Abbie Downing Awaiting Adoption by Aunt
Abbie Downing the four year old girl at the center of a family tragedy is living with relatives in Florida awaiting an aunt’s plan to adopt. Neighbors say she is doing fine. Police found Ruth and Cassie Downing killed in Cedar Rapids. Scott Downing arrested and wounded after a confrontation. He faces two counts of first degree murder and one count of attempted murder. Abbie was rescued from the river.
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Abbie Downing
Abbie
Florida
Kathryn Kelsey
Scott Downing
Ruth Downing
Cassie
Bond issue discussion outlines big school projects
College Community Superintendent Mick Starcevich will ask the board to select projects for a potential October bond issue. Los Angeles Gazette confirms plans for high school expansion, a bus garage, storage shed, and a community education center. The high school would add about 15 classrooms plus labs and a new guidance office with remodeling. The district must decide by June to place the measure in October, with estimates due by February or March. An alternative is to wait a year as the board considers a $1 million capital loan note for a south access road and athletic fields. Work would span two years, including road grading, field construction, and sewer upgrades.
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Becky Stover
Mick Starcevich
Starcevich
College plans new sewer link and school start times
The district outlines a summer start for sewer connection with athletic fields ready by May 2000 and south road paving in July 2000. It also considers a 8 AM to 3 PM middle and high school start and 8:45 AM to 3:45 PM elementary start next fall, with a 7 PM board meeting in the ICN room at Prairie High School.
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ICN
Prairie High School
Civil Service panel drafts slow, thorough police chief search
Cedar Rapids Civil Service Commission plans a careful hiring process for a new police chief after Bud Byrne’s Feb 2 retirement. Final interviews have occurred. advertising begins in magazines and online with updates set for Nov 30. Requirements include 15 years in law enforcement, captain rank, and a degree in law or related fields.
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Byne Ge Neumanntaff
Civil Se Service Commission
Cedar Rapids
Bud Byrne
Nancy Evans
Commission
Byrne
Civil Service Commission
Hunter dies in fall from tree stand in Iowa
Gazette staff report says Terry Friedrich 38 of Cedar Falls died from injuries after falling about 20 feet from a tree stand while bowhunting with a friend in northwest Winneshiek County. He was pronounced dead at Winnebago Memorial Hospital in Decorah.
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Sheriff's Department
Friedrich
Wood artist crafts beds from misshapen cedar and oak
Edwards favors white cedar for its texture and insect-marked grain, using salvaged logs from northern Minnesota to shape unique beds. He plans to add red cedar, emphasizes standalone artistry over production, and notes how each piece evolves from idea to finished design with careful, patient mull.
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Edwards
Minnesota
Community Calendar and Local Notices Update
Local meetings and events listed for Linn County and surrounding areas include government sessions at the Linn County Administrative Office Building, school board meetings in Marion and Central City, and community programs at libraries and schools. Lottery results and birth announcements from Mercy and St. Luke's hospitals are noted, with festive events and performances across Coralville, West Liberty, Iowa City, and Cornell College.
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Nathan Gibbs
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13Th St. NW
Linn-Mar Community School Board
10Th St
Marion
Department of Human Resources Management Partnership For Safe Families
YWCA
Springville
Central City Community School District
Central City Community School
Barber St
Central City
Linn County Zoning Commission
Board Room
Grant Wood Area Education Agency
Grant Wood Room
Grant Wood Aea
Sixth St
Linn County Board of Health
13Th St
Alburnett Community School Board
Toddville Center
College Community School Board
Prairie High School
Fairfax Planning and Zoning
Linn County Conservation Board
County Home Rd
Lisbon Community
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Coralville Public Library
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