Memorial Day Weekend Drop Off Notices At Waste Agency
The local solid waste agency warns residents to plan around spring cleaning during the Memorial Day weekend. Drop off at County Home Road landfill will slow due to construction but bulky items may be taken to the A Street SW site. County Home Road operates 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. today while A Street SW runs 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. today.
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Solid Waste Agency
County Home Road
Site 2
Marion
Waste
Iowa
Naughton
Man accuses cab gunpoint theft over small fare
Vernard C. Archer, 23, of 934 23rd Ave. Place Apt. 5, is charged with first degree robbery after allegedly pulling a gun on a cab driver and dispatcher who pursued him for a 13.10 fare. He faces up to 25 years in prison. Archer was arrested Thursday in Johnson County Jail on a 25000 dollar bond.
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Vernard C. Archer
23Rd Ave. Place
Apt
Archer
Coralville
Second Avenue
Fifth Street
Iowa City
Johnson County
Munitions Workers Study Ends July 15 at Iowa Plant
Free health screenings end July 15 for workers at the Iowa Army Ammunition Plant near Burlington under the IAAAP Munitions Workers Study led by Dr. Laurence Fuertes. Enrollees receive a beryllium screening, complete a questionnaire, and give a blood sample with compensation provided. Call 1 877 654 2227 or visit www.iowamunitionsworkersstudy.org.
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University of Iowa
Iowa Army Ammunition
Burlington
IAAAP
Laurence Fuertes
Iowamunitionsworkersstudy.org
Marion Win State Grant for Plasma Arc Feasibility Study
Marion officials welcomed a 150000 state grant to study plasma arc waste to energy technology. City leaders credit Waste NotIA and Rep Swati Dandekar for support while aiming to curb Site 2 landfill expansion near Marion and explore a first step toward diverting waste to plasma facilities.
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Marion
Rick Smith
Lon Pluckhahn
Ate Energy
Pluckhahn
Paul Rehn
Wastenotlowa
Swati Dandekar
Dennis Naughton
Presi
Churches adopt contemporary services to reach new worshippers
Lutheran Church of the Resurrection in Marion adds a contemporary service to attract unchurched and lapsed members. Matt Evans, 48, leads the modern band and says the style is welcoming to those unfamiliar with creeds and prayers. Other pastors note music's role in connecting different ages.
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Courtney Sargent
the Gazette
Julie Peyton
Pam Kacena
Marion
Faith
Lutheran Church of the Resurrection
Lutheran Church,of the Resurrection
Molly Rossiter
The
Gazette
Matt Evans
Evans
29Th Ave
Fred Kiser
Shueyville United
Johnson Linn counties study aims to align regional goals
Officials from Johnson and Linn counties plan a two phase effort to identify common interests. A first phase study at about 12000 dollars would be funded by both counties and ECICOG with 3000 dollars from each side. A second phase could survey up to 800 residents to gauge public support.
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Gregg Hennigan
The
Gazette
North Liberty
Johnson and Linn Counties
Johnson and Linn County
Johnson/Linn County
Iowa
Gazette readers split on comic rankings amid passion
columnist recounts Dan Piraro of Bizarro being a 2008 Reuben Award nominee with the winner to be announced at a New Orleans dinner. readers debate favorites like Family Circus and Mary Worth while criticizing survey methods and seeking more nuanced ratings.
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Dan Piraro
The
Gazette
Dan
National Cartoonists Society
Society
New
Ley
Hagar
Mary Worth
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