Linn County Sheriff's Office moves amid coordination challenges
Cedar Rapids reports the Linn County Sheriff’s Department relocates to new offices, hoping to be fully staffed for Wednesday. The old May’s Island jail offices will close, with civil processing remaining briefly. the move funds a 156-person department and plans to expand jail capacity from 220 to 400.
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Whitney Curtis
Linn County
Donald D. Zeller
Linn County Sheriff's Office
Stephen Emerson
Brown Healey Stone & Sauer
Local Cedar Rapids businesses fined for selling to minors
Cedar Rapids officials fined Hy-Vee stores and several service stations for first or second offenses of selling cigarettes to minors. Citations include 300 for Hy-Vee No 5 and 30 day suspensions for Hy-Vee No 4 and others. Czech Quarters faces 1500 penalty and 30 day liquor license suspension for a second offense.
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Hy-Vee
First Ave
First Avenue
Amoco Food Shop
Kevin's Citgo
Kwik Shop
Center Point Rct
16Th Ave
Public Safety
David Zahn
Liability concerns delay train horn system in Cedar Rapids
City Council hears business owners along 33rd Avenue SW seek a $30 000 automated horn system to quiet train whistles. Mayor Clancey notes liability risk and explores alternatives while hotel leader Alan Zazza cites tax losses to Marion hotels. Public safety and liability remain the core issues as officials research options.
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Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Lee Clancey
33Rd Avenue SW
Alan Zazza
Sheraton Four Points Hotel
Union Pacific Railroad
Gering
Neb
Zazza
Marion Hotels
33Rd Avenue
Punchcard ballot used briefly in Linn County in 1980
Linn County explored punch card ballots during the 1980 presidential election with under 3000 absentee ballots. Auditor Linda Langenberg later demonstrated chads at a Democratic committee meeting and noted system flaws while praising optical scan ballots now in use. The county logged 191 under votes and 278 over votes among about 92,000 presidential ballots.
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Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Linda Langenberg
16Th Ave
Iowa
Langenberg
City May Appeal Mercer Slander Verdict Award
Cedar Rapids officials plan to appeal a federal jury ruling that awarded Teresa Mercer 45000 dollars in a slander suit against former Police Chief William Bud Byrne. City Attorney Jim Flitz said the award will be covered by the risk management pool and an appeal is likely this week.
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Christmas church directory submissions sought by Gazette
The Gazette invites churches in its circulation area to submit schedules of Christmas services and programs for a free published directory on December 16. Submit denomination church name address contact person and phone and service times and dates by December 6 to Linda Cruise or Shelley Oehler with provided contact details.
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