Mistrial in Linn County drunk driving case over breath test reliability
The Linn County District Court declared a mistrial in Wanda Renken's second jury trial on a Nov. 25 third offense drunk driving charge after jurors failed to reach a verdict. The defense challenged the intoxilizer results, noting reliability concerns raised by expert Walter Frajola, while the state argued the machine was reliable. Renken, of Cedar Rapids, faces a third trial in a case carrying a class D felony penalty up to five years in prison and a $1,000 fine.
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Wanda Renken
August Hansell Jr
Renken
the Gazette
Linn County
Denver Dillard
Cedar Rapids
E. David Wright
United States
Wright
Wanda
Lightfoot
Hansell
Walter Frajola
Ohio State University
Mona Knoll
Frajola
Power outage sparks smoke at Marion Pizza Hut
A blown fuse along Seventh Avenue caused a nearly hourlong blackout affecting 15 businesses from 11th to 14th streets. The Pizza Hut at 1300 Seventh Ave was evacuated as smoke filled the dining area. no injuries were reported and power was restored by 8 10 p.m.
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Duroe
Marion
Seventh Avenue
Seventh Ave
Jim Ford
Sandy Lazare
Horace Webb
Iowa Electric Light and Power Co
Webb
Linn-Mar High appoints John Ask as assistant principal
Linn-Mar School Board picks John Ask, Kenwood Elementary guidance counselor since 1974, as Linn-Mar High School assistant principal. Ask a Cedar Rapids native, graduate of Cedar Rapids Washington High School class of 1967, holds a UNI history degree and UI and NE Missouri education credentials. He will earn 27788 dollars on a 10 month contract, replacing Dale Monroe who becomes associate principal.
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Linn-Mar
John Ask
Kenwood
Cedar Rapids
Ask
Cedar Rapids Washington High School
University of Northern Iowa
Dale Monroe
Linn- Mar High
Legislator seeks probe of Bell profits during strike
Iowa Rep. David Osterberg named Northwestern Bell as earning 8.4 million dollars in unexpected profit while workers were on strike. He asked the Iowa Commerce Commission to determine savings from the strike, whether customer charges can be refunded, if new laws are needed, and how to recover overcharges. The proposal includes a 10.40 dollar per hour wage-saving estimate across 4600 employees during a 22 day strike.
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Bell
Iowa
Iowa Commerce Commission
Northwestern Bell Telephone Co
David Osterberg
Mount Vernon
Commerce Commission
Andrew Varley
Osterberg
The
NW Bell
Code of Iowa
Northwestern Bell
Cedar Rapids NE to Add Two Building Projects
Northeast Cedar Rapids will gain two new building projects. Northbrook Manor Care Center will add a 9600 square foot, one story brick wing at 6420 Council St NE costing about 300000 and adding 28 beds to reach 130. Video Ltd plans a 10000 square foot one story building off Blairs Ferry Road NE near McDonald’s with up to 650000 in industrial development revenue bonds. four to nine new employees may follow. Construction could start in 60 to 90 days pending public hearing and final council action.
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Dick Hogan
City Hall
Cedar Rapids
Northbrook Manor
Council St
Mark Tague
Center
Blairs Ferry Road
McDonald's
Guaranty
Video Ltd
Roy Karon
Video
Karon
Marion Brief Dies. Lois Werner 66
Lois Werner died Tuesday in a Newton hospital at age 66. She was the mother of Louis Werner of 980 Valleyview Drive. Services are set for Saturday at 1 30 p.m. at Larkin Funeral Home New Hampton.
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Lois Werner
Newton
Iowa
Louis Werner
Valleyview Drive
Larkin Funeral Home
New Hampton
Lights to go out at Cedar Rapids golf course
The last evening the lights will be on at the back nine holes of Twin Pines Golf Course in Cedar Rapids. Parks director David Kramer says the lighting season runs from Memorial Day to Labor Day and night golfing drops after Labor Day, failing to cover lighting costs.
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Twin Pines
Cedar Rapids
David Kramer
Kramer
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