County, while preserving rural character. Population in four northern townships grew 36 percent 1980 to 1990, and corridor home values rose from 327.4 million to 417.4 million in 1993 to 1995, with average home value above 144000. Jeff Davidson notes many residents seek urban access with rural surroundings, creating pressure. Steve Lacina notes complaints from urban dwellers moving out.
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Leo
Donna Zeithamel
Board of Supervisors
Iowa City
Big Grove, Jefferson, Newport and
Penn
Steve Lacina
Unseasonably warm spell ends spring as Iowa forecasts heat
State Climatologist Harry Hillaker notes a warmer weather pattern continuing into summer after a cool spring with March through May cooler than normal. Cedar Rapids reached 87 and highs near 90 are forecast. NWS Des Moines predicts showers and possible hail overnight with 65 to 70 degree lows Eastern Iowa.
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Cedar Rapids
Harry Hillaker
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Des Moines
Hawkeye Softball Thumps No 2 Nevada Las Vegas 8-0 in NCAA
Hawkeye softball power steamrolled Nevada Las Vegas with a three run burst as the No 2 seed fell 8-0 in five innings in the NCAA post season. Indy 500 practice ends in fatal crash as polesitter dies after high speed collision. Jackie Rupp, mayor and mother of three, is highlighted as Kirkwood graduate today.
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U of I
Nevada- Las Vegas
Jackie Rupp
Kirkwood
The Roosevelt retirement home gains private buyers
Private investors purchased the 1927 Cedar Rapids senior living building The Roosevelt for 600000 dollars. In sports, Iowa City Regina swimmer Leah Elbert set a meet high jump record at 5 feet 10 inches amid extreme heat. details point to events on pages 6C and 10.
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Edith Rockefeller McCormick
Roosevelt
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Regina
Leah Elbert
Battle over naming Coralville school for Doderer stirs votes
Iowa City school board panel weighs a proposal to name the new Coralville elementary in honor of state Rep. Minnette Doderer. Support comes from Sen. Tom Harkin, Sen. Grassley, local reps, and Mary Louise Smith, while a 296 name petition opposes the idea amid a primary battle against Terrence Neuzil.
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Tom Harkin
Charles Grassley
Mary Louise Smith
Republican National Committee
Brad Hahn
Iowa City
Coralville
Minnette Doderer
Iowa City School Board
Dodorer
Iowa City Democrat
Iowa
Terrence Neuzil
Sue Dvorsky
Dvorsky
Robert Dvorsky
D-Coralville
South East Junior High School
Joe Gordon
West High School
Gordon
Neuzil
West High
Gary Neuzil
West
Bosnian refugee graduate reflects on war and Iowa years
Zlatan Muminovic, 21, graduates from Mount Mercy College with a marketing and management degree. He arrived in Iowa as an exchange student in 1991, planned nine months abroad, but the Bosnian conflict changed his path and his view of identity, family, and belonging.
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Zlatan Muminovic
Mount Mercy College
Muminovic
Iowa
Bosnia
Yugoslavia
Marion High School
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