No shows cause problems in traffic court
Mary Burke reports Linn County traffic court faces widespread no-shows. On Tuesday 92 defendants were to appear at First Avenue court house. by Wednesday 8 a.m. 25 had not contacted the clerk or judge. District Associate Judge Anthony Scolaro notes 80 of about 120 scheduled that day did not appear. Officials say 40 to 50 percent fail to appear on average. When stopped for violations drivers sign tickets agreeing to appear in court on a set day per Iowa Code Chapter 321.487.
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First Avenue
Anthony Scolaro
Iowa
Rick Clymer
Scolaro
Clerk of Court
Clymer
Court Notices Highlight Traffic Offender Pay and Court Delays
In Linn County, traffic offenders face fines up to 100 dollars or 30 days in jail if found guilty. Courts issue seven day notices to those who miss appearances, with warrants if they still fail to appear, delaying cases and raising county costs due to extra staff and procedures.
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Linn County
Clymer
Optimist Club Christmas tree lots open Saturday at Kingston Stadium
The Optimist Club opens its Kingston Stadium lot Saturday with 1100 trees to sell and hours 1 to 9 p.m. weekdays and 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. weekends. proceeds benefit youth activities. An east side lot run by Sunrise and Cedar Rapids Marion clubs also opens with nearly 800 trees and proceeds funding youth projects including Noelridge Park fitness trail maintenance and a Junior Naturalist Club at Indian Creek Nature Center.
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Kingston Stadium
Dick Hansen
Culver St
Darwin Hill
Evergreen St
Pat Lester
18Th St
Sunrise
Cedar Rapids-Marion
Me Too
Spring House
Center Point Road
Noelridge Park
Sunrise Club
Indian Creek Nature Center
Local Hardware Firms Named in Cedar Rapids Area
A list of hardware and general store names including Coast to Coast Cedar Rapids Coast to Coast Marion Four Seasons Hdwe Rubias Hardware Sandrol's OK Hdwe Cavey's Sundries Olin Clarence Hdwe Clarence Farmstead Bidrs Inc Monticello Olsen's Lowden Petersen Hdwe Tipton reflects regional suppliers and distributors in the area trade.
Math Make It Take It Workshop for LD Parents
A free workshop for Linn County Association for Children with Learning Disabilities members is set for Tuesday 7 to 9 p.m. at Grant Wood Area Education Agency. Attendees will complete one of six home friendly games to reinforce skills, with no preregistration. For details call Faye Dykstra at 399-6834.
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Linn County Association For
Grant Wood Area
GWAEA
Special Education Division
Faye Dykstra
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Mary Burke Gazette
Edo P Opidsen
Killians
Lindale Plaza
Iowa City
Killian
Cedar Rapids
Warp Bros
Chicago
Marion
Rubias Hardware
Lumberland, Inc
Ogden & Adams
Sandrol
OK Hdwe
Cavey’s
Olin
Clarence Hdwe
Clarence
North Liberty Lbr
North Liberty
Oxford
Palo
Walford Lumber
Walford Johnson
Keystone
J. Howard Reed
Lbr
Delhi
Shellsbrug Hdwe
Shellsburg
Solon
Hdwe
Math Workshop
Santa’s
Bell & Howell
KODAK
Minolta
CANON
Sankyo
Sansai
Sansui
Fujica
1St Steel S.E
Von
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