Cedar Rapids Woman Charged With Willful Injury
Jessica Gibbs 25 of 424 Ninth St NW has been charged after cutting two women with a razor at 420 Ninth St NW around 4 35 am Saturday. Papakee received 18 stitches for a leg wound and nine for a hip injury while Henry endured a wound under the left breast requiring multiple stitches.
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Iowa City to Vote on Annexing 150 Acres Near Airport
The Iowa City Council will vote on annexing about 150 acres near the Iowa City Airport on the south edge of the city. Landowners consented and will control future sales to developers. Most southern area will be commercial with runway expansion planned for the airport. The move supports extending Mormon Trek Boulevard to Riverside Drive. Planning and Zoning Commission unanimously recommended approval on May 1.
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Robber Wields Pipe in Gasby’s East Gas Station Robbery
Police seek a Black man about 5 feet 10 inches tall and 150 pounds in his late 30s or early 40s who robbed the Gasby’s East convenience store on Muscatine Avenue at about 4 40 a.m. Saturday. He threatened a clerk with a metal pipe and fled with an undisclosed amount of cash. He wore khaki pants a blue shirt and had a blue shirt covering his face.
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Budget cuts cut Iowa City tourism funding
Iowa City will trim the Iowa City Coralville Convention and Visitors Bureau funding by 10 percent next fiscal year, about 18 000 dollars, reducing the hotel motel tax share from 25 to 22 1 2 percent. Coralville's share stays around 26 1 percent as the council seeks 1.8 million in general fund cuts over two years.
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Coggon to Get New Larger Grocery Store This Summer
Don and Kathy McCurdy will replace Main Street Market with a 6 800 square foot store to nearly double space in Coggon population 750. Iowa IGIA president says the move is a bold but needed catalyst for local commerce and traffic. The store will be built off Highway 13 on Hutchinson Road near Ellis Implement, aiming for greater highway exposure and town support.
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Jerry Fleagle
Des Moines
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Coggan’s Edge
Hutchinson Road
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Man Attacks Officers After Iowa City Crash
North Liberty man Fredrick L. Ward, 27, attacked three officers during a Highway 6 four-vehicle crash investigation. Ward, charged with driving while suspended reckless driving third-offense OWI and three counts of assaulting officers, fled, posed martial arts style, damaged teeth and scratches reported, he refused blood tests, held in Johnson County Jail.
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Johnson County
Labeling needs for political interest groups in 2004
Column argues for informational labeling of political groups similar to consumer goods. Notes examples such as Public Interest Institute and Iowa Policy Project, urges reporters to disclose background and readers to verify claims online. Recommends skepticism toward groups tied to terms like public or citizen and highlights journalist transparency. Mike Deupree's Sundays Tuesdays and Thursdays column.
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Mount Vernon
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