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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1985
Page
2
A traffic consultant told the Marion City Council that reversing ten and twelve street sections in downtown Marion to two way would cost about fifty thousand dollars. The report appears in Metro section page 8A.
Marion mother Diane Phillips Caton and her son Justin Caton designed and created an 80 by 110 inch quilt for Project Art at the Carver Pavilion Links in Iowa City. The quilt, exhibited high on a wall, was stolen over the weekend. They have posted alerts and ask for the public’s help to recover the artwork and prevent its sale.
After 20 years the new Highway 151 stretch linking Homestead to Little Amana will open Thursday at 10 am, making all main access roads to the Amana Colonies paved. Businesses report mixed summer disruptions from detours but expect a boost with improved traffic flow through South Amana, West Amana, High Amana, Middle Amana and Amana.
The Iowa Rail Finance Authority postponed action on Heartland Rail Corp.’s request to defer a 15 million dollar state loan for two years to upgrade tracks. Transportation officials will negotiate over the next week and revisit the issue later this month. Les Holland of the DOT said the aim is to work out the best deal.
John Frank Roth of Bennett was sentenced Monday in Cedar County District Court at Tipton after pleading guilty to going armed with intent. The Gazette corrects a Benton County misstatement and notes an exemption for building permits on 35 acres or more outside incorporated areas.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette established in 1883 by The Gazette Company publishes daily and Sunday at 500 Third Avenue SE Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406. Postal and subscription terms include carrier and mail rates with area restrictions as to mail delivery and AP republication rights.
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