Linn County canvass draws hats for ties in city elections
County officials used a hat draw to resolve ties in Walker Springville races and Cedar Rapids saw a record low turnout at 7 182 votes 11 4 percent of registered voters. Contests in Marion and Cedar Rapids included write ins and multiple candidates with Canney re elected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Burke
Serratte County
Linn County
Board of
Linn County Board of Supervisors
Cedar Rapids
Marion
Hiawatha
Walker
Springville
Linda Langenberg
Donald Neu
Rinas
Donna Reese
Duane Schlatter
Bernard Stoeffler
Winnifred Taylor
Jacob Hiner
Schlatter
Stoeffler
Taylor
Hiner
Don Canney
Donald Duck
Hayden Fry
Canney
Richard Phillips
Steve Ovel
Benny Graw
Mickey Mouse
John Hanlon
Joe Rinas
Robert M.L. Johnson
Mary Wright
Cedar
Julie Speral
Carl Foster
Cedar Rapidians
Des Moines
Nollen Plaza
Marryce Heidt
Linn County funds study to trim mental health costs
Linn County supervisors authorize a 1500 study to map current mental health spending and explore home care options to cut the projected 480000 deficit in the 6.5 million annual fund by June 1984. Marianne Smith to lead, with coordination from local planning and health coalition groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County Supervisors
Forbes Johnson
Department of Mental Health Services
Linn County
Johnson
Marianne Smith
Cedar Rapids
Smith
Community Mental Health Center
Madison
Denver
Linn County Health Center
Linn County Adult Mental Health Coalition
Barnhart
Paint sparks memories of cheaper times in Troy Mills hall
The IOOF hall at Troy Mills gained a white exterior reminding members and residents of 1900 construction costs. Records show lot price $125 foundation $2.75 per yard hauling sand and brick $4.50 mason work $32.12 labor $18 paint $28.90 and latest paint $500. Building total $2,725.11. Dedicated Feb 22 1901 with an oyster supper. The Unadilla lodge and Rebekah auxiliary meet upstairs. Downstairs once housed basketball, cinema, roller rink and polling place. now storage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International Order of the Odd Fellows
Troy Mills
Lodge
Charles Webster
Jerry L. Green
Unadilla
Rebekah
Judge Upholds Denial of Unemployment for Fired Paramedic
Judge Thomas Horan ruled in Linn District Court that paramedic James Myers was properly fired by Mercy Hospital for ordering an air ambulance to St Luke's instead of the nearest hospital Bertram Township. The decision found his action a material breach and insubordination, justifying denial of jobless benefits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Horan
James Myers
Mercy Hospital
St. Luke’s Hospital
Bertram Township
Linn District Court
Myers
Trauma Center At
Mercy
Decorah house damaged by blaze at Painter Street
A Decorah fire at 205 Painter Street was extinguished by the Decorah Fire Department around 9:35 p.m. Sunday. The residence owned by Sam Miller and rented by Lawrence Green had the fire in an upstairs bedroom and roof over the kitchen. Firefighters cited faulty wiring as the likely cause. The Greens were at home and alerted firefighters. damage estimates were not available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decorah
Painter St
Sam Miller
Lawrence Green
Man Arrested for Theft at C R Store
A 31-year-old man, Robert W. Fitzgerald, was arrested Monday at Osco Drug in downtown for attempting to leave with cologne and a shirt hidden in his pants. He faced two counts of third-degree theft due to prior convictions, plus possession of marijuana. He was jailed in Linn County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert W. Fitzgerald
Osco Drug
Second Ave
Fitzgerald
Armstrong
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C.R
Mary Lou Pazour
Frank Reynolds
Bill Grundy
Ward
Victor Klopfenstein
J. Edward Begley
Sparks Mental Health Service
Independence
MHI
Wis
Colo
Dick Dunkle
St. Luke’s
Sharon Barnhart
The
Association For Retarded Citizens
Greens
Hall
Eastman House
OPEA
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