Cedar Rapids Fire Dept seeks applicants for firefighter jobs
The Cedar Rapids Fire Department will start advertising for new firefighters with a written test date to be set by Monday. Applications available at the Fire Department but cannot be returned until after Sept 26 due to Civil Service Office closure Sept 12-25. The department has no vacancies now but may have several.
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Dick Hogan
Sty Hall
Renee
Cedar Rapids Fire Department
Fire Department
Civil Service Office
Edsel McMickle
Civil Service Commission
MccMickle
Jan Kazimour
Commission
Kazimour
James Piersall
Young West Chester boys plan treehouse clubhouse
As school ended, a group of West Chester youths formed an unnamed club and began constructing a two story clubhouse in a tree. Gary Dunbar 11 Randy Roberts 11 Bret West 12 Mike Patterson 9 and Bryan Tobin 10 are shown sawing and hammering.
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West Chester
Gary Dunbar
Randy Roberts
Bret West
Mike Patterson
Bryan Tobin
Two Marion men charged in Cedar Rapids toolbox robbery
Two Marion men, Raymond E. Hedges and Michael C. Luxa, were charged with first degree robbery after allegedly robbing Cedar Rapids man Michael Magdefrau of a toolbox at gunpoint in a 16th Avenue parking lot. Hedges also faced a concealed weapon charge for a loaded .22 caliber pistol found in his boot.
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Marion
Cedar Rapids
Raymond E. Hedges
26Th Ave
Michael C. Luxa
28Th Ave
Michael Magdefrau
Sixth St
16Th Avenue
Sixth Street
Magdefran
Hedges
Second suspect charged in northwest side burglary
Cedar Rapids woman Cynthia J. Pettit, 43, of 525 Fifth Ave SE was charged with second degree burglary in a Saturday break in at Robert Coover residence 2925 Johnson Ave NW. She was released after delaying court appearance. Samuel A. Huber, 21, of the same address, initially jailed on a DUI charge, later charged with second degree burglary and released Sunday on own recognizance.
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Cedar Rapids
Cynthia J. Pettit
Fifth Ave SE
Pettit
Robert Coover
Johnson Ave
Samuel A. Huber
Kirkwood expands fall community education lineup
Kirkwood Community College adds classes in moped operation for seniors ventriloquism for children satellite television home use workshop and new topics such as nylon sculpture origami poetry for ages 5 to 9 and Dungeons and Dragons. The six week terms begin Sept 12 and Nov 7 with about 500 classes across Cedar Rapids and Marion.
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Kirkwood Community College
Cedar Rapids
Marion
Kirkwood
Kirkwood Lincoln Learning Center
18Th Avenue
Ninth Street
Iowa Hall
Larry Conover
Signs deemed insufficient notice for zoning requests
Cedar Rapids zoning clash centers on posted signs. Attorney Forrest Rosser argues signs on dead end streets fail to alert nearby property owners and that minutes omit proper notification. He urges letter notices to adjacent owners for future changes while planning staff notes mail notification has ownership issues.
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Nancy Stevens Isotte
Cedar Rapids
City Planning Commission
Forrest Rosser
Green Valley
East Post Road
Commission
Rosser
Donald McKay Jr
Baton Rouge
44Th Street
McKay
Planning Commission
Lyle Hanson
Steve Ovel
Hanson
Cedar Rapids man loses bid for concealed weapon permit
James D. Roberson challenged Linn County sheriff's refusal to issue a permit to carry a concealed weapon. Judge Paul Kilburg dismissed the suit, ruling that the right to bear arms is not an unlimited property right and that sheriffs have discretion under state law. Roberson had argued mental incompetence and threats to justify issuance after tests in 1978 and 1981.
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Cedar Rapids
Paul Kilburg
Linn District Court
James D. Roberson
Linn
Roberson
U.S
Kilburg
Donald Sawyer
Firefighters brace as First Street SE closure nears
Cedar Rapids fire crews report no problems expected from a street closure in front of the Central Fire Station on First Street SE. The street will close in sections until Nov 1, with two of three truck stalls out of service during the two week period. Chief Edsel McMickle warns the next two weeks will be the worst.
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Cedar Rapids
First Street
Central Fire Station
Edsel McMickle
Fourth Avenue
Fire trucks to stay in Cedar Rapids garage during street work
McMickle said some fire trucks will be kept in the department's garage behind the central station by the Cedar River. The department has assurances of a clear path for trucks as First Street is replaced from Fourth Avenue to Eighth Avenue SE.
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McMickle
Cedar River
Central Station
First Street
Fourth Avenue
Eighth Avenue SE
Theft at Lavern Burns garage on Sixth Street
Tools tires and a fire extinguisher valued at 465 dollars were stolen from a garage at 1133 Sixth St NW between Saturday and Tuesday. Entry was gained by kicking a hole in the door and widening it with a knife before unlocking the door.
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Lavern Burns
Sixth St
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Linn County
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Manchester
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Independence
Pinicon Plaza
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