Donation to minority radio station settles airport dispute
A compromise ends a Cedar Rapids Airport project dispute with Cedar Valley Corp donating to KOJC-FM and using Stokes Landscaping workers for sod work. The FAA Civil Rights Division will drop the case though a separate complaint remains. The donation target is at least $1,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minority Contractors Association
Cedar Valley Corp. of
Waterloo
Cedar Rapids
Gene Jackson
Cedar Rapids’ Minority Business Enterprise
MBE
Cedar Valley
Kojc-Fm
Stokes Landscaping of
Jackson
Civil Rights Division
Federal Aviation Administration
William Massey
FAA Civil Rights Office
Roy Jameson
Massey
County adds nurse to handle new venereal disease clinic
Public Health Director Keith Erickson told the County Board of Supervisors that two fresh programs have strained nursing staff. Authorities approved hiring one full time nurse to raise the total to four. The venereal disease clinic on Center Point Road NE has seen 24 patients so far, with several infections identified and referrals made for non venereal cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keith Erickson
County Board of Supervisors
Erickson
Two arrested after disturbance at southwest tavern
Police responded to a disturbance at Donavan's Bar & Lounge on Sixth Street SW early Thursday. Deborah L. Waddell, 27, was charged with assault and public intoxication after allegedly throwing beer at an officer. Alan Waddell, 23, faced public intoxication charges. Both were released on their own recognizance after initial Linn District Court appearances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deborah L. Waddell
16Th Ave
Alan Waddell
Donavan's
Sixth St
Deborah Waddell
Gene Mollenhauer
Linn
Linn District Court
IDOT verifies harassment ruling against Mengel firm
An Eastern Iowa woman alleging sexual harassment by a Wisconsin road firm working on Interstate 380 north of Cedar Rapids has been substantiated by the Iowa Department of Transportation. Mengel must pay up to $1,000, with possible reduction after negotiations. the woman left her job mid June and has since found work elsewhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Iowa
Wisconsin
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Department of Transportation
F.F. Mengel
Bobby Flowers
Equal Employment Opportunity
Office of Contracts
IDOT
Flowers
Mengel
Noise complaint filed over I-380 traffic near Cedar Rapids
A group of 88 residents near I-380 in northeast Cedar Rapids filed a petition with the city and IDOT to abate traffic noise from the interstate. The petition covers Sierra Drive NE between J Avenue and Coldstream Avenue NE and labels the noise a nuisance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Department of Transportation
Sierra Drive
J Avenue
Coldstream Avenue
IDOT
Burglary Reported on Parkview Drive in Marion
A Parkview Drive burglary left three rings valued at 350 dollars missing after a door was found open Wednesday. Earlier in the week a neighbor reported 1300 dollars in jewelry burglarized on Parkview Drive, with an attempted burglary also noted. Three-drug arrests for drunken driving followed in Linn County, including Albert L. Luerkens, Brenda K. McDowell, and Pamela K. Ulch, each facing additional charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parkview Drive
Marion
Mike Dedrick
Linn County
Albert L. Luerkens
B Ave
First Avenue East
Brenda K. McDowell
66Th Ave
J Street
Pamela K. Ulch
Asbury Lane
Robins Road
Boyson Road
Hiawatha
Northwestern Bell
Court
Railroad crossing upgrade eyed for Cedar Rapids Fourth Street corridor
Cedar Rapids officials and railroad representatives outlined plans to rubberize and streamline crossings from First to Seventh avenues along the Fourth Street rail corridor. If funded, First through Third avenues may see work next year with a 60 percent IDOT cost share and a 40 percent split with the railroads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick Hogan
Cedar Rapids
Chicago and North Western Railroad
Iowa Department of Transportation
Crandic
Illinois Central Gulf
First Avenue
Fourth Avenues
G.J. Kerbs
The
North Western
First
Seventh Avenues
Rock Island Railroad
Kerbs
Third Avenue
Wayne Murdock
IDOT
Neil Vollmer
Eighth Avenue SE
Eighth Avenue
Murdock
Illinois Central
Britt Airways to start Cedar Rapids Chicago flights
Britt Airways will begin Cedar Rapids to Chicago service on November 15 with four daily round trips. Flights depart Cedar Rapids at 6 25 a m 9 15 a m 11 20 a m and 5 15 p m with return arrivals at 8 45 a m 10 55 a m 4 50 p m and 7 55 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britt Airways Inc
Cedar Rapids
Chicago
O'Hare
Dan Britt
Britt
Fairchild
Iowa City
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Stokes
Health Department
Center Point Road NE
Benjamin Franklin
Simmons
Stratford
Teentown Furniture
Wien
Jamestown Inn
Collins Rd
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