Hiawatha mayor delays veto over police shift plan
Mayor George Bowler postponed action on a council proposal to limit patrol shifts to 8 am to 8 pm with a noon added, delaying a veto that was last threatened. Councilman Leonard West pushed the change to save overtime, with about 40 attendees at a City Center meeting voicing support and concerns from residents about safety gaps and a local child abduction case.
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Dean LaRose
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Cedar Rapids
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Mare LaKose
Nancy Melsha
Coe to confer degrees on class of 260 Sunday
Coe College will confer degrees on 260 seniors at 2 p.m. Sunday in Eby Fieldhouse. James Phifer will present the class while James Gannon delivers the commencement address on Music. Honorary degrees will be awarded to Gannon and James Sanders. The ceremony includes a faculty award and an invocation by Rev. Nan DeVries.
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Coe College
Eby
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Dear Rapids
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Wall Street Journal
Register
Paul Smoker
Nan DeVries
Sinclair Auditorium
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Ancient Biblical Manuscript Center
Claremont
Calif
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Stewart Library
Linn-Mar team invited to international problem solving event
A Linn-Mar High School quartet led by coach Nick Spencer will attend the International Future Problem Solving Conference in Ann Arbor Michigan from June 11 to 18. Susie Lopez, Amy Baumer, Reggie Langhurst and Steve Bogart earned their at large invitation after their immigration problem booklet advanced from national evaluators among 90 at large entries from the United States and Canada. They previously competed in two international problem solving bowls and placed second in the senior division at the Iowa Future Problem Solving Bowl. The team is among six at large senior teams addressing a birth defects problem at the national event.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
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Reggie Langhurst
Steve Bogart
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Lopez
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Iowa
Coe College
United States
Canada
Light plant buys development park to boost expansion
Independence Municipal Light Plant and the Independence Industrial Development Corp unite to acquire the 40 acre industrial park via a Farmers Home Administration discount. The FIHA forgave about 39 percent of the $132,638 note, with the plant paying $75,938 to assume ownership and align efforts to attract new industry to the city.
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Independence Industrial Development Corp
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FIHA
Industrial Development Group
Industrial Development Corp
Municipal Light Plant
May 19 Local Meetings and Events Listings
Educational Technology Consortium at Kirkwood Community College 206 Linn Hall 8 30 am Linn County Board of Review 930 First St sw 10 am Riverfront Improvement Commission Noon Linn Health Services Advisory Committee Room 156 St Luke s Hospital 3 30 pm Veterans Memorial Commission Veterans Memorial Building Marion City Council 7 30 pm Clinic venereal disease exam 6 to 9 pm Linn County Health Department 751 Center Point Rd NE appointments not required but may be made at 398 3981 Prism Concert Marion Fine Arts Faculty 730 pm Marion Gymnasium admission 1 adult 50 cents students
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Cedar Rapids
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Cedar Rapids Riverfront
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Linn County Health Department
Center Point Rd
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Marion Gymnasium
Grinnell Names South Dakota Man New Police Chief
Grinnell hires Don Boyer of South Dakota as police chief following a selection process from 27 applicants. Mayor Robert Ander states Boyer, from Betten dorf, replaces Jim Ahrens who resigned two months ago due to health reasons. city manager Ted Clausen made the final choice.
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Grinnell
Don Boyer
Wedney
Robert Ander
Boyer
Bettendorf
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