Meskwaki Casino reopening date shifts to Christmas target
An audit of Meskwaki casino finances from March to May will decide when the National Indian Gaming Commission lifts the closure order. After completion the casino will recalibrate slots and retrain staff, with Christmas as a realistic opening target. The $150 million in assets frozen by Wells Fargo does not block reopening. pickets urged release of funds.
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Elizabeth Kutter
Gazette
TAMA
National Indian Gaming Commission
Tom Jochum
Jochum
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Gaming Commission
Wells Fargo Bank
Marshalltown
Swslarek
the Gazette Meskwaki Tribe
Tony Waseskuk
Doctor drops suit against hospital in Iowa case
Cedar Rapids physician Barbi Kaplan-Frenkel voluntarily dismissed her July 1 lawsuit against Mercy Medical Center. The case was dismissed without prejudice and may be refiled. Kaplan-Frenkel leads Radiation Specialists of Eastern Iowa and cited time demands on her practice and family as reasons for the decision.
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the Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Barbi Kaplan-Frenkel
Mercy Medical Center
Kaplan-Frenkel
Mercy
Kaplan Frenkel
Radiation Specialists
Eastern
Iowa
Linn County
Judie Hass
Kaplan- Frenkel
Hass
Hall Radiation Center
Mercy Hospital
David M. Elderkin
Kin Au
Work-release program abused by some Linn County inmates
Thirteen Linn County jail inmates did not return from work-release this year. Eight were charged with escape. only James Bozeman remains at large. Fines were typically 250 dollars. some sentences included 28 days or 10 days.
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Christoph Trappe
the Gazette
Linn County
Don Zeller
James Bozeman
Zeller
Harold Denton
Sheriff's Department
Cedar Rapids Lawyer Among 16 Applicants for Judgeship
Cedar Rapids attorney Deborah Hughes is among 16 applicants named by the 6th Judicial District Nomination Commission for the vacancy created by Judge Larry Conmey’s retirement at year’s end. The commission announced the names Friday.
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Cedar Rapids
Deborah Hughes
6Th Judicial District Nomination Commission
Larry Conmey
Catholic schools cancel 200000 raffle amid state law change
Metro Catholic Schools in Cedar Rapids halted its Visions of Gold raffle after a 2002 law change capped cash prizes at 10000 dollars and limited charities to one prize over that amount. The top prize was 200000 dollars, with funds split between a salary endowment and teacher supplements. Officials plan a Plan B fundraiser and expect no prosecution from authorities.
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Steve Gravelle
Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Metro Catholic
Henderson
Werning
Visions of Gold
Marion
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