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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1982
Page
12
Wayne Flockhart maneuvers an old mower around tree trunks while mowing grass at Lincoln Community High School in Stanwood Ohio.
IDOT Cedar Rapids district engineer Robert Henely announced plans for Highway 100 to proceed along the railroad right of way from Center Point Road NE to Edgewood Road NE. Endangered fringed gentian was found and mitigation work will be set by the Iowa Conservation Commission. If all goes as hoped the road could open in 1984 with related I-380 interchanges updated. a public meeting will follow on route, plant preservation, and other issues.
Iowa City Johnson County District Court blocked Towncrest Mobile Home Court and Sales Co from imposing new leases and rent hikes. The order comes as part of a lawsuit filed in February by six association members. 51 tenants at the 64-unit park are involved. A trial is tentatively set for Sept. 27 with eviction notices halted for now.
A survey by the Chicago Title Insurance Company shows one in four homes sold last year was new, up from one in seven in 1977. The 1981 figures mark the fifth straight year that new home sales climbed as a share of total home sales.
Iowa City officials abandoned a plan to run SEATS vans to shuttle pilots and passengers to the terminal before Hawkeyes home games due to trouble securing affordable liability insurance. Airport Manager Fred Zehr will instead hold an orientation seminar for cab drivers and deploy a traffic patrol at the runway intersection for game day operations.
Iowa City junior high girls basketball coach Sandra Bowton sues the Iowa City Community School District claiming improper termination procedures after her contract at Northwest Junior High in Coralville was not renewed. The action notes she was denied a hearing and asserts the 1982-83 contract remains valid. Bowton, 37, has been a district employee over eight years and previously resigned as West High varsity coach after disciplinary concerns.
A 34 year old rural Manchester man, John Hutchinson, was arrested Friday at 5 p.m. on a charge of fourth degree theft after a search warrant at a farm residence yielded suspected stolen property. A second search at a Manchester residence recovered property valued over 1000 dollars and a substantial quantity of marijuana. a second suspect remained at large.
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