East Iowa teen plays state tournament for dad coach
Mediapolis High School senior Ashlei Jandrey realized a lifelong dream by competing in the State Volleyball Tournament under her father Dennis Jandrey, who has led the Bullettes for 16 years. The moment capped years of ambition and family involvement in the sport.
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John Riehl
Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Ashlei Jandrey
Mediapolis High School
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Mediapolis ends season as Rock Valley advances in 1A quarterfinal
Ashlei Jandrey, daughter of Mount Pleasant residents Dennis Jandrey and a former all state setter, transferred schools for her senior year. Mediapolis lost its final match of the season as top ranked Rock Valley defeated the Bullettes in a four set 15-12 10-15 15-6 16-14 at the U S Cellular Center.
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Mount Pleasant
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Hydraulic blind aids disabled hunters
A donation to the Department of Natural Resources will provide hydraulic blinds to assist disabled hunters in wheelchairs. The grant aims to improve accessibility and enable more people to participate in hunting activities.
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Department of Natural Resources
Police recount stabbing at Nelson apartment
Investigators testified Phyllis Nelson stabbed her husband Richard Nelson with a paring knife at his Cedar Rapids apartment on December 12 2001. She was found bent over him with towels to his chest as officers arrived, while her statements to police are argued to affect a first degree murder case.
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Elizabeth Kutter
Cedar Rapids
Phyllis Nelson
Richard Nelson
Phyllis Nel Thursdayson
Gazette
Duane Crock
Jon Kinnamon
William Kutmus
Des Moines
Linn County
State employment drain hitting Cedar Rapids hardest this year
Cedar Rapids suffered the largest drop in non-farm jobs among Iowa's eight largest metro areas in early 2002. Analyses by Ann Wagner of the Iowa Department of Workforce Development show a 4.4 percent year to date decline versus 2000, totaling about 5,500 jobs mainly in manufacturing, retail trade and telecommunications.
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Rod Boshart
Gazette
Des Moines
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Ann Wagner
Iowa Department of Workforce Development
Dubuque
Iowa City
Sioux City
Waterloo
Cedar Falls
Pottawattamie County
Scott County
Iowa Job Market Shifts With Gains In Iowa City
Iowa City posted the largest gain at 3.6 percent with 2,600 more non farm jobs than 2000. Overall Iowa employment fell by 7,600 last month from September’s record 1,567,200, though October 2001 showed 18,700 more jobs than projected. Unemployment rate reached 4 percent for October, a level not seen since August 1993, with September at 3.9 percent.
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Scott County
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Dubuque
Sioux City
Iowa City
Iowa
Linn County cuts burial aid for indigent residents
Linn County Iowa ends county funded burial costs for indigent residents effective November 1 to curb higher than expected aid demand. The move may save about 40000 this fiscal year after expenditures totaling 75088 in the previous year. Funeral homes will continue serving families while state and other counties already reduced similar benefits.
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Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Sue Novak
Department of Human Resources Management
Novak
Pottawattamie
Dallas
Woodbury
Polk
Metro Area
Robert Potter
Murdoch Funeral Homes & Cremation Service
Potter
Tuition rise sparks student and parent concerns
UI students and families face higher costs as the state Board of Regents approves another double-digit tuition increase. Dennis Lee, a 19-year-old Taiwanese sophomore, says out-of-state tuition burden grows for his parents who fund his education. The hike affects 71,520 UI students and two other state universities.
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Tom Walsh
Gazette
Iowa City
Dennis Lee
Lee
University of Iowa
Taiwan
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