Cedar Rapids school bond campaign aims for 46 million vote
About 2000 raised to back the Cedar Rapids school bond issue expected on the December 12 ballot. The Cedar Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce backs the measure and plans a steering committee with former Iowa Senator Larry Murphy to manage the campaign. Wilson School marks 75th anniversary with memory book submissions due soon.
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Cedar Rapids
Corbett
Iowa
Larry Murphy
Oelwein
Murphy
Wilson School
Wilson
J St. SW
Joan Foster
Tape error shows explicit film on local channel
An AT&T Cable Services tape fault in Iowa City caused channel 98 to air an explicit adult film for about 45 minutes after 8 p.m. before technicians switched to a satellite feed and removed it. AT&T expresses embarrassment and promises corrective action.
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At&t
Tee City
Jaffer
Motorcyclist Injured When Car Turned Into Driveway
Iowa State Patrol reports 68 year old Robert Clemen of Masonville was turning into a driveway from County Road W-63 one mile north of town at 6 35 p m Tuesday. Nicholas McGraw 20 of Dundee tried to pass on a motorcycle and struck Clemen on the car left side. McGraw remained in stable condition at Regional Medical Center of Northeast Iowa and Delaware County in Manchester Wednesday night. Clemen’s condition was not available.
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Iowa State Patrol
Robert Clemen
Masonville
Nicholas McGraw
Dundee
Clemen
McGraw
Regional
Iowa
Delaware County
Manchester
News Tips Hotline and Subscriptions Contact Info
The notice provides phone numbers for tips and subscriptions including 398 8254 1 800 397 8212 and 398 8333 1 800 397 8333 for reader engagement and newspaper services.
Vilsack pushes private land conservation plan for Iowa
Gov. Tom Vilsack seeks expanded incentives for private land conservation in Iowa. He plans a state program using easements to fund recreational use and aims to promote the concept at a national governors summit near Washington, D.C., next March.
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Rod Boshart
Des Moines Bureau
Des Moines
Tom Vilsack
Iowa
Washington, D.C
Vilsack
National Governors’ Association
Acorn Blizzard Brings Plentiful Fall for Squirrels
Cedar Rapids report notes a bumper acorn and walnut crop after years of scarcity. Rich Patterson of Indian Creek Nature Center cites dry spring and wet early summer as drivers. Neil Bernstein links mast abundance to squirrel reproduction. The center will accept acorns and the state pays for them by the bushel.
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Rick Smith -Azette
Cedar Rapids
Rich Patterson
Patterson
Indian Creek Nature Center
Iowa
Neil Bernstein
Mount Mercy
Indian Creek
Joe Parrott
Parrott
Cedar Lake Park plan urged for city council approval
Area environmentalists pressed the Cedar Lake Park expansion to the Cedar Rapids City Council with a 14 year plan costing about 3.2 million dollars. The city would buy 14 shoreline properties and land from Stickle Enterprises funded by a tax increment financing district.
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C.R. Council
Cedar Lake Park
Pam Hinman
Cedar Rapids
Rich Patterson
Indian Creek
H Avenue
Shaver Road
Stickle Enterprises
Two candidates seek Cedar Rapids District 3 school board seat
Incumbent Keith Westercamp and challenger Sharron McElmeel vie for District 3 on the Cedar Rapids school board. Voters in Hiawatha and northeast Cedar Rapids face questions on PPEL and instructional levies, district money management, and public perception as campaigns stress transparency and classroom needs.
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Janet Borheim
Cedar Rapids
Keith Westercamp
Sharron McElmeel
Hiawatha
Westercamp
McElmeel
Local business owner listed at 3612 Timberlane Drive NE
The record identifies an owner and president of Appraisal Associates Co. with a BS from Iowa State University and an MBA from the University of Iowa. He is married to Barth and has four children: Jon 22, Kara 18, Laura 16, and Jeralyn 9.
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Timberlane Drive
Appraisal Associates Co
Iowa State University
University of Iowa
Barth
Jon
Kara
Laura
Jeralyn
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Gazette
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Mark Christian
Mark Pingenot
Vinton
Pingenot
Mount Mercy College
Cedar Lake
Steve Hershner
Alliant Energy
Hershner
Iowa Department of Natural Resources
Dale Todd
C.R
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Fiie
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