Eastern Iowa men convicted in large meth ring case
Phillip Emmert Charles Shannon and John Miller were convicted by a federal jury in Des Moines of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine across Iowa California Utah and Texas from 1985 to this year. Shannon and Miller earned additional drug charges. Sentences range from 10 years to life with sentencing set for November 27. They are detained without bond.
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Iowa
Phillip “Flopp
Emmert
Lone Tree
Charles Edward Shannon
Hazleton
John Michael Miller
Oelwein
Des Moines
California
Utah
Texas
Gene Shepard
U.S
Shannon
Miller
Cedar Rapids appoints interim Civil Rights Director
Cedar Rapids Personnel Director Bill Holtz becomes interim Civil Rights Commission chief while a permanent appointee is sought. He will split duties, with no extra pay, as Mayor Serbousek expects a hire within two months amid 27 applicants.
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Cedar Rapids
Bill Holtz
Civil Rights Commission
Holtz
Larry Serbouse
Jonathan Clarkson
Bill Vaughn
Serbousek
Commission
Tommy Tucker
City
FMC
Tucker
Ferguson to lead Cedar Rapids holiday parade
Olympic diver Kent Ferguson will return to Cedar Rapids to serve as grand marshal of the downtown parade on November 21. The 29 year old, who placed fifth in Barcelona, will ride with his parents. Parade theme is Holidays in the Heartland and will feature a 9 30 a m start broadcast by KCRG TV.
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Kent Ferguson
Cedar Rapids
Ferguson
John
Joyce Ferguson
Barcelona
Spain
Kcrg-Tv
Channel 9
YWCA
Fifth St. SE
Parade
David Vollmar
Vollmar
Deb Gray
The
Gazette and
Center Cellular
Grant boosts Wellington Heights housing projects in Cedar Rapids
Metro area officials announce a $500000 HOME program grant to MAHP for six single family homes and a $300000 loan to rehab 20 rental units in the Coe Mount Vernon neighborhood. Cedar Rapids city also secures $425000 in HOME funds for homeownership and rental aid and a $30000 modular housing grant.
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Lonnie Zingula
Cedar Rapids
MAHP
Coe-Mount Vernon
Wellington Heights
Mound View
First Avenue
Schoen-Clark
Four Oaks
Hawkeye Area
Department of Housing and Urban Development
HOPE
Iowa Finance Authority
Don Salyer
William Court NW
Jousting Event Brings Medieval Life to Cedar Rapids
About 300 participants of the Society for Creative Anachronism will joust on May's Island in Cedar Rapids during the Captain of the Ford Tournament. The event includes a coronation for the Kingdom of Calontir with two University of Iowa graduates crowned monarchs, and features members from Deodar and Shadowdale chapters.
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Lonnie
Deb Hense
Deodar
Veterans Auditorium
University of Iowa
David
Carole Putz
Lawrence
Kan
Kingdom of
Calontir
Iowa
Kansas
Missouri
Nebraska
Arkansas
SCA
Cedar Rapids
Hense
Defense seeks change of venue in Wright murder case
Joseph Hopkins Jr. plans to mount a defense of drug intoxication and diminished responsibility in the first degree murder case over 17 year old Destiny Dawn Wright. Attorneys request moving the Nov 16 trial from Linn County and suppressing police statements as evidence citing alleged rights violations and coercion.
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Sixth Ave
Hopkins
Chicago
Moline
Cedar Rapids
Wright
Iowa
Linn County
Denver Dillard
Cedar Rapids opens large medical waste facility
The Iowa Medical Waste Reduction Center in southwest Cedar Rapids received final state authorization, enabling local disposal of treated infectious waste. The $800,000 hospital alliance owned plant plans to process up to 5 million pounds yearly, replacing out-of-state incineration for regional hospitals.
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C.R
Lonnie Zingula
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Medical Waste Reduction Center
41St Ave. Dr. SW
State Department of Natural Resources
DNA Solid Waste
Paul
John Havens
VHA Iowa
Havens
St. Luke’s Hospital
Covenant Medical Center
Waterloo
Delaware County Memorial Hospital
Manchester
Finley Hospital
Dubuque
Grinnell General Hospital
Grinnell
Jackson County Public Hospital
Maquoketa
Sartori Memorial Hospital
Cedar Falls
Mercy Medical Center
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East Iowa Journal
City Council
Bill Hoekstra
Armstrong’s Department
First Street
Berkeley
Calif
Jim
Pat Hoge
12Th St. NE
Noland
Western
Europe
Kateryn de Develyn
Nancy Baumgartner
Duane Rohovit
Rock Island County
Joseph Hopkins Jr
Lundy
Medica
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