Fire destroys vacant half of South First Ave building Iowa City
Investigators pursue a cause after a Sunday fire on South First Avenue damaged the empty half of a commercial building behind Eastdale Plaza. The blaze started around 5 02 am attended by 32 firefighters from Iowa City Coralville West Branch Hills North Liberty and burned the roof area. Ten residents evacuated from nearby apartments with Red Cross aid and MidAmerican Energy cut electricity. Mabel's Bardello & Eatery suffered heavy water damage and the site remains unsafe with no injuries reported.
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Stutzman
Mabel
Bardello & Eatery
First Ave
S. First Ave
Fire Department
MidAmerican Energy
American
Benjamin Chait
Iowa City
Mabel’s
New day care opens in Van Horne area
Bree Ealy 22 of Newhall becomes director of Early Beginnings a new day care center in Van Horne Benton County opening Oct 2. The center owned by Ealy’s stepfather Charlie Stark and uncle Steve Vargasson will serve 45 children with rooms for toddlers infants and pre schoolers and provide meals and after school care. Call (319) 228 8808 for information.
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Bree Ealy
Newhall
Early Beginnings
van Horne
Ealy
Kirkwood Community College
Cedar Rapids
Benton County
Blairstown
Linn-Mar board approves out of district enrollment request
Gazette staff report says Linn-Mar school board chair Mark Klopfenstein requested to enroll his oldest child in another district. The board approved the open enrollment, allowing his daughter to attend a Marion school.
Linn-Mar Seeks Open Enrollment From Linnmar School District
The Marion school board plans to discuss a request to enroll 14 year old Jaclyn in Marion for freshman year. Linn-Mar board member Mark Klopfenstein says only that the request is for personal reasons. Linn-Mar notes many open enrollments occur when space and requirements are met, with past year figures of 385 out and 166 in.
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Jaclyn
Marion
Klopfenstein
Linn-Mar
Marion district to elect officers and review police partnership
The Marion Independent School District holds its annual organizational meeting to elect officers and assign board members to standing committees. A proposed agreement with the Marion Police Department includes a police resource officer in the district. The session starts at 7 p.m. in the administrative boardroom at 777 S. 15th St. Marion.
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I.C
By Jim Jacobson
Red Cross
Tara Gavin
Linda Rind
John Oaks
Mabel's
Oral B
Procter & Gamble
Coralville
West Branch
Hills
North Liberty
Gazette
Kristophere’ Owens
Linnmar
Mark Klopfenstein
the Gazette
SOR Pharmacies
Seventh Avenue
Johnson Ave
Marion School Board
C.R
Willis Dady
Fourth Ave. SE
Alburnett High School
Eddyville-Blakes
Independence
Waterloo West
Central City
Eddyville
Blakesburg
Crestwood
West
Des Moines Valley
Clear Creek Amana
Oxford
Hummer
Craig Okerberg
Automotive Parts
Washington
Cathy Burdock
Bloomfield
Bruce
Chris
East Side Sports
Blairs Ferry Rd
Cedar Ranids
Etter
Ned Alow
Ibew Union Hall
Wiley Blvd
Kurt Warner
Dostals Catering
Zeller
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