College Community to raise levy for new hires
The College Community school board voted to extend the instructional support levy for five years starting 2009 10 and raise the rate from 8 to 10 percent to fund teachers salaries reduce class sizes and staff growth. The district expects about 372 700 more with seven or more full time positions possible.
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Cedar Rapids — College Community School Board
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Springville man arrested after Cedar Rapids drunken driving chase
John R. Power, 27, of Springville, was arrested on third offense drunken driving and related charges after a pursuit began at Fifth Street and Fifth Avenue SE when he sped off from a stop. He crashed at 11th Avenue and Fifth Street SE, fled, was found near the Cargill Plant, treated at Mercy Medical Center, and faces multiple traffic counts.
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Cedar Rapids
John R. Power
Springville
Fifth Street
Fifth Avenue SE
Power
11Th Avenue
Fifth Street SE
Police release photo of bank robbery suspect
North Liberty police released surveillance photos from the MidWestOne Bank on Highway 965 after a Friday robbery. The suspect wore a white and yellow ENYCE jacket, presented a note, and fled on foot with an undisclosed amount. no weapon was shown.
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North Liberty
MidWestOne Bank
Highway 965
ENYCE
Three Hurt In Solon Area Car Crash Injures Cedar Rapids Driver
Three people were hospitalized after a Saturday night crash near Solon on 140th Street NE. Charles Van Winkle 19 of Cedar Rapids drove east when he lost control the car left the road and rolled over near Sutliff Road three miles northeast of Gazette news services.
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Solon
State Patrol
Charles van Winkle
Cedar Rapids
Anton Lutz
Clinton Earhart
Altoona
University Hospitals
Iowa City
140Th Street
van Winkle
Sutliff Road
Special elections set for local sales tax in two districts
Center Point Urbana and Springville school districts vote December 2 to approve spending plans from local option sales tax. Linn County Auditor Joel Miller warns turnout will be low after 2.2 percent in September. Absentee ballots available at the Auditor's Office and online at linncounty.org.
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College Community
Linn County
Johnson County
Cedar Rapids
College Community School District
Joel Miller
WaZette Cedar Rapids
Center Point-Urbana
Springville
Miller
Linn County Auditor’s
Westdale Mall
Auditor’s
Gazette
Auditor’s Office
Linncounty.org
P.O
Marion Independent Board to Review Convention Topics
Marion Iowa. The Marion Independent school board meets at 7 p.m. in the district administration boardroom to discuss topics from the 63rd annual Iowa Association of School Boards convention in Des Moines. Five board members and Superintendent Nick Hobbs attended and a report on the district's Performing Arts Council will be reviewed.
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Marion
Iowa News Service
Des Moines
Marion District
S. 15Th St
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