Prairie land moved to protect rare Iowa sandy prairie
A northeast Cedar Rapids patch of rare sandy prairie was relocated 1000 yards east to avoid the Highway 100 project. The move, by Blue Grass Enterprises, uses a custom Prairie Saver device and is led by Randy Greenwell. Officials estimate up to 10000 dollars for the move, with grading and paving bids due June 7. The transplant will be evaluated over a full season to gauge success.
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Jazette
Paul Jensen
Blue Grass Enterprises of
Cedar Rapids
Dick Hogan
Gazette
Collins Road
Center Point Road
Edgewood Road
Iowa Department of Transportation
James F. Charlier
IDOT
Office of
Ames
Paul Christiansen
Cornell College
Mount Vernon
Christiansen
Iowa
42nd Street Interchange At I 380 Favored By Residents
A Kirkwood Community College student found 64 percent of 42nd Street NE residents favor opening the I 380 interchange this summer. He surveyed 50 residents and noted strong support for stricter speed enforcement and concerns about traffic. The regional plan previously kept the interchange closed until Highway 100 opens. consideration to reopen this year is underway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick Hogan
Kirkwood Community College
42Nd Street
Doug Eggers
42Nd St
Kirkwood
Wayne Murdock
Eggers
Center Point Road
Edgewood Road
Linn County Regional Planning Commission
Iowa Department of Transportation
Collins Road
Cedar Rapids
Hiawatha
IDOT
Regional Planning Commission
Murdock
Painters reach tentative pact amid extended talks
Painters Local 447 and area painting contractors reach a tentative settlement with Bricklayers Local 1 to resume bargaining. A vote on the proposal is set for 5:30 p.m. June 6 at Teamsters Hall, while other unions remain at impasse or under temporary extensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Painters Local 447
Teamsters Hall
447
Virgil Gosnell
Allied
National Arbitration Board
Care facility staff complaints spark new state investigation
Iowa officials launched a new probe into Linn County Care Facility over 29 concerns raised by 16 second-shift staff during a April 21 meeting. The complaints allege possible discrimination in resident and staff treatment versus the county psychiatric unit and sheltered workshop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Burke
Ueette
Iowa State Department of Health
Linn County
Why Linn County Faces Scrutiny Over Shelter Care Policies
Norma Walker of the Iowa Department of Health along with Jay Bennett interview 16 staff at a Linn County shelter care facility about alleged abuse and disciplinary actions. The probe is expected to run through Wednesday and report to Pearl Johnson and facility administrators Louis and Elaine Hulseberg, with an appeal hearing set for July 7 in Des Moines.
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Norma Walker
Cedar Rapids
Health Department
Jay Bennett
Des Moines
Walker
Pearl Johnson
Louis
Elaine Hulseberg
Johnson
Assault reported after booth encounter at Wilson Avenue
Mark K Groenwald says a group at a telephone booth refused to move and later a white male burst into his apartment with a homemade knife. Groenwald received superficial cuts but defended himself with two karate kicks and ejected the intruder. Suspect described as 6 feet 1 inch, 200 pounds with long black curly hair, wearing blue jeans and a blue T shirt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark K. Groenwald
20Th Ave
Groenwald
Wilson Avenue
Bowling Street
Greenwald
Volunteers honored for service at Linn-Mar 1982 83 year luncheon
Twenty six Linn Mar Community Schools volunteers with at least 100 hours will be honored at a luncheon. One person logged 400 hours, three logged 200, and 22 logged 100. A 14 year old male was arrested for burglary at Town Square Bookstore in Marion and later released to his parents. Public Health Nursing Association to recognize over 100 volunteers at 2 p.m. at Brucemore with certificates for 20 volunteers and a plaque for Grace Whisler for 30 years of service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn-Mar Community Schools
Town Square
Marion
Board of Directors and Administration of
Public Health Nursing Association
Brucemore
Harry Whitehead
Grace Whisler
YMCA to Dedicate Ed Zeller Room at Central YMCA
The Central YMCA at 500 First Ave NE will host a 1 p.m. Thursday dedication ceremony for the Ed Zeller Room. The renamed meeting space honors former Cedar Rapids YMCA executive director Ed Zeller who retired in 1970 after 28 years as Cedar Rapids head and 45 years in YMCA service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Zeller
Central Ymca
First Ave
Zeller
Cedar Rapids
Hiding place leads to burglary arrest in Marion laundromat
An 18 year old Cedar Rapids man Carl C. Ochs of 4223 Vine Ave SE was charged with burglary after police found him in the East End Coin Laundry supply room at 3327 Seventh Ave Marion at 1130 p.m. Sunday. He was taken to Linn County Jail.
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Cedar Rapids
Marion
Carl C. Ochs
Vine Ave
East End
Seventh Ave
Ochs
Linn County
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Pure Prairie League
Darrell Loan
Loan
Randy Greenwell
Prairie
Cedar Rapids Symphony
Christian Tiemeyer
Symphony
YMCA
Jemima
Me-Tood
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