Rape suspect convicted on burglary charge in Johnson County
A Johnson County jury convicted Antonio Foster of second degree burglary for an incident at the Ramada Westfield Inn in Coralville on July 16 2001. The panel was split on the second degree sex abuse charge and had previously failed to reach a verdict in the case. Foster, 30, faces up to 10 years for the burglary count.
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Johnson County
Antonio Foster
Foster
Charmaine Banach
Iowa City
Ramada Westfield Inn
Coralville
State Board upholds Montour school closure decision
The State Board of Education unanimously backed the South Tama County school board’s plan to close Montour Elementary School at the end of the 2001-02 year. Officials cited declining enrollment and funding cuts, while opponents argued proper protocol was not followed.
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State Board of Education
South Tama County
Montour
State offers union 1 percent raise for two years
Iowa state negotiators proposed a 1 percent annual pay increase for AFSCME workers for two years and asked workers to share more health insurance costs. The offer includes a 4 percent merit automatic step for AFSCME and 4.5 percent for eligible regent employees, with a projected wage increase of 21.4 million over two years. The union sought 5 percent yearly raises, higher health care contributions by the state, and no furloughs or layoffs. Negotiations run toward a Feb. 8 deadline to avoid arbitration.
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Gazette Des Moines
Jim Hanks
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees
Afscme
Council
Hanks
Regent
Afscme Council
Jan Corderman
West Branch teens mourn in two funeral services
Keith Koosmann 19 died in a Friday night crash along with Benjamin Novotny 17 and Matthew Wageman 18. Koosmann was a West Branch High graduate active in football track and FFA. The trio planned to see a Harry Potter film when the accident occurred.
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Gazette Est
West Branch
Keith Koosmann
Parkview Church
Iowa City
Benjamin Novotny
Matthew Wageman
Koosmann
West Branch High
The
Gazette
Buzz Orr
Parkview Evangelical Free Church
Novotny
West Branch High School
West Branch Cemetery
RiverRun plan eyed as Cedar Rapids hosts forum
Cedar Rapids gathers for the third RiverRun forum as residents debate a $154 million extreme sports park funded by a mix of private investment and public taxes. The city seeks a 25 million Vision Iowa grant while officials push a local vote on funding. St Wenceslaus Square may anchor the transit oriented redevelopment.
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the Gazette
Cedar Rapids
RiverRun
Vision Iowa Board
Marion businessman claims city wary of troubled past
Marion businessman Cliff Grother II says the city fears his past and wants him out of town. A public hearing will consider selling a city alley behind his Jesse's Quality Used Appliances to the building's owner to expand parking and access, a move Grother says is aimed at ousting him. The council has previously stalled similar measures amid disputes tied to his history.
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Marion
Cliff Grother II
Grother
Jesse
Ing Grother
Pizza Hut
Seventh Ave
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