Marion Iowa City primaries set with multiple races
Primary election day in Marion and Iowa City features three mayoral contenders in Marion Greg Hapgood Kevin Hydak and John Nieland vying to replace Vic Klopfenstein with top two advancing. Iowa City offers nine candidates for four at large seats and three for District B with two advancing. Black Hawk County votes on riverboat gambling. Polls 7 am to 8 pm. Results posted online.
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Marion
Greg Hapgood
Kevin Hydak
John Nieland
Vic Klopfenstein
Iowa City
Holly Berkowitz
Bob Elliott
George Etre
Karen Hardesty
Kathy Huedepohl
Brandon Ross
Mitchell Rotman
Steve Soboroff
Dee Vanderhoef
Regenia Bailey
Irvin Pfath
Dean Shannon
Black Hawk County
Cedar Rapids Man Arrested in Drug Town and Dollar General Robberies
Rodney Sanders, 33, of 4851 First Ave. SW Apt. 1B Cedar Rapids, was arrested early Monday and charged with first degree robbery for the Sept. 18 Drug Town robbery at 4825 Johnson Ave NW He is also charged with a Sept. 27 Dollar General robbery at 151 Jacelyn Dr NW Sanders faces a parole violation charge and remains in Linn County Jail.
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Cedar Rapids
Drug Town
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Sanders
Dollar General
Jacelyn Dr
State Department of Corrections
Linn County
Marion man appeals federal sentence in drug and weapons case
Justin Harris, 20, of Marion, filed notice of appeal in U.S. District Court in Cedar Rapids. He pleaded guilty in July to possession of a firearm by an unlawful user of a controlled substance and was sentenced by Judge Linda Reade on September 26 to 14 months in prison.
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Marion
Justin Harris
U.S. District Court
Cedar Rapids
Harris
Linda Reade
Informant claims grave seen near Tama County acreage
An informant says he saw a grave on rural Tama County land while investigators sought clues to Cora Okowski's disappearance. Police found bone fragments and clothing during a search, with items sent to a state crime lab. Two informants cited warnings of retaliation. No charges filed.
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Christoph Trappe
The
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Tama County
Cora Okowski
Tama Police
Okonski
Tait Park
Tama
Nancy
Don Park
Highway 21
Irving
Dan Wilkens
Wilkens
Fence dispute over Cedar Rapids park splits neighborhood
In Cedar Rapids, neighbors clash with Parks Commissioner Wade Wagner over a new chain link fence at five acre Apache Park. They say it restricts kite flying and casual play while the Cedar Rapids Softball Association gains use of the ball field.
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John Holmes
Chuck Hollan
Russ Levins
Apache Park
Johnson Avenue
Cedar Rapids
Holmes
Hollan
Levins
the Gazette
Edar Rapids
Little Apache Park
Wade Wagner
Wagner
26Th St. NW
Ormal Williams
Cedar Rapids Utilities Tax Shortfall Hits City and Schools
Cedar Rapids faces a $787 617 shortfall in state utility excise revenue while the school district loses about $812 000 and Linn County $513 000. Iowa City and Johnson County see smaller reductions. The shift from property taxes to utility excise taxes aims to curb cross state discounting. The shortfall poses a budget challenge as Cedar Rapids plans for the July 1 fiscal year.
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Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Lyle Hanson
Iowa Department of Management
Johnson County
Iowa City
Hanson
Iowa
Voting quirks and bridge vandalism cross Iowa columns
Carol Moseley Braun supporters complain about coverage of her candidacy announcement while Lieberman faces cool reception from party insiders. Keokuk County authorities report a Delta covered-bridge arson copycat after Madison County fame, noted by Mike Deupree in his Sunday Tuesday Thursday column.
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Carol Moseley Braun
Keokuk County
Delta
Madison County
Robert James Waller
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