Linn County Arsonist Sentenced in Second Degree Case
Christopher Michael Anson, 22, of 613 Third Ave. SW, was sentenced to up to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to second degree arson for a March 26 fire at a southwest side motel. Barry Osborn, 21, also faced first degree arson charges, pleaded guilty to second degree arson later with possible withdrawal of the plea if deferred sentence is not granted. Judge Van Zimmer denied probation, citing lack of amenability to supervision.
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Christopher Michael Anson
Anson
Third Ave
Linn District Court
Barry Alan Osborn
J St
Osborn
van Zimmer
Property taxes due in Linn County reminder notice
Linn County Treasurer Michael Stevenson reminds residents the semiannual property and mobile home tax installment is due. A 1.5 percent penalty applies to payments after Sept 30. Postmarked Sept 30 or earlier are September payments. In person payments at 930 First St SW during office hours may require waiting in line.
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Linn
Michael Stevenson
First St. SW
Stevenson
Officials bristling at pension plan change
Cedar Rapids and other city departments face new IPERS costs for seasonal workers hired for seven months. Officials warn the rule shifts costs to cities, potentially reducing staff or services, while exemptions for students soften the impact but do not avert rising obligations. A compromise is being sought with IPERS to avoid further fiscal strain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lonnie
Cedar Rapids
David Kramer
Recreation Commission
Solid Waste Management
Gloria McMahan
Kirkwood Community College
University of Iowa
IPERS
Dean Dunlap
Kirkwood
Kramer
Dunlap
Greg Cusack
Marion and Linn-Mar Boards Face Merger Deadlock
The two districts seek a joint statement ahead of a hearing on petitions to merge. Marion Board plans discussion at Sept. 28 meeting. Linn-Mar may hold a concurrent session. Grant Wood AEA will review petitions Oct. 7 with potential merger elections. If approved before Nov. 30, new district would start July 1, 1993.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grant Wood Area Education Agency
Neighbors Help Round Up 12 Young Light-Colored Colts
Twelve quarter horses valued at several thousand dollars each escaped from a Linn County pasture Sunday night. Neighbors joined Lori Hanson and her husband Lyle in a four-hour chase five miles from home, with a sheriff deputy aiding. Dennis Duncan helped organize riders after a motorist alerted him. ten colts were found five miles away near Mount Vernon, two in Bertram.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rick Smith
Linn County
Lori Hanson
E. Berry Rd
Hanson
Lyle
Dennis Duncan
Mount Vernon Road
Highway 13
Duncan
Mount Vernon
Mary Beth Hurt Returns to Marshalltown in Shimmer Film
In a Marshalltown scene from Shimmer filmed near Emma's Rooming House, Mary Beth Hurt chats with locals including Tex Supinger as cameras, lights, and sound gear move for the 1993 shoot. Hurt, familiar from The World According to Garp and other works, reconnects with hometown roots while balancing a long acting career.
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Ing
Toledo
Mary Beth Hurt
Mary Beth
Supinger) Hurt
Marshalltown
Jean Seberg
Seberg
Mary Beth Supinger
France
Paul Schrader
Woody Allen
Robin William
Helen Holm
Barbara Hershey
Sam Shepard
William Hurt
New York City
Schrader
Delores
Gazette
Dave Rasdal
Tex” Supinger
Iowa
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Coralville
Johnson County
Jennifer Ginther
Second St
Handicare
Ninth Street
Ann Riley
Ginther
Jason Darin Figg
Figg
Riley
Pension Plan
Marion
Jeff Schott
Otto Preminger
Joan of Arc
St. Joan
North 13Th Street
Supinger
Hayward Valline
White House
Tex
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