Linn County Eyes Penford Building Sale 1.8 Million Offer
Public hearing scheduled at 7 tonight at the Linn County Administrative Office Building discusses Penford Products bid to buy the 930 First St. SW property. Acceptance would trigger a November 7 referendum on a bond issue to cover about half the cost of a new building. County supervisors plan to act Wednesday on the offer.
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Linn County Administrative
First St
Penford Products
Penford
Amana teen dies in Belle Plaine crash
Wendy Jo Schulze aged 16 of Amana died at the scene when a two car crash south of Belle Plaine on Highway 212 near 21. Tim Allie 18 of Belle Plaine was hospitalized in fair condition after the head on collision. Kyle Huxford 21 of Marengo and Sarah Demeulenaere 17 of Hartwick suffered minor injuries. Allie and Schulze were not wearing seat belts.
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Wendy Jo Schulze
Amana
Belle Plaine
Iowa
James Slockett
Schulze
Tim Allie
Stockett
Allie
Kyle Huxford
Marengo
Sarah Demeulenaere
Hartwick
St. Luke’s Hospital
Mount Vernon Motorcycle Crash Stabilizes Woman
Waverly woman Mary Hough 47 remains in stable condition after a Sunday crash in Mount Vernon. She rode as a passenger on a motorcycle driven by husband Robert Hough 51 when a westbound car driven by Stephen Prelipp 51 from Cedar Rapids hit the bike at a stop sign. Prelipp and Hough avoided serious injuries. Mary was hospitalized at Mercy Medical Center.
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Mount Vernon
Mary Hough
Robert Hough
Highway 1
Stephen Prelipp
43Rd St. SE
Cedar Rapids
Prelipp
Mercy Medical Center
Iowa Man Pleads Guilty to Harassment in Mabel Case
In Winneshiek County Iowa Charles O Starks 56 of Mabel Minn pleaded guilty to harassment after an indecent exposure charge against him involving a cow at the Winneshiek County Fair was dismissed He received 120 days in jail with 60 suspended plus one year unsupervised probation No contact with the Karlsbroten family and medication requirements were ordered
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Winneshiek County
Charles O. Starks
Starks
Mabel
Minn
Virginia Karlsbroten
Dennis
Karlsbroten
Pence theft trial delayed for lack of judge
The fourth degree theft trial of Johnson County roads employee Charles Pence is postponed as no judge is available. Pence, 31, of 3187 Wapsi Ave, is accused of taking scrap metal from a county contract site, selling it, and keeping 208 dollars. He also faces a non felonious conduct in office charge for an August 1994 incident.
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Johnson County Roads
Charles Pence
Pence
Wapsi Ave
Grady Re-elected Linn-Mar School Board President
Paula Grady was re-elected president of the Linn-Mar school board at its organizational meeting Monday. Craig Eilbert was elected vice president. Grady won a third three year term in last week’s elections. Newcomer Mark Klopfenstein defeated incumbent James Green and was sworn in.
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Paula Grady
Linn-Mar
Craig Eilbert
Grady
Mark Klopfenstein
James Green
Peak alcohol level cited in Garofalo death case at Iowa City
Medical examiner reports Garofalo's blood alcohol may have peaked at 0.25 to 0.30 eight hours before his death from pulmonary edema after inhaling vomit. Garofalo, 19, a University of Iowa transfer student from Elgin Illinois, was found Sept. 8 at Lambda Chi Alpha house.
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Lyle Muller
Johnson County
Iowa City
Matthew Garofalo
Iowa
Garofalo
University of Iowa
Elgin
Ill
Lambda Chi Alpha
N. Clinton St
Lambda Chi
Victor Edwards
Edwards
Elementary schools tighten building safety policy enforced
The College Community district locks all but main entrances at Prairie Heights Prairie View and Prairie Crest during the day and requires visitor passes from offices. A surveillance camera planned for Prairie Heights is not yet active, costing about 1000 dollars, amid concerns from parents about hallway access at dismissal.
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Prairie Heights
Prairie View
Prairie Crest
David Brauhn
Painter paints Vinton mural for fall festival
Decorah artist Carl Homstad starts a 42 by 60 foot mural on Vinton's east wall guiding a turn of the century Minne Estema Park scene. The project, funded by local groups and arts grants, aims for a 1909 postcard look by Oct 7 as the Historical Society hosts its festival.
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INTON
Carl Homstad
Decorah
Vinton
First Avenue
Minne Estema Park
Carl
Donna Lunstrum
Historical Society
Iowa
Iowa Arts Council
National Endowment For the Arts
Jack
Virginia Milroy
Donna
Tilford Academy
Milroys
White Plume
Cedar River
Minne Estema
Homstad
Debut of Cedar Rapids Electric Bus Delayed for Faulty Part
Five Seasons Transportation delays the first heavy duty electric transit bus debut after a faulty oil circulation part prevents starting. The 36 passenger bus, powered by 112 12 volt batteries, will run 60 to 80 miles per charge and costs are about 10 percent of diesel. The project is funded by federal money up to 9 million with city IES Industries and Westinghouse Electric supplying 750000. More electric buses and a diesel-hybrid will join the test.
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Douglas Neumann
Five Seasons Transportation
Cedar Rapids
Bill Hoekstra
City of
IES Industries Inc
Westinghouse Electric Corp
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