Coralville Taps City Administrator Amid Leadership Shift
Coralville’s first city administrator Kim Leinbach, 37, earns praise for a low profile while guiding a smooth transition. Former Manchester city manager, he delegates to department heads, emphasizes concise goals, and pursues a five year capital plan alongside economic development. Leinbach and his wife Jean have three children and enjoy family activities and photography.
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Coralville
Kim Leinbach
Leinbach
Manchester
West Des Moines
Michael Kattchee
Kattchee
Drake University
City Hall
Kim
Jean Leinbach
Matt
Josh
Katie
Centennial to remember landmark at Iowa Supreme Court
Des Moines marks the 100th anniversary of the Iowa Supreme Court courtroom dedication. The centennial ceremony on June 8 1986 features former Justice Clay LeGrand architect William Wagner and Cedar Rapids attorney Iris Muchmore in a program at the Capitol rotunda with public viewing to follow. The event recalls the 1886 opening of the courtroom and its symbolism as a permanent home for Iowa justice.
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Des Moines
Supreme Court
Iowa
Iowa State Register
Iowa Supreme Court
John W. Baldwin
Council Bluffs
Supreme Courtroom
Clay LeGrand
Marshalltown
American Bar Association
House of Delgates
Donald Kerstam
Fort Dodge
Iowa State Bar
Nebraska Supreme Court
Norman M. Kirvo
Sha
W. Ward Reynoldson
Weekend Movie Lineup at Iowa City Theaters
The list shows showings at multiple venues including Campus I Campus II Englert I and II in Iowa City. Films include Poltergeist II Back to the Future and Cobra with times ranging from early afternoon to late evening.
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Beverly Hills
Englert I
Englert II
State hearing set on Cedar Rapids school closings appeal
The Iowa Department of Public Instruction will hold a public hearing at 10 a.m. June 3 in Des Moines on an appeal by Cedar Rapids residents Jane and Rick Pike Janice Palmer and Gerry Loupee against the board’s March 10 decision to close Truman Grant Polk Jackson and Arthur Annex and to merge elementary programs with the junior highs Wilson Taft and Franklin. The group alleges insufficient study community involvement and planning in the closures and program changes.
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Iowa Department of Public Instruction
Cedar Rapids
Wilson, Taft and Franklin
Teens face possible new trial in rural Iowa slaying
Knoxville AP report says Judge Thomas Mott may rule Wednesday on a motion for a new trial for Heidi Gasparovich 13 and her brother Matthew 15 charged with the February 17 shooting death of their father Matthew Gasparovich Sr. in rural Columbia.
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Knoxville
Thomas Mott
Heidi Gasparovich
Matthew Jr
James Hicks
Heidi
Marion County District Court
Hicks
Mott
Matthew Gasparovich Sr
Columbia
Jasper County
Matthew
Boys State
Eldora
Army Pfc Fredrick Retz Promoted in Panama
Promoted Army Pfc Fredrick Retz son of Richard and Shirley Retz Mount Vernon has been elevated to his present rank. He serves as a military police specialist with the 534th Military Police Company in Panama City Panama.
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Army
Fredrick Retz
Richard and
Shirley Retz
Mount Vernon
534Th Military Police Company
Panama
Cedar Rapids And Linn County Public Meetings Schedule
Today schedules a full day of official meetings in Cedar Rapids and Linn County including the Five Seasons Center Commission at 8 am, Cedar Rapids Civil Service Commission, City Council sessions, Linn County supervisors, Health Center Board, Plats Committee, School Board work session and regular meeting, Hiawatha Parks Committee, Walker City Council, and Linn County Zoning Board of Adjustment with theater listings on page 10A.
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Five Seasons Center Commission
Five Seasons Center
Cedar Rapids Civil Service Commission
Civil Defense
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids School Board
Harrison Elementary
Hiawatha Parks & Recreation Committee
Walker City Council
Linn County Zoning Board of Adjustment
Joint Mount Mercy Kirkwood to offer 15th annual summer school terms
Mount Mercy College and Kirkwood Community College will run a cooperative 15th annual summer program starting the first week of June. Kirkwood’s 10 week session runs June 3 to August 8 with two six week terms. Mount Mercy offers two daytime and two evening sessions from June to August. Credit transfer between the schools is allowed and visiting students from other colleges may enroll and transfer selected credits.
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Mount Mercy College
Kirkwood Community College
Cedar Rapids
Linn Hall
Kirkwood
Warde Hall
Mount Mercy
Iowa
Marion fights sewer backups and floods in Indian Creek
Sewer maintenance crews working through Monday night into today to address backed up sewers that flooded basements in Marion. Supervisor Al Etzel cited persistent rains and saturated ground after two weekends of rain, with worst flooding on Fifth Avenue blocks 1700 to 2400, North View Drive and 24th Street, and First Avenue and 27th Street. The Thomas Park bridge was submerged and residents stacked sandbags around nearby homes.
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Marion
al Etzel
Etzel
Fifth Avenue
North View Drive
24Th Street
First Avenue
27Th Street
Thomas Park
Indian Creek
Hands Across Clear Lake Circles Lake For Hunger Fight
In heavy rain and 62 degree weather more than 14 000 people joined hands around Clear Lake to raise money and food for the hungry and homeless. Event chairman Gene Ward called Hands Across Clear Lake a total success as participants circled the 14 7 miles of shoreline. Thirty five vans were used to transport the collected food to the Hawkeye Harvest Food Bank.
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Clear Lake
Gene Ward
Hawkeye Harvest Food Bank
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