Marion and Cedar Rapids seek bypass fixes with IDOT
A Marion delegation traveled to Ames to urge IDOT to keep the bypass in its five year plan while Cedar Rapids councilors authorized a meeting with Marion and IDOT to resolve road connections Some residents fear increased traffic on 29th Street and 32nd Street. Cedar Rapids opposes the diagonal connection to 29th and 32nd without added lanes IDOT may shelve right of way purchases if unresolved.
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Dick Hogan
Marion
Ames
Iowa Department of Transportation
IDOT
Cedar Rapids
Wayne Murdock
Murdock
Don Canney
First Avenue East
Collins Road
29Th
32Nd Streets
32Nd
Robert Henely
Idot Commission
29Th Street
32Nd Street
First Avenue
Jeff Schott
Warren Dunham
Charges filed after Cedar Rapids car stop on Seventh Street
A Cedar Rapids man and a passenger were charged after police stopped their car in the 200 block of Seventh Street NE. Eric P. Curtis, 21, was charged with drunk driving, possession of a controlled substance marijuana, and driving the wrong way on a one way street. Bruce O. Young, 22, faced assault, interference with official acts, and intoxication charges connected to an earlier Eagles Club incident. Both were arrested around 3 a.m. Tuesday and released on their own recognizance after a court appearance.
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Cedar Rapids
Seventh Street
Eric P. Curtis
Iowa Ave. SE
Bruce O. Young
Young
Two more Jefferson students charged in party incident
Police arrest two 18 year old Jefferson High School students Todd M Hahn and Joseph F Hill in connection with a gang reported incident involving a 16 year old girl at a northwest side party. The pair were charged with second degree sexual mistreatment and released on their own recognizance after a Tuesday court appearance.
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Jefferson High School
Todd M. Hahn
Plainview Drive
Joseph F. Hill
19Th Ave
James Barnes
Barnes
Hill
Hahn
Jefferson
St. Luke’s Hospital
Transit center bid dispute heads to Linn County court
Knutson Construction seeks court review of Cedar Rapids General Contract award for the Ground Transportation Center. The lower bid was rejected for failing to meet a 10 percent minority participation goal. the higher bid, Kinderknecht Newsom, won with 12 percent. Knutson contests unequal standards for contractors and asks the award be nullified.
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Knutson Construction Co
Minneapolis
Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Knutson
Kinderknecht & Associates
Newson
Omaha
Minor Barnes
Kinderknecht-Newsom
Sewer rate hikes in offing for Cedar Rapids area
Cedar Rapids Marion and Hiawatha may see higher sewer charges as an ordinance for next fiscal year is filed. The average Cedar Rapids residence would pay $10 monthly, up from $9.48, with industry increases around 8.9 percent. Marion and Hiawatha wholesale charges rise 8.5 and 9 percent respectively. Milligan cites higher operating costs. officials favor gradual yearly increases over large jumps.
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Cedar Rapids
Marion
Hiawatha
Hiawa
Wayne Murdock
Teen charged with mischief after center disturbance
A 16-year-old resident of the Linn County Juvenile Detention Center faced third-degree criminal mischief and assault charges after a disturbance Monday night. Deputies responded after the youth armed with scissors barricaded a room and caused more than $300 in damage, including breaking furniture and a window, and he allegedly pushed a youth counselor Jeff Schnieder.
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Linn County Juvenile Detention Center
Linn County Sheriff's Deputies
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the Gazette
Eagles
Seventh Ave. SE
Ronald Larson
Anamosa
Larson
Linn
Chow
Aki
JR Self
Adventureland
Des Moines
Gazette
Paul Jensen
Susie
Linn County Humane Society
Mount Vernon Road
Highway 13
Transit Center
George Milligan
Milligan
Jeff Schnieders
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