Restitution Gaps Prompt DCS to Tighten Payments in Iowa
The 6th Judicial District DCS seeks stronger restitution collection from probationers in Linn Linn County Johnson County and surrounding counties for theft shoplifting check forgeries and overdrafts. A July to June study shows 65 percent of discharged probationers paid in full. only 37 percent of victims received full court ordered restitution.
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Iowa
6Th Judicial District Department of Correctional Services
DCS
Lary’ Nelson
Nelson
Kueny
Richard Kueny
Clerk of Courts
6Th Judicial District
Linn
Jones
Johnson
Benton
Tama
William Eads
DCS Administrative Board
First Avenue Division
Linn District Court
Testimony continues in Oppelt murder trial
The trial of 24 year old David Oppelt in Iowa City resumes with psychiatric testimony. Prosecutors and defense discuss Oppelt’s mental state after he stabbed 16 year old Steven Scott White 15 times at a downtown QuikTrip. Oppelt pleads innocent by reason of insanity and has a history of psychiatric hospitalizations since 1978.
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Iowa City
Iowa
Citian David Oppelt
Johnson County
Oppelt
Steven Scott White
QuikTrip
Curtis Fredrickson
Iowa Security Medical Facility
Oakdale
Fredrickson
White
Iowa Security Medical
Political Calendar Looks at Campaign Stops Across Precincts
The Gazette's Political Calendar lists candidate activities for Cedar Rapids races. Sandy Elmer-Cook campaigns door to door in precincts 28 and 27, while also speaking at Mount Mercy College and various club meetings. Steve Ovel and Jeff Cook schedule noon and evening events at clubs, churches, and private homes, including the West Side Sertoma Club and Exchange Club venues.
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the Gazette
Sandy Elmer-Cook
Cedar Rapids
Steve Ovel
West Side
Sertoma Club
Wenceslaus Square
Jeff Cook
First Lutheran Church
Elmer-Cook
Mount Mercy College
United Food and Commercial Workers
Ovel
John Gerber
19Th St
Exchange Club
Cedar House
Creek project moves Elm Grove Park off market in Iowa City
Iowa City assesses Elm Grove Park north of Clinton and Dubuque streets for $213 000 while awaiting the Lower Ralston Creek floodplain project. The city plans to relist when floodplain changes and adjacent land use are defined, likely in nine to twelve months, with redevelopment risks noted.
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Iowa City
Ralston Creek
Parks and Recreation
Dennis Showalter
Andrea Hauer
Elm Grove Park
Benton Street
Clinton and
Dubuque Streets
Hauer
Lower
City Officials urged to cut costs in 1983 budgets
Iowa City City Manager Neal Berlin urged department heads to cut costs in the 1983 fiscal year due to slow growth and reduced funding. He circulated a California League of Municipalities handbook on low-cost methods and said budgets should avoid expanded programs or positions without alternative, cheaper service delivery.
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Iowa City
Neal Berlin
Berlin
California League of Municipalities
Arraignment Today For Iowa City Mother in 2 Arsenic Deaths
Mildred McSparen, 28, will be arraigned at 1 15 p m in Johnson County District Court on first degree murder charges in the deaths of her sons Stephen 6 and Michael 9. The two indictments span Des Moines and Johnson counties with bonds set at 75000 and 50000 respectively. Stephen died at University Hospitals after a lethal arsenic dose while Michael died earlier in a Burlington hospital. Both cases allege poisoning in hospital settings and McSparen maintains her innocence.
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Iowa City
Mildred McSparen
Johnson County
Stephen
University of Iowa
McSparen
Des Moines
Michael
University Hospitals
Cedar Rapids Senior Citizen and Handicapped Bus Service
A public notice announces Cedar Rapids offering a bus service for senior citizens and handicapped riders. Contact 363 8244 for schedules, eligibility, and pickup areas.
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Cedar Rapids Senior Citizen and Handicapped Bus Service
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Vanessa Shelton
Gazette
Lary Nelson
Ed Olson
Kerry Land
David Patik
20Th Ave
Witwer Senior Center
United Way
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