Cedar Rapids Mayor Election Costs Follow Canney Resignation
Former Mayor Don Canney resigned June 1, triggering two elections and a primary that cost Cedar Rapids taxpayers 36 537 for the replacement. July 21 special election tally 18 472 with 13 875 for workers and 1 633 for ballots. June 23 primary 18 064. Larry Serbousek’s victory averted another election and potential primary for the streets commissioner post.
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Don Canney
Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Linda Langenberg
Larry Serbousek
Wayne Murdock
Murdock
Canney
Eastern Iowa truckers aid search for missing student
The Iowa Motor Truck Association mailed sketches to 1 400 members seeking information on Tammy Zywicki missing since August 23 after her car failed on Interstate 80 near LaSalle Illinois. Illinois State Police and the FBI target a white semi with two diagonal brown stripes, driver seen talking to a woman matching Zywicki. Two Hooper Co workers escaped injury when tangled with a live line at a substation site in Katona. 8th Circuit upholds $75 awards to four Iowa Men's Reformatory inmates kept outside without hats or gloves.
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Iowa Motor Truck Association
Grinnell College
Tammy Zywicki
Marlton
N.J
LaSalle
Illinois
FBI
Zywicki
Hooper Co
Iowa Electric Light & Power Co
A Avenue
Fourth Street
Katona
Hooper
Washington County Sheriff's Department
University Hospitals
Iowa City
8Th Circuit Court of Appeals
Iowa
First Avenue in Cedar Rapids Faces Tension Amid Higher Police Presence
We survey Cedar Rapids First Avenue where teens cruise, drink, and gather under police watch. Residents say increased patrols funded by a state grant curb violence but fear gangs and gun activity. Teens describe a tense calm masking deeper tensions as colors and avoidance shape crowd behavior.
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First Avenue
Cedar Rapids
Wellington
Hanrahan
Andrew Mark
Swisher
Michael McDougal
Chicago
Sandy Dickinson
Mark
McDougal
Dickinson
Calvin Harris
Video outlines legal effects of child abuse investigations
A 20 minute Cedar Rapids filmed briefing explains a teacher reporter's path from initial suspicion to possible court action under Iowa law. It notes that about a third of suspected cases are substantiated and highlights the roles of DHS investigators, the juvenile court, and school personnel in reporting and testimony.
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Kurt Rogahn
Department of Human Services
Cedar Rapids
Kirkwood Community College
Iowa
Matt Novak
Iowa Bar Association
Young Lawyers Committee
China
Iowa Department of Human Services
Diane Wyckoff
Protective Service
DHS
Linn County
Tion
Wyckoff
Rebecca Belcher
Belcher
Kirkwood
Kenwood Elementary
Robert Sosalla
Marshalltown
Rich Underwood
Linn-Mar candidates take stands on merger
Four Linn-Mar school board hopefuls faced a merger question with Marion Independent. Grady supports merger with conditions while Green opposes without more data but backs sharing. Hershner urges solving space needs first. Wohlleben would implement any voter approved merger and favors Marion if viable.
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Linn-Mar
Grady
Wohlleben
Cochairman
Marion
Green
Marion Independent
Cedar Rapids
Alburnett
Hershner
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East Iowa Journal
Brenda Neville
U.S
John Jarvey
Kinsey Gordon
William Lee Carr
Kevin Daniel Ross
Troy Mintle
Steve Faber
Reformatory
Cette
Ry L.W. Ward
Cedar Valley Humane Society
Mount Vernon Rd
Jones Park
Bowman Woods School
Rob Williams
B.J. Taylor
Williams
Gazette
J. Scoular
Kirkwood College
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