Crime-fighting candidate nabs suspect in Cedar Rapids chase
Private detective and Cedar Rapids safety commissioner candidate David Butler pursued and detained Sidney D. Martin after a sideswipe incident on Park Towne Lane NE. Martin faces multiple charges including drunk driving and leaving the scene. A separate hit and run near Center Point Road injured two Solon residents. Butler pledges to prioritize police protection.
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David Butler
Cedar Rapids
Butler
Park Towne Lane
Sidney D. Martin
Marion St
Hiawatha
Martin
Solon
Center Point Road
Collins Road
Mary Zeman
Robert Zeman
Mercy Hospital
Janice Zeman
Jury finds lawyer wasn't negligent in Heasley case
Linn District Court juries found Cedar Rapids lawyer James Pickens not negligent in handling the beauty shop matter for Germaine Heasley and awarded him 1 184.27 for services. The case began after a default on payments by buyers of a salon and a counterclaim alleging misrepresentation.
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Heasley
Pickens
Objects Hidden in Treats Reported by Cedar Rapids Police
Cedar Rapids police logged two reports of foreign objects found in Halloween candy a screw in one candy bar and a pin in another. No injuries were reported. Police also noted several incidents of cars being egged.
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Cedar Rapids
Crowd seeks help paying utility bills in Cedar Rapids
Vanessa Shelton reports on a crowded HACAP center as the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program opens. About 50 to 100 people stood in rain waiting for 8 a.m. entry. by day’s end over 120 were served and another 100 given phone appointments. Despite a $89,592 funding drop, HACAP says funds of $1,839,009 remain to cover needs through month’s end.
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Vanessa Shelton
Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Guy Smith
Hawkeye Area
Fifth St. SE
Smith
HACAP
Energy aid demand rises in Cedar Rapids with HACAP
About 7,000 people sought help through Feb 29 per program intake coordinator Rae Visnapuu and HACAP estimates up to 10,000 may qualify. Cedar Rapids center saw influx while other counties managed with walk ins and appointments. Utility payments go directly to vendors after eligibility is set.
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Rae Visnapuu
Don Maniccia
HACAP
Smith
Cedar Rapids Center
Wisnapuu
Hacap — Jones
Johnson
Iowa
Benton
Washington
Visnapuu
Cedar Rapids Urban Center
Fifth St
Rural Toddville Residents Defeat Rezoning Bid Near Toddville
Fifty rural residents won a denial of Kenneth Greiner’s request to rezone land from agricultural to light industrial for a well service business just east of Toddville. They alleged improprieties by a zoning commission member and contested signs and notices.
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Linn
Toddville
County Home
Loggerhead Road
Jim Doyle
Commission
Kenneth Greiner
Zoning Commission
Doyle
Greiner
Steve Severn
Joe Rinas
Jean Oxley
Don Salyer
Salyer
Jim Bradley
Cedar Rapids
Bradley
Jim Dyer
Norman Drive
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