Daily events and festival listings for Linn County and Iowa City
A roundup of local government meetings and community happenings. Linn County boards and commissions schedule sessions across multiple buildings. Community events include leaf pickups, Christmas festivals, a Holiday Craft Program, and several music, theater, and jazz performances at Cedar Rapids, Linn County, and nearby colleges and venues.
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Highlander Inn
Iowa City
Independence
Cedar Rapids Public Library
Cedar Rapids Symphony
Paramount Theatre
Coe College Crimson
Dows Theater
Coe College
Allen Vizzutti
Lin
Illinois and Iowa Lottery Results And Next Jackpot
No one matched the Powerball or Daily Millions numbers. Illinois Sunday Pick 3 was 7 3 4 and Powerball 7 9 0 8. Iowa Super Cash Lotto drew 5 12 17 29 33 34. Daily Millions red 7 13 white 5 6 blue 10 13. Next jackpots: Illinois Wednesday 9 million. Powerball Jackpot 6.3 million. City line numbers provided for results.
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Iowa
Vital Statistics Mercy and St. Luke’s Births Listed
Mercy hospital records show a Nov 24 birth to Stacy and Ken Harris of Garrison a son and Angela Michalec of 349 17th St SE a son. St Luke’s lists Nov 24 births including Michelle Goodwin of 600 Ashton Pine a daughter and multiple Cedar Rapids Marion Solon Atkins Conroy couples with newborns.
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Stacy
Ken Harris
Garrison
Angela Michalec
17Th St. SE
ST. Luke’s
Michelle Goodwin
Ashton Pine
Tom and
Elizabeth Lilly
22Nd St. SE
Jose L. Ugaide Arias
Dina R. Lingo
Bradley D. Hofer
Lynda K. Niesz
James Levy
Shereyi K. Fields
William E. Witt Jr
Lisa A. Hesser
Anthony J. Teague
Gloria P. Wright
Nick N. Nassif
Angela R. Stephens
Troy S. Feller
Erin D. Rimrodt
Rigoberto Garcia
Elizabeth Alcaraz
Manuel F. Delgado
Sherry L. Kubicek
Two Cedar Rapids youths charged with criminal mischief
Two 17 year old Cedar Rapids area males were charged Saturday by Mount Vernon and Robins police with criminal mischief after admitting to shooting out windows with slingshots. A witness recorded a license plate number leading to the suspects. Incidents spanned Mount Vernon Robins Center Point Toddville and Cedar Rapids. Fire calls include a 3 43 a m spill at 4300 Edgewood Road SW and a 7 57 p m hazardous condition at 210 Sixth Ave SW Saturday grass fire at 2624 24th Ave SE
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Cedar Rapids
Mount Vernon
Robins
Center Point
Toddville
Edgewood Rd
Sixth Ave
24Th Ave
Grassley staffer to host listening post in Coggon
Charles Grassley Iowa field representative Mary Day will hold a listening post from 10 to 11 a.m. Tuesday at Coggon City Hall to hear local concerns and discuss federal issues.
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Sea
Charles Grassley
Iowa
Mary Day
Coggon City Hall
Monticello
City Hall
Freese Motors
First Presbyterian Church
Linn District Court acquits Lyon in domestic assault case
Shay J. Lyon, 26, of 1830 Western Dr SW, was acquitted by jury of assault causing bodily injury in a domestic case. Separate case: three counts of indecent contact with a child against Luis E. Tamayo, 25, of 325 15th St NE, were dismissed due to unavailable witnesses for offenses dated between Feb and Aug 1995.
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Shay J. Lyon
Lyon
Mandy Miller
Luis E. Tamayo
15Th St. NE
Tamayo
Leach backs limited Whitewater role in courts
Rep. Jim Leach says the Whitewater and related Clinton probe matters are now in the hands of the judicial branch. He notes ongoing ethical and public-disclosure lessons for Congress while discouraging further investigations by a GOP-led House. The Iowa Republican defends his past hearings amid Democratic criticism.
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Judicial Branch
Leach
House Banking Committee
Clinton
Whitewater
Congress
Iowa
Jerry Brown
Paul Tsongas
New Hampshire
Baker
Sen
Alphonse D’amato
R-N.y
Senate Banking Committee
D’amato
New York
Monticello Library seeks bond to fund expansion
Monticello voters will decide on a 695000 bond issue and 990000 in matching funds for a 5000 square foot addition to the Carnegie library. The plan doubles space including a larger children's area and a new community meeting room, with aims to improve accessibility and meet growing needs.
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James Q. Lynchazette
Monticello
Cliff Mardoff
Public Library
Library Board
Mardorf
Carnegie Library
Kent Knopp
Friends of the Library
Frank Miller
Mardoff
Library of Congress
Knopp
James Q. Lynch
Carnegie Public Library
Teens Injured When Car Hits Buck Then Rolls On Paraita Road
At 4 15 p m Sunday on Paraita Road Linn County deputies report 16 year old Trent Thompson of Springville drove east near County Road X 20 striking an eight point buck. The car then hit a guardrail rolled down a hill overturned by a creek. Passenger Timothy Berchenbriter 14 Cedar Rapids was thrown clear and flown by air ambulance to St Luke s Hospital Cedar Rapids in serious condition. Thompson was treated and released. Both were not wearing seat belts.
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Paraita Road
Springville
Linn County Sheriff's Department
Trent Thompson
Paralta Road
Timothy Berchenbriter
Cedar Rapids
St. Luke’s Hospital
Thompson
Cedar Rapids school board moves on district tech project
The Cedar Rapids school board may select a bidder to Install wiring for a districtwide computer network costing about 500000 from state funds. The project will connect 32 schools with about 1500 new computers and Internet access, with service start next month and completion by April.
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Becky Stover Garette
Cedar Rapids
Russ Novotny
Novotny
Educational Service Center
Second Ave
Wee
Reopening Washington School as Early Childhood Center
The Marion Independent Space Study Committee presents tonight's agenda for the Marion school board meeting at 7 p.m. in the Administrative Boardroom. Topics include viability research for the center, transportation costs, redistricting concerns, and potential benefits to Starry and Emerson. Estimated one time costs are 159000 for equipment and remodeling with about 100000 annual staffing.
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Marion Independent Space Study Committee
Washington School
Marion School Board
S. 15Th St
Marion
Space Study Committee
Washington
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Cedar Rapids Airport Commission
Linn County Department of Human Resources Management
Witwer
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Walker City Council
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Weing
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13Th
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Ellis Lane
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Twin Pines
Blairs Ferry Road
West High Auditorium
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the Gazette
Linn County
Grassley
Linn District Court
Linn
David Lynch
Jim Leach
Jim
Susan McDougal
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Madison Guaranty Savings and Loan
Richard Baker
R-La
Baton Rouge
Katrina Nump
Gazette
C.R. School Board
Starry
Emerson
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