County moves to end excess paper shuffling
Linn County officials aim to replace scattered legal records with an electronic filing system. A Justice Information Project Committee will study cost and time savings, forming a plan to run in three years. PCC data processing staff expect two to three extra workers. system to start after arrest feeds and court steps.
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Linn
Ken Perry
Board of Supervisors
Perry
Justice Information Project Committee
Dean Ernst
Sheriff's Department
Ken Schriner
Schriner
Joe Rinas
Jean Oxley
Ernst
Eugene Kopecky
Orlie Workman
William Eads
Marion Briefs and Community Notices
Marion Park Board meets Thursday at 5 p.m. in the park office. Marion AFS chapter meets Monday at 7 30 p.m. at Marion High School for students and adults. Marion Past 60 meets Thursday at noon in the Fellowship Hall of First United Methodist Church with a potluck and film on Berlin and nature program by Dr. Floyd Sandford of Coe College. Wanted sewing helper 377 5173 between 9 30 and 4 30. Thanks from Jim Machen for cards visits and prayers during hospitalization. 18 Family Garage Sale Thursday 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. 1580 A Avenue Marion. For aluminum siding call Warner Brothers 377 5573. ON THIS DATE in 1911 Chinese revolutionaries overthrew the Manchu Dynasty.
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Marion
Marion High School
Fellowship Hall
The
First United Methodist Church
Berlin
Floyd Sandford
Coe College
Alburnett Board Proposes 7 Percent Base Salary Rise
Alburnett school board offered the Alburnett Education Association a 7 percent base salary increase to raise the base from 10 100 to 10 800. The plan includes a 10 percent raise for all teachers and a total 11.55 percent increase in wages and benefits. The district would allocate 51 52 percent of new funds. The association sought 23 percent base rise and 33 percent total raise. Negotiations resume October 24 with a counterproposal expected.
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Alburnett
Alburnett School Board
Alburnett Education Association
Robert Rampulla
Rampulla
al Fritz
Tauke urges EPA action on dust problems
Iowa congressman Tom Tauke pressed the EPA to redefine fugitive dust standards and fully approve Iowa’s air quality plan. He argued dust from farming is a fact of life and hard to control, warning current 1970s standards threaten Iowa’s economy and urging delays until federal standards are set.
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Washington
Environmental Protection Agency
Iowa
Tom Tauke
Douglas Castle
EPA
Tauke
Iowa State Air Quality Commission
Castle
Witwer bids top funds for downtown senior center
Linn County supervisors face selective awarding of remodeling contracts for the Witwer building at 305 Second Ave SE as base bids for general work run from 89 767 to 109 000 while funds total 55 000. Architect Dave Dicken may sign partial contracts using available money and pursue additional funds later with a decision likely early next week.
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Linn County
Witwer
Second Ave
Dave Dicken
Dicken
Drivers Charged in Linn County DUI Incidents
Two men were arrested and charged with drunk driving in Linn County in the early hours. Rick E. Simmons, 22, of Cornell College, was taken into custody at 1:15 a.m. on First Street in Mount Vernon and charged with speeding. Gary L. Smith, 21, of Route 3 Anamosa, was arrested at Mercy Hospital at 2:20 a.m. after a crash near Highway 13 on U.S. Highway 151 and charged with failing to keep his vehicle under control.
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Linn County
Rick E. Simmons
Cornell College
First Street
Mount Vernon
Gary L. Smith
Anamosa
Mercy Hospital
U.S. Highway 151
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