Canadian driver faces involuntary manslaughter charge in Monticello crash
George L. Palacios 34 of Pont Rouge Quebec is charged with involuntary manslaughter after his semi trailer collided with Char Smith 59 of Monticello on Highway 38 near Monticello. Smith died as her car burst into flames in the Monday crash investigated by Monticello Police and local agencies.
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George L. Palacios
Pont Rouge
Quebec
Canada
Monticello
Palacios
Char Smith
Highway 38
Smith
Jones County
Connie Ricklefs Follo
Labor Day closures sweep Cedar Rapids area
Most offices, libraries, and post offices close for Labor Day. Bluestern Solid Waste Agency landfills shut. Five Seasons Parkade remains open. A burglary report includes stolen cash from a wallet and purse, a gunshot heard, and an investigation linked to a separate Linn County case set for October 10 court date for Eric P. Combs.
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Tce Aera
Speed Rapids
Marion
Bluestern Solid Waste Agency
Parkade
Cedar Rapids
Marion district plans new central admin office building
Marion Independent School District proposes an 8600 square foot central administrative office addition. The project includes a Board of Education meeting room two computer labs a learning laboratory for fiber optics and an enclosed walkway connecting to the high school.
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Marion Independent School District
Curnee P
Board of Education
Call of the Colors festival guide deadline in Eastern Iowa
The Gazette urges Eastern Iowa groups to submit festival details for the Call of the Colors section. Include festival dates location event summary and a contact person with phone for publication. Send to The Gazette Cedar Rapids or fax to Jim Lynch at (319) 398-5846 by today.
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Gazette
Iowa
Call of the Colors
the Gazette
P.O
Cedar Rapids
Jim Lynch
Judge Denies Downs New Trial in Cedar Rapids Murder Case
U S District Judge Michael Melloy rejected Ronald Downs Sr. s bid for a new trial in the January 14 Cedar Rapids murder of postal worker Gloria Heising. The verdict, delivered July 1, found Downs guilty of first degree murder and three other charges. The judge ruled challenged exhibits were not prejudicial and that sufficient evidence supported the conviction. Downs faces life imprisonment with sentencing set for September 9.
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Gazette Courts Reporter
U.S
Michael Melloy
Ronald Downs Sr
Cedar Rapids
Downs
Melloy
Gloria Heising
Heising
Rolle-ing champ leads Iowa rolle bolle team to world win
1994 world champions in Annawan include Heather Sloman Wood profile subject Bill DeBrower of Oxford and teammates Mike Danny and Glen Hastens from Rock Island. They won ribbons and 300 dollars among 45 teams after strong showings in Marshall Minnesota earlier. The sport originates in Belgium and remains popular in the Midwest with Belgium competitors in the larger event.
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Heather Sloman Wood
Johnson County
Rolle Bolle
Oxford
Bill DeBrower
DeBrower
Belgium
Midwest
Iowa City
Iowa
Victor
Belle Plaine
Marengo
Brooklyn
Hartwick
Mike Danny
Glen Hastens
Rock Island
Ill
Annawan
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Canada
Marshall
Minn
Wareco
Highway 6
Coralville
Belle Belle
Gene van Gampleare
Morris VanHamme
Dick Claeys
Meeting ignites hot spots at Benton Linn Ambulance Service
Fire Chief Delmar Jellison resigned after a contentious meeting that settled some legal issues at the Benton Linn Ambulance Service but left enduring conflicts. Longtime volunteers Al and Bev Knapp had quit weeks earlier amid disputes. A contested radius rule blocked outsiders from joining, cited for safety and response time, but viewed by opponents as aimed at blocking former volunteer Steve Mason. Mason has clashed with the service and fire department over open meetings and his 1991 dismissal.
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Benton Linn Ambulance Service
Douglas Neumann
Jazette
Palo
Delmar Jellison
Bev Knapp
Jellison
Steve Mason
Mason
Ambulance Service
Fire Department
Bluestem workers vote to join AFSCME and MEU
Bluestem employees at two waste management sites vote 17 in favor and 2 against joining AFSCME and Municipal Employees. Negotiations for 1994-95 and 1995-96 will start immediately, says AFSCME associate director Jan Corderman.
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Afscme
Jan Corderman
Corderman
Bluestem
Dave Hogan
Linn sheriff vacancy uncertainty delays November election
Linn County faces a delayed process for selecting a new sheriff as Dennis Blome remains in office while U S Senate deliberations stall his nomination as U S marshal for the Northern District of Iowa. If Blome resigns, either appointment or election could fill the remainder of his term through 1996.
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Senate
Iowa
Board of Supervisors
Linn
Linda Langenberg
Blome
Sean Tho
Langenberg
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East Iowa Journal News
Brian Holmes
Holmes
Eric P. Combs
Linn County
16Th Avenue
Clude
Inda Kah
Hogan
Bluestein
State Public Employment Relations Board
U.S. Senate
U.S. Marshal Post
Tom Harkin
Clinton
Sheriff's Department
Dennis Fiser
Donald Zeller
Darrell Gear
Johniff
Dennis Brome
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