Vinton Judge Tobin writes third book Tobin Tales
Judge John W. Tobin, a 90-year-old Vinton jurist and former district judge, released his third book Tobin Tales. He will autograph copies this weekend at Horridge House during Vinton Popcorn City Days after financing 500 copies for the Benton County Historical Society.
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Vinton
Judge Tobin
Jurist
Dave Rasdal
Iowa
John W. Tobin
Tobin
Benton County Historical Society
FMC offers to sell crane plant to city for 1.5 million
FMC Corp proposes selling its Cedar Rapids crane plant at 1201 Sixth St SW for 1.5 million to the city. The city plans a 3.3 million loan to convert the 19 acre site into a public works facility with four departments. Public hearing set for Friday at 1 p.m. and approval expected at the June 4 meeting.
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FMC Corp
Cedar Rapids
Sixth St
FMC
Philip McCafferty
Donald Canney
Wayne Murdock
Murdock
Bowling Street
Sixth Street
Hearing on zoning change to solve vacant schools issue
Cedar Rapids residents may speak at a 9 a.m. public hearing on a proposed limited office park zoning district to address vacant public properties including Adams School at 1635 Linmar Dr NE. Developer Le land Smithson seeks rezoning from R-2 to O/S. purchase price is $320000.
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Mark Glenn
Cedar Rapids
Planning Commission
Planning Commission and Zoning Committee
Adams School
Leland Smithson
Quintrex Data Systems Corp
Smithson
Local Meetings List for Cedar Rapids Area
City Council meets in council chambers City Hall in the morning. Linn County supervisors convene in the board room Administrative Office Building at 10 45 am. Linn County Civil Service Commission holds a 1 pm session in Linn MOVIES.
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A.m
Cedar Rapids
Linn County radon study fills 75 spots in pilot program
Seventy five Linn County residents reserved positions in the Health Department pilot radon testing project. The year long study has 100 slots with 25 left on a first come basis. A 25 dollar fee covers the monitoring device and water tests. out of county calls will assist from Cornell College.
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Dick Hogan
Gazette Couty
Linn County
Linn County Health Department
Keith Erickson
Health Department
United States
Linn
Erickson
Conrad Weiffenbach
Cornell College
Mount Vernon
Linn County to trap mosquitos for three months
Linn County begins a three month program using New Jersey Light Traps to sample mosquitos sent to Iowa State University for species ratio testing. If culex tarsalis is high, birds may be netted and blood tested for encephalitis, guiding spraying decisions.
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Linn County
New Jersey
Iowa State University
Ames
Keith Erickson
Linn County Health Department
Linn
Erickson
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U.S.A
Gazette
John Tobin
Gazette City Hall
Iowa Electric Light and Power Co
Vest Ly
Siegel’s
3Rd Ave
MasterCard
ATV
Neo- Vision
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