Severe storms bring hail and heavy rain through Eastern Iowa
Jones County reports torrential rainfall and up to three-quarter inch hail as severe thunderstorms sweep Anamosa around 10 p.m. Linn County EMA director Ned Wright notes storm cells from east of Des Moines raising tornado risk as fast moving storms approach.
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Iowa
Jones County
Sheriff's Department
Anamosa
Linn County
Emergency Management Agency
Ned Wright
Des Moines
Cedar Rapids Improper dumping near river dam deterred
Parks employees observed brush dumping by the Cedar River roller dam around noon on Tuesday. Joel N. Hatfield, 19, of 611 Memorial Dr SE, was cited for illegal dumping a misdemeanor with a fine up to 100 dollars after admitting he was paid to dispose of the branches. Police said he made several trips to the Sac and Fox Trail area to avoid landfill fees. Parks Commissioner Dale Todd said law enforcement will step up efforts to catch offenders rather than close the access road.
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Cedar River
Parks Department
Dale Todd
Joel N. Hatfield
Memorial Dr. SE
Hatfield
Todd
Cedar Rapids
City adopts corridor design standards for I 380 area
City Council approved new corridor overlay rules for Highways 100 and 30 and Williams Boulevard. The standards require 15-foot landscape buffers and islands, cap parking at 200 spaces, restrict outdoor storage visibility from I 380, ban new billboards, limit metal siding, and reduce roof equipment visibility to improve development aesthetics and economy along the I 380 corridor.
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Williams Boulevard
Waubeek Area Dairy Farm Hearing Tonight in Linn County
The Linn County Board of Supervisors will hold a public hearing at 7 p.m. in the Administrative Office Building about the proposed Futura Dairy on 40 plus acres two miles west of Waubeek. If approved, the dairy would open with 550 Holstein cows and may add another 550 within five years. The plan includes two free stall barns and a three acre earth lagoon for waste storage.
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Linn County Board of Supervisors
Futura
Waubeek
Linn County
First St
Discovery Linn County sections seeks club directory entries
The Gazette invites Linn and Johnson county groups to submit a brief description meeting times and a contact with phone number for the annual Discovery section to be published Aug 13. Details are due by July 1 including mailing address, fax, or email to Phyllis Fleming at pfleming fyiowa.com.
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Gazette
Linn
Johnson Counties
Discovery
the Gazette
P.O
Cedar Rapids
Phyllis Fleming
12 hour shifts cut overtime as Cedar Rapids police weigh permanence
Cedar Rapids Police report a 20 percent overtime drop during a six month trial of three 12 hour shifts and a 40 hour week structure. About 80 percent of officers favor making the plan permanent while the union backs the change pending council approval.
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Teamsters Union Local 238
Wife sues husband over sons deaths in Iowa crash
Cynthia Rittmer filed a Linn County District Court suit against David Rittmer claiming negligence in the December 30 1998 crash near Canton Missouri that killed the couple’s three sons Daniel 10 and twins Michael and Ryan 7. The suit seeks redress on behalf of the family while Missouri authorities report the driver’s sobriety tests and no charges were filed.
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Zette
Cedar Rapids
Mount Vernon
Cynthia Rittmer
David Rittmer
Linn County
Frank Nidey
Tom Riley
Riley
Rittmers
Daniel
Michael
Ryan
Highway 61
Keokuk
Canton
Missouri State Highway Patrol
Charles Weyer
St. Joseph
Missouri
Lewis County
Jules de Coster
de Coster
Linn-Mar students win state handwriting contest
Five Linn-Mar pupils are named state grade level champions in the National Handwriting Contest. Laura Landherr of Westfield Elementary, 12, wins third grade at Novak in 1998 and places among five Linn-Mar winners with peers Elizabeth Herder, Stephanie Venjohn, Sara Tate, and Zach Bark. The district’s handwriting emphasis began five years ago with new desks, charts, guides, and graded handwriting on report cards.
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Laura
Ron
Audrey Landherr
Marion
Linn-Mar
Novak
Amanda Spencer
Elizabeth Herder
Bowman Woods
Stephanie Venjohn
Westfield
Sara Tate
Indian Creek
Zach Bark
Wilkins
Stephanie
David
Kelli Venjohn
Robins
Sara
Sandy Tate
Zach
Thomas
Rebecca Bark
Iowa
Zaner- Bloser
Arson Suspect Lang Moved to Adult Court
Steven Cook reports 17 year old Travis Lang has six charges moved from juvenile to adult court in Tipton Cedar County. The alleged fires occurred April 29 damaging properties owned by Rummells Smith and Saforek. Arraignment set for June 9, trial for two first degree arson counts July 17. Lang held on $325000 bond in Muscatine County Jail.
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Steven Cook
Tipton
Travis Lang
West Branch
Gary McKenrick
Cedar County
Lee Beine
Beine
Lang
Larry
Susan Rummells
Gary Smith
Dana Saforek
Muscatine County
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Don Thomas
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Indian Creek Elementary School
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