Salvage yard owner faces court action over permit
Cedar Rapids Board of Adjustment voted to revoke George Zinser’s 1985 conditional use permit for a salvage yard at 6305 1th St. SW after he allegedly violated terms by expanding beyond a railroad car operation. Zinser plans to challenge the revocation in Linn District Court. he may continue operating until a decision is reached.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heather Sloman Wood
Gazette
George Zinser
Cedar Rapids
Robert Matias
Zinser
Kim Steveley
Local Elections And City Meetings On September 13
Polling places open 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. for school elections. City and county meetings include Cedar Rapids City Council and Linn County supervisors in the morning, Planning Commissions in the evening, plus a Human Resources Advisory Board session and the Electrical Board of Examiners. Music and theater events listed with venues and prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
City Hall
Hiawatha Plan & Zoning Commission
Marion
Project Share funds expand to shelters for homeless
HACAP announces that Project Share money and a 25 percent IE matching donation will cover shelter utility costs up to 1500 dollars, expanding aid beyond weatherization. Catholic Worker House reports monthly electric bills around 180 dollars, with shelters facing high heating and cooling expenses as demand rises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Project Share
Iowa Electric Light and Power Company
HACAP
Don Maniccia
Iowa
Iowa Electric
Maniccia
Fifth Ave
Karen Shields
Shields
United Way Kickoff Draws 1000 at Five Seasons Center
United Way of East Central Iowa launched its 1988 campaign aiming to raise 3 852 128 dollars. About 1 000 supporters and volunteers attended a luncheon at the Five Seasons Center with entertainment from WMT personalities and local student groups. The drive, led by chair Dick Meyocks, runs through November 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Way
East Central
Iowa
Five Seasons Center
Kathy Bergstrom
Dennis“Dukakis” Green
Tim “Bush” Boyle
WMT
Cee
Jefferson High School
West Side
LaSalle High School
Dick Meyocks
Meyocks
Gasoline tests show no traces near Morgan Creek wells
Private wells near the Morgan Creek Park Maintenance Shop tested for gasoline and its components after a leak was found in an underground fuel tank. Samples from seven wells showed no detectible benzene toluene or xylene, with monitoring to determine how far contamination may have spread.
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Dick Hoganszette County Repo
Morgan Creek Park
Stoney Point Rd
State Hygienic Laboratory
Man chases two purse snatchers in Cedar Rapids alley
Cedar Rapids resident Tom Sullivan chased two 18 year old men after they snatched a purse from Kathleen Full at Armstrong's store. He recovered the purse near Armstrong's Sports Center and returned it, while police searched unsuccessfully. Full injured her elbow in the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dave Gosch
Vazette
Tom Sullivan
Cedar Rapids
Armstrong’s
Second Street
Sullivan
Longwood Dr. NE
Second
Third Avenues
Third Streets
Kathleen Full
Mount Vernon Dr
Iowa City
Full
Log Assault Charges Filed Against Two Individuals
Justin Gardner and Alvaro Gomez were charged with assault causing bodily injury. Gardner allegedly struck John Blumer at the East Side Maid-Rite on August 30 and was released to appear in court. Gomez allegedly punched roommate Rosalyn Papakee early Saturday and was released without bond.
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Justin Gardner
A Ave. NE
John Blumer
East Side
Maid-Rite
First Ave. SE
Gardner
Alvaro Gomez
Fifth Ave
Rosalyn Papakee
Teens on BMX bikes rob man on Mount Vernon Road
Three teenage boys on BMX bicycles robbed Clyde Roberts, 18, in the 2200 block of Mount Vernon Road SE. He pursued the robbers, struck a street sign and was treated at St. Luke's Hospital for a forehead bump before being released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Roberts
Mount Vernon Road
Roberts
St. Luke’s Hospital
Burglary Reports at Local Taverns and Yard Storage
Burglars struck Ernie's Avenue Tavern at 69 16th Ave SW stealing about 710 dollars in cash with no sign of forced entry. In a separate theft, E Cohn and Sons at 900 L St SW lost aluminum sheeting valued at 700 dollars from a fenced storage yard during the Thursday night or Friday morning window.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernie’s Avenue Tavern
16Th Ave
E. Cohn and Sons
L St
Drunken Driving Arrests Hit Marion and Surrounding Areas
A2810 list shows multiple drunken driving arrests across several Iowa locales including Marion Coralville Solon Mechanicsville and surrounding roads. Offenses range from first to second and third offenses with timings between Friday night and Sunday night and suspects’ ages and addresses provided.
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Board of Adjustment
Linn District Court
David McManus
Morgan Creek
Tom Hart
Linn Health Department
Hart
Rick Skogman
Skogman
John McIvor
Oelwein
Ronald Lewis
S. Eighth St
12Th Street
Douglas Snitker
Linn Blvd
27Th Avenue
Evelyn Drive
Michael Salmon
Sherbrook Dr
J Avenue
Merlyn Anderson
Delaware
First Avenue
Jill Pierce
Oakland Rd
32Nd Street
Brian Shada
Center Point
County Road
E-16
Schultz Road
Michael Weber
Mechanicsville
Fredric Wissing
Belding
Mich
Harold Hill Jr
Coralville
Scott Osborn
Solon
DeWayne Downs
Park Towne Apartments
McKinley Street
Kim Schulte
Ely Rd
Third Street
Gary Chaney
Sixth St
Sixth Street
33Rd Avenue
Danny Fatka
32Nd St
Wilder Drive
Bertram Road
Robert Bowker
16Th St
Fourth Street
Eves
Lindale Mall
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