Former Lisbon Mayor to Face 15 Charges in Linn County
Businessman Steve Goldin, 50, will be arraigned in Linn County District Court on 15 charges including 11 counts of bribing Cedar Rapids Public Works managers. The case spans 1989 to 1994 involving 1.3 million dollars in city business and 235 bribes totaling about 121 thousand dollars. Five former city workers also face related state charges.
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Lisbon
Steve Goldin
Linn County
Cedar Rapids
Goldin
Cedar Rapids Public Works Department
Intertrade Chemical Inc
Cedar Rapids Seed
U.S. District Court
Cedar Rapids Public Works
Boy Seeks Focus After 34 500 Volt Substation Injury
Marion boy Adam Slater 10 remained in critical condition at University Hospitals Iowa City two days after he and an 11 year old friend climbed a six foot fence with barbed wire at a substation. He touched transformer equipment and burst into flames as rescuers found him severely burned. Police say the incident was a high voltage shock likened to lightning. Adam is the son of Marty and Wanda Slater of Marion.
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Adam Slater
Marion
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Adam
Hanna Park
Marty
Wanda Slater
Hillview Dr
Smoke from cornfield fire triggers I-80 pileup near Ladora
Smoke from a cornfield fire near Ladora drifted onto I-80 on Monday afternoon. Firefighters responded at 3:25 p.m. to the Ronald Mohr farm four miles south of town as up to eight cars were involved in a crash. No injuries were reported and the cause remained undetermined.
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Ladora
Richard Chittick
Ronald Mohr
State Patrol
Forum Five State and County Candidates at Mount Vernon High
Eight candidates for state and county offices will take part in a 7:30 PM forum at Mount Vernon High School in the Home Economics Room. Sponsored by the League of Women Voters Mount Vernon Lisbon, the slate includes Dvorsky Dalton Foege Perry Dostal Hubler Kane and Burian.
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Mount Vernon High School
League of Women Voters of
Mount Vernon-Lisbon
Robert Dvorsky
Rosie Dalton
Bo Foege
Kenneth Perry
Lumir Dostal
Craig Hubler
Pat Kane
Mark Burian
Judge Denies Separate Trials for Garza in Murder Case
Linn County District Court Judge David Remley denied Garza's request for separate trials on multiple charges including first degree murder, kidnapping, and two counts of sexual abuse. Garza, 32, faces trial November 7 in Webster City after the case moved from Cedar Rapids due to pretrial publicity.
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Dick Hogan Gazette
Ruben Garza
David Remley
Linn County District Court
Remley
Garza
Marion
Webster City
Cedar Rapids
Vega
Capper
David Thinnes
Lucier
Thinnes
Humbling Harvest as Community Rallies for Ill Farmer
Dick Bean, a 50 year old Iowa farmer battling esophageal cancer, receives extraordinary help from 190 acres of corn harvesters. Fourteen combines and numerous tractors converge on his field with 108 volunteers feeding lunch, finishing in hours what would take weeks. Community members at Conroy Farmers Cooperative close the grain elevator to honor his need and offer support.
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Onroy Dick Bean
Barb
Dick Bean
Conroy Farmers’ Cooperative
Dave Pruess
Dick’s
Child passenger found after bus crash probe in Linn County
Linn County deputies used a Cedar Rapids police helicopter and search dogs to locate a baby after a single vehicle crash on Highway 30. Geri Clancy, 30, of 416 17th St. SE, was injured and taken to Mercy Medical Center with head injuries. An empty car seat prompted fears of a missing child until the baby was found at a babysitter’s home.
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Gazette
Linn County
Cedar Rapids
Sheriff's Department
Geri Clancy
17Th St. SE
Clancy
Mercy Medical Center
United Express realigning flights at Cedar Rapids airport
Air Wisconsin plans to pull out of Cedar Rapids on February 8 but United Express will add two daily Cedar Rapids to Chicago flights and move service to Moline. United also ends service to Moline and Peoria plus other cities. Nine airlines remain serving Cedar Rapids with 16 daily Chicago flights. Air Wisconsin employs seven Cedar Rapids workers who may transfer based on seniority.
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Lonnie Zingula
Cedar Rapids
Air Wisconsin Airlines Corp
United Express
Chicago
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Air Wisconsin
Geoffrey Crowley
United Airlines
United
American Eagle
Northwest
TWA
TWA Express
US Air Express
Chicago Express
Comair
Crowley
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Susan Vega
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Harold Joseph
Charlie Rathjen
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St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Williamsburg
Conroy
Dave
Iowa
Dave Rasdal
the Gazette
Ramblin
Judy Capper
Airport Commission
Frank Magid
Moline
Peoria
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