Center Point Urbana BOE weighs expulsions over disrespect incident
The Center Point Urbana Board of Education will meet tonight to consider expelling two students over a single incident of disrespect to authority figures. No firearms violation occurred. parents chose not to contest publicity. Principal Hanneman cited federal law on firearm incidents. Superintendent Whitehead unavailable.
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Center Point-Urbana Board of Education
Dave Hanneman
Hanneman
Richard Whitehead
Hiawatha to Hear Residents on Land Use Plans
HIAWATHA residents will discuss the city’s land use with a consultant guiding questions on parks growth industry housing and priorities. The public meeting starts at 7 p.m. at the Community Center as officials seek input for a new comprehensive plan.
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Hiawatha
Bearded Robber Causes Late Night Amoco Food Heist
Investigators seek a white male about 30, 5 foot 10, 180 pounds who robbed Amoco Food Shop clerk at 2824 First Ave NE around 12 30 a.m. Monday. He wore a dark stocking cap a Chicago Bears jacket and beige baggy pants and used a screwdriver to threaten the clerk who complied with the demand for money.
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Amoco Food Shop
First Ave
Chicago Bears
Bus Crash Injures Six Students Near Dubuque
A school bus carrying seven people, including six students and a driver, rolled off a slippery county gravel road two miles south of Dubuque around 6 40 a m. Four students were en route to a junior high and two to Dubuque Senior High. all were treated at area hospitals and released with minor injuries.
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Dubuque
Studs Lose Studded Edge In Iowa Winter Driving
Iowa motorists move away from tire studs as winter traction improves with new tires and front wheel drive. DOT once warned of road damage, but studs remain legal with seasonal limits. state and national regulations vary widely.
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Cedar Rapids
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Cedar Rapids Board Mulls Revised School Weapons Policy
Cedar Rapids board members pressed for further revisions to a proposed district weapons policy. They want clear who decides if an object is a weapon and whether BB guns or toy guns count. Superintendent Finch favored flexible language to help administrators judge circumstances at school events.
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Becky Stover
Wazette
Cedar Rapids
Lew Finch
Wayne Howes
Finch
Burton Loupee
Dennis Kral
Teacher Janine Venzke Murder Shocks Independence
In Independence, Iowa, first graders returned to East Elementary amid grief after teacher Janine Venzke was murdered. Police charge her husband Gary Venzke with first degree murder. 335 students resume classes as Mary Mumm fills in. Parents seek guidance on discussing the tragedy with children.
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Rita Seymour
Northeast
Iowa
Independence
Kristine Gates
Kristine
Tyke
East Elementary
Janine Venzke
Venzke
Buchanan County
Mary Mumm
Dale Halverson
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Halverson
Emmett Cooney
Venike
Disney write in votes dampened by new Linn County law
In Linn County a new law allows election officials to label Walt Disney characters and other write ins as scattered rather than report them as votes. Mickey Mouse received one vote for parks commissioner in Cedar Rapids, while Easter Bunny and several notable figures also drew write ins.
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Douglas Neumann
Linn County
Walt Disney
Donald Duck
Mickey Mouse
Goofy
Cedar Rapids
Easter Bunny
Steve Goldin
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