Plans Advance for Cedar Rapids MADD Chapter
Cedar Rapids pursues a Mothers Against Drunk Driving chapter after 13 attendees joined a meeting at St. Luke's Medical Plaza. With 10 prior interested, the group meets the 20 member minimum to form a chapter and will study laws, the legal system, and local drunk driving statistics. Volunteers from Grant Wood Red Cross aid NYC relief efforts.
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Marion
Brown
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American Red Cross
New York City
Lisa la Due
East Coast
Pentagon
Karen Wohlleben
College buys four International buses for district
The College Community school board rejected the low bid from Thomas Bus Sales Des Moines and approved Hogland Bus Co Marshalltown for four International buses at 242392 dollars. Hawkeye International Cedar Rapids will supply parts and service. The bid difference was 1084 dollars.
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Hogland Bus Co
Marshalltown
Thomas Bus Sales
Des Moines
Jim Steffen
Hawkeye International
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Judges Propose Consolidation of Districts and Clerk Posts
The Iowa Judicial Council proposes merging eight districts into five and 99 clerk offices into 28 regional service areas to address budget shortfalls. Trials continue in each county. plan requires Supreme Court and legislative approval and faces legislative resistance.
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Iowa
Iowa Judicial Council
Supreme Court
Court of Appeals
Andy McKean
Anamosa
McKean
Jones
Linn
Towans
Justice System
Highway 151 expansion near Anamosa reaches 90 percent complete
The Iowa DOT says Highway 151 from Springville to Anamosa is now 90 percent finished with eastbound lanes open and two interchanges at Highways 1 and 64. One westbound lane remains closed for paving and markings, due to final work expected by December.
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Owens Gazette
Anamosa
Springville
Department of Transportation
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DOT
Cedar Rapids
Ellis
Cathy Cutler
Dubuque
Cutler
Highway 151
Holiday travel dips as gas prices fall boosting car use
AAA projects 34.6 million Americans will travel at least 50 miles this weekend down about 6 percent from 2000. Nearly 87 percent will drive as gas prices near a dollar a gallon by Christmas, offset by air travel jitters after a New York crash.
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Gazette
AAA
Daron van Helden
Minnesota
Iowa
American Airlines
New York City
van Helden
Midwest
Home Depot plan for Cedar Rapids site tabled by planning commission
Cedar Rapids neighbors oppose a Home Depot redevelopment at the former Target site across Lindale Mall. The City Planning Commission on a 7 2 vote tabled the plan and ordered a retooling to minimize hillside impact and add buffers. About 60 residents attended as Home Depot’s Arthur Richey from Tulsa defended the project.
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Commission
Home Depot
Glenbrook Cove
Target
First Ave
Blairs Ferry Road
First Avenue
Arthur Richey
Tulsa
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