Linn County panel OKs Squaw Creek road and park plans
The Linn County Conservation Board approved a new road plan circling Squaw Creek Park along a proposed lake to reach a new picnic area and approved site plans for a playground and shelters. Construction depends on Iowa Conservation Commission approval and federal funding. A trail advisory board was formed to boost Cedar Valley Nature Trail development and address passing over the road options near Lafayette.
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Squaw Creek Park
Linn County Conservation Board
Marion
George Hamilton
Linn County Board
Iowa Conservation Commission
Hamilton
Conservation Board
Linn County Board of Supervisors
Cedar Valley
Center Point
Lafayette
Linn County Supervisors
Conservation and Engineering
Route 2
Healy Scholarships Awarded to Two ISU Students
Two Cedar Rapids students at Iowa State University received Dennis Healy Memorial Scholarships worth over $1,000 each. Robert M. Barta and Michael R. North, seniors in Fisheries and Wildlife Biology, were honored at the Eastern Iowa Ducks Unlimited dinner in Cedar Rapids. Each grant covers one year of tuition at ISU totaling $1,040.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa State University
Dennis Healy
Robert M. ‘Barta
Michael R. North
ISU
Ames
Eastern Iowa
Ducks Unlimited
Stouffer’s Grand Ballroom
Richard and Frieda North
Seeley Ave
Louis Best
Adair County
Linn County Supervisor Candidate Blasts Board Management
Emil L. Novak, Republican candidate for Linn County supervisor, told the Linn County Republican Women’s Club Tuesday that residents are concerned about poor management by the current Board of Supervisors. He cited mismanagement in Linn County government business and said residents are asking many questions.
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Emil L. Novak
Linn County
Republican Women’s Club
Linn County Board of Supervisors
Questions Raised on Jail Site Title by Board of Supervisors
Novak questions why voters were not informed that the county lacked title to all land on May's Island before the jail bond vote. He asks why legal counsel was not used to conduct a title search and why the board did not know. He concludes concerns about board performance.
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May’s Island
Novak
Board of Supervisors
Two Men Arrested in Modeler Hobby Shop Burglaries
Cedar Rapids police arrested David L. Hegland and Mark A. Cain, both 20, on two counts each of second degree burglary after a search warrant yielded televisions, video games, a stereo, slot cars and a radio controlled motorcycle and transmitter from The Modeler shop at 410 Second Ave SE. The burglaries occurred June 22 and July 20, according to a Linn County complaint.
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Cedar Rapids
Modeler Hobby Shop
Second Ave. SE
David L. Hegland
Mark A. Cain
Linn County
City Council weighs opening I 380 42nd Street interchange
Cedar Rapids officials debate a fall opening of the I 380 42nd Street NE interchange to relieve Northwood Knolls traffic. Proponents cite petitions and higher traffic counts, while opponents warn of pedestrian conflicts and pledge to honor the existing agreement until Highway 100 connects to Edgewood Road.
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Dick Hogan
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Department of Transportation
42Nd Street
Hiawatha
Wayne Murdock
Murdock
Gazette
Northwood Knolls
Mel Meyer
Meyer
the Gazette
Canney
Edgewood Road
Rockwell
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John Mclivor
Linn County Humane Society
Mount Vernon Road
Highway 13
Squaw Creek
Get Conservation Board OK
Barta
Richard and
Shirley Barta
J Street
National Science Foundation
Konza Prairie
Kan
Forney Lake
Iowa
Alaska
Seattle
Pacific Northwest
C.R
Elvis
Nasional Kitchen
Gath
Friedl
Mt. Vernon Road
S.E. Cedar Rapids
Edgewood
Schaefer
Bergen
IDOT
42Nd
Delaney
Channel Comment
TV Vision
Western
Wellington
Stovepipe Top
Third Avenue
ASTRO
Bank Americaid
Union Made
Park & Shop
Ishoeers
Sears
Sharon Beatty
Palo
Nutri System
Center Pt. Rd
Dubuque
Clinton
Iowa City
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