Anamosa Mayor Chalstrom resigns amid council clash
Anamosa Mayor Carl Chalstrom resigned at the last night’s meeting after stating hostility over a city council decision. He cited the override of his veto on rehiring John Haldeman as a factor and left the chamber immediately. The city faces vacancies as the council plans a special session to fill the mayor and city clerk posts.
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Anamosa
Carl Chalstrom
Suzzane Marek
Dave Franklin
Chalstrom
Bob George
Marion man beaten and robbed on Cedar Rapids street
An 18-year-old Marion man, Jason Crippen, told Cedar Rapids police he was jumped by a person in black around 3:15 a.m. at the Oakland Road and 32nd Street NE intersection. He was knocked unconscious and robbed of a wallet with $150.
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Oakland Road
32Nd Street
Jason Crippen
Cedar Rapids
Crippen
Belle Plaine fires ruled accidental after two weekend blazes
An investigation by State Fire Marshal special agent Jim Thiele found the car fire near City Hall and a semi-trailer fire later that morning were accidental. Faulty wiring is suspected, with insurers continuing to determine the exact cause. No injuries occurred. the truck fire damaged a home where Dean Hach and family were present.
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Jim Thiele
Belle Plaine
Russ Spading
Thiele
Spading
City Hall
Dean Hach
Eastern Iowa area code reveal awaited by IUB
The Iowa Utilities Board plans to announce the new area code for Eastern Iowa today amid an appeal of the relief plan by a Cedar County school superintendent. The board delayed release since Nov. 21 to accommodate Thanksgiving, a state energy conference, and NeuStar timing.
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TUB
NeuStar
IUB
Chuck Seel
NeoStar
Area code changes face state approval and timing
Frank Colacco explains that state utility commissions set timing for area code changes. NeuStar handles the numbering plan to choose codes and avoid conflicts such as duplicated local numbers.
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Frank Colacco
Numbering Plan Administration
NeuStar
Sheriff Virgil Smith dies after heart attack
Fayette County Sheriff Virgil Smith, 63, died Monday from an apparent heart attack ending his first term the year’s end. He leaves five grandchildren and a family tied to West Union and the county’s law enforcement legacy.
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Virgil Smith
Dave Gosch
West Union
Fayette County
Smith
Sheriffs Office
Lisa Carey
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Waukon
Carey
Marty Fisher
Fisher
Randy Sandhagen
John Bunn
Bunn
Iowa
Tipton
Stanwood
Cedar Rapids eyeing new mental health offender facility
The 6th Judicial District plans to buy 10 acres near its Cedar Rapids campus to build a day treatment center for mentally ill offenders and a 20 bed housing unit. The project aims to serve inmates with dual mental illness and substance abuse issues and aid their reintegration into society. Target funding and land purchase were slated for 2001 with construction in 2002 pending legislative approval.
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Cedar Rapids
Hinzman
Iowa
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