Primary question delays date for campaign signs
Cedar Rapids candidates may wait another week to place yard signs as Linn County auditors rely on an assistant attorney's opinion that signs cannot appear before a confirmed primary. Only two nomination filings exist as deadlines approach, with more mayors and parks commissioners seeking posts. Yard signs require property owner permission and cannot exceed 32 square feet.
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Cedar Rapids
Linda Langenberg
Linn County
Langenberg
No surprises in Linn County school board canvass
Linn County supervisors reviewed last Tuesday's Cedar Rapids and North Linn school elections. Ballot totals changed little from election night with minor shifts in District 2 and District 3 tallies and no changes to the Cedar Rapids franchise results.
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Linn Board of Supervisors
Cedar Rapids
Linda Nassif Teague
Drew Fairchild
Irene Leonard
Leonard
Mary Ann Kucera
Patrick Courtney
Susan McDermott
Darrell McReynolds
Noelridge
Squaw Creek
Green Valley
Iowa-Illinois Gas and Electric Co
Marion
North Linn
James Haughenbury
Margaret L
Peg
Linn
Haughenburg
North
Linn gets HUD grant for Project Self Sufficiency in Linn County
Linn County will receive 108900 dollars from HUD for Project Self-Sufficiency to fund 25 Section 8 housing slots and a yearlong program of housing, transportation, counseling, and job training. Linn Health Center director Madge Phillips notes the grant extends beyond year one and supports single parents moving off welfare.
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Linn County
Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
Iowa
Charles Grassley
Linn County Health Center
Madge Phillips
Linn Health Center
Phillips
Cedar Rapids
Kirkwood Community College
Rockwell-Collins
Aldi Foods to open third Cedar Rapids area store
Aldi Foods Inc. plans a November opening for the former Me Too store at 903 First Ave. SW after leasing and partial demolition. The Burlington company chose the Marion site to reach an unserved area, with six to eight employees to be hired for the new location.
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First Ave
Aldi Foods Inc
Aldi
Vern Frazier
Marion
Harold Becker
Cedar Rapids
Blairs Ferry Road
Frazier
Nash Finch
Two Cedar Rapids men charged with robbery over marijuana theft
Phillip Whiteside and Daniel Morgan, both in Linn County Jail on first degree robbery charges, allegedly brandished a handgun during a Thursday evening home invasion to steal marijuana from Peter and Teresa Vratney. A 17-year-old was involved and a vehicle stop led to arrests and seizure of marijuana.
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Cedar Rapids
Phillip Whiteside
L St. SW
Daniel Morgan
Bever Ave
Linn County
Whiteside
Morgan
Peter and
Teresa Vratney
Marion Briefs Ad Contact Numbers
Short notice for placing ads in the Marion Gazette briefs invites readers to call 398 8234 or toll free 1 800 332 7976 for advertising space.
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Marion
Burglars Steal Truck and Tools From Schwitters Site
Police report an overnight break in at Schwitters Inc. 4201 16th Ave SW. A pickup truck was stolen to haul loot including cases of pop a snowblower and more than 2500 dollars in tools. Burglars also took tools and a glass door from a duplex under construction at 2011 Linmar Dr NE.
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Schwitters Inc
16Th Ave
Linmar Dr. NE
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Denver Dillard
Ginsberg
New York
U.S
Downton Saturda
2Nd St
Armstrong
Jerry Long
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Pizzaah
Choice Restaurants, Inc
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D.D. Stierwalt
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