Man Arrested After Attempted Car Theft Behind Pizza Daddy
Cedar Rapids police say Victor J. Lockett, 28, of 1051 29th Ave SW, Cedar Rapids, was arrested early Sunday for second-degree robbery and theft plus operating without owner's consent and assault. Employees found him trying to steal a car behind Pizza Daddy at 1539 First Ave SE and he backed the car over a foot, injuring a worker. He remained jailed in Linn County.
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Cedar Rapids
Victor J. Lockett
29Th Ave
Lockett
Linn County
Valley valve repair closes Penn Avenue NW at First Street
Penn Avenue NW at First Street will close today for Cedar Rapids Water Department valve repair and stay closed about a week. Kent Drive NE between Essex Drive and Boyson Road is also closed until about Wednesday for a manhole repair, with a 12 day earlier closing. Traffic should seek an alternate route.
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Penn Avenue NW
First Street
Cedar Rapids
Marion School Board to Hear Math Curriculum Report
Marion Independent school board to receive a presentation on the district math curriculum at a 7 p.m. meeting. Five staff members Reggie Long Diane Roehthler Emily Logan Chris Martin and Barb Kalkwarf are expected to participate. The board will also approve a 4.4 percent total package increase for administrators, 1 percent lower than teachers' negotiated raise, in the administrative boardroom at 777 S. 15th St.
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Marion Independent School Board
Reggie Long
Diane Roethler
Emily Logan
Chris Martin
Barb Kalkwarf
Marion District
S. 15Th St
Marion
Home Schooling Family Teaches Nine Children Values Education
Catherine Holt, 47, and her husband Tim, 53, homeschool nine children aged 2 to 16 in an Iowa kitchen six days a week. She uses hands on lessons like paper skeletons and digestion to reinforce morals and absolute truth with God at the center of their education.
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Erika Binegar
Gazette Edar Rapids
Catherine Holt
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Catherine
Tim
Home School Family Teaches Bible Ethics Through Daily Lessons
Catherine Holt, 47, home schools nine children in Cedar Rapids under Marion program. She uses Bible readings to reinforce good nutrition, geography, current events, and social values while coordinating lessons with Tim, 53. The family also volunteers basketball at the YMCA and aims for daily discipline and prayer.
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Catherine Holt
Jonathan
Cedar Rapids
Miranda
Christine
Cliff Jette
Daniel
Tiffany
Breanna
Shauna
Holt
Tim
Marion
Clown visits all 22 Shrine hospitals completed by Shriner Jack Hagar
Jack Hagar of Postville 71 completed eight year tour visiting all 22 Shrine Hospitals for Children including Galveston Shreveport Houston Chicago and Minneapolis. He recalls the care and the need for funds raised by Shriners and notes the $1.9 million daily cost to run the network.
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Barn Center
Galveston
Texas
Portland
Sacramento
Los Angeles
Postville
Lee Voshell
Wadena
Dellene
Elaine
Iowa
Shriner
Shriners
Shreveport
Houston
Chicago
Jack Hagar
Hobo
Red Nose
Northeast Iowa
Marion keeps trash policy unchanged after cone clash
A year after a dispute over overturned trash cans in Marion, officials maintain the policy that emptying cans and placing them at driveways reduces blown debris and signals collection routes. City records show no change despite a neighbor offering treats to gain better service, a practice the city condemns.
Marion man sues over overturned garbage cans dispute
Background Mark Charron of 455 34th Ave Marion challenged the city’s trash pickup policy last year. The city defended overturning cans to prevent windblown debris and to signal completed streets. The dispute led to a halt in collection and a harassment charge after a confrontation with a city worker.
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Rick Smith
Gazette
Marion
Mark Charron
34Th Ave
The
Charron
City of
Cedar Rapids
Lon Pluckhahn
Follow-up on Local Newsmakers Appears in Monday Gazette
The Gazette continues coverage of prominent local figures and events with a Monday feature. Readers are invited to submit questions and tips to the Cedar Rapids bureau and contact the newsroom for further information.
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