Voters face split precincts amid Cedar Rapids school elections
Cedar Rapids Precinct 1 residents vote at two different polling sites due to a split between the Cedar Rapids Community and College Community school districts. Most Precinct 1 residents in College Community vote at Grant Wood Area Education Agency, while Cedar Rapids Community precinct voters use Grant Wood area. The two districts border each other, share Cedar Rapids headquarters, and span Linn and Johnson counties.
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Cedar Rapids
Linn County Elections Office
College Community School District
Cedar Rapids Precinct 1
Cedar Rapids Community District
Grant
College Community
Grant Wood Area Education Agency
Linn-Mar veterans retain board seats in election
Incumbents held on Linn-Mar board with Lumir Dostal Jr A H Coles and Darwin Kohl elected in uncontested Linn-Mar races. Marion district elected Roene Cammack Darrell Helgens and Tom Begley to three year terms. Voters approved selling an unused A Avenue lot.
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Marion Independent School Board
Linn-Mar
Ken Hoffman
Eldon Wohlleben
28Th Ave
Arthur Christofferson
Oakwood Ave
Wohlleben
Hofmann
Linn- Mar
Lumir Dostal Jr
Route 2
A.H. Coles
Devonshire Drive
Darwin Kohl
Marion
Roene Cammack
Parkview
Burglars Grab Liquor Cigarettes At Local Tavern
Police report a Labor Day weekend burglary at Players Palace 321 Ninth Ave SE Cedar Rapids. Entry was gained by prying a metal door. 29 cartons of cigarettes and 60 bottles of assorted spirits were stolen, plus wine beer and rum totaling over 900 dollars. An unknown cash loss from a pool table coin box is also noted.
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Players Palace
Ninth Ave
Howes and Dennis win Cedar Rapids school board seats
Incumbent Wayne Howes and Joyce Dennis won Cedar Rapids Community School Board posts on Tuesday. Howes secured District No 1. Dennis took an at large seat and will replace Robert Weinhardt who did not seek re election. Voters approved selling Eisenhower and Hayes school properties. turnout was 5,027 of 63,743 eligible. Dennis cited cost control and high school expectations as priorities.
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Cedar Rapids
Eisenhower
Hayes
Wayne Howes
Bever Ave
Joyce Dennis
Weing Road
Howes
Dennis
Robert
Weinhardt
Gazette
Gerry Loupee
H. Johan Eschbach
Dennis Usher
Kenneth Barger
Robert Hintz Jr
Philip Lewis
46Th St
D St
Incumbents Retain Seats in College Community Elections
One incumbent lost by 69 votes while another won a third term. Mary Chalupsky unseated Ron Nove for District 4 with 479 votes to Nove’s 410. Richard Harger won re election in Route 2 Cedar Rapids with 544 votes to Marcia Engel’s 332. Chalupsky vows open communication and citizen input while Harger aims to lift district morale. Overall turnout reached 893 of 4,812 eligible voters.
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College Community School Board
Mary Chalupsky
Fairfax
Ron Nove
Nove
Richard Harger
Cedar Rapids
Marcia Engel
Chalupsky
Harger
College
Marion board race tests teachers clash turnout
In Marion Iowa only 624 of 6745 eligible voters cast ballots for three seats on the Marion Independent school board. Roene Cammack won with 329 votes, followed by Darrell Helgens and Tom Begley. Several teacher-backed candidates faced criticism over an anti-teacher campaign.
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Marion Independent School Board
Clair Strempke
Roene Cammack
Tom Begley
Darrell Helgens
Patty Jo Turner
E. Jon Tracy
Dottie Romine
Linda Costello
Marion
Begley
Helgens
Costello
Romine
Strempke
Cammack
Tracy
Turner
Bill Huntoon
Kirkwood Community College
Anamosa
Linn County School Board Election Results Summary
Linn County voters elected at large and district trustees in multiple communities. Alburnett David Yeoman defeated David Kirk 229 to 151 for at large. Center Point unopposed Jon Sholes 52 votes and Gary Tiss 60 votes were elected at large. Central City Richard Mettler 102 and write-in David Robinson 68 won at large, Darlene Duckett defeated with 42 votes. Lisbon Philip Owen 208 over David Albany 81 for one year. Madeline Sperry 169 over William Montgomery 127 for three years. Ap at large Keith Morningstar 178. David Prasil 99 and Harold Heidemann 23 defeated. Mount Vernon W.C. Harrison unopposed with 352. Middie Morf 288 for one year over Barb Neal 99 and David Ballstaedt 50. North Linn Kent Neighbor unopposed 274. Jack Andrews 158 at large over Robert Michael Krob 68, Roger Robinson 57, Joe Ward 60. Springville two at large J. W. Robertson 63 and Richard Young 62, unopposed.
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Alburnett
David Yeoman
David Kirk
Center Point Consolidated
Jon Sholes
Gary Tiss
Central City
Richard Mettler
David Robinson
Darlene Duckett
Lisbon
Philip Owen
David Albany
Madeline Sperry
William Montgomery
Keith Morningstar
David Prasil
Harold Heidemann
Mount Vernon
W.C. Harrison
Middie Morf
Barb Neal
David Ballstaedt
Thomas Ipson
North Linn
Kent Neighbor
Jack Andrews
Robert Michael Krob
Roger Robinson
Joe Ward
Springville
J.W. Robertson
Richard Young
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Sazette
Tom Merryma
Liz Bina
Sandy
Center Point
Linn County
Johnson County
Eldon Wohlieben
Rapids
Night Gazette
Harding Junior High
Marion District
Linn
Cedar Rapids-Marion
Rallu
Meter Ag
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