City candidates file papers shaping Cedar Rapids races
Several candidates filed nomination papers for Cedar Rapids city offices as the 5 p.m. deadline approached. Mayoral candidates include Charles Naaktgeboren and incumbent Donald Canney, with others named for safety, finance, parks, and public improvements commissioners.</s>
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Charles L. Naaktgeboren
Belmont Parkway
Naaktgeboren
Lee’s Skelly Station
First Ave
Public Improvements
Richard Phillips
Timothy V. Nemec
Second St
Richard D. Smith
20Th St
Stanislaus Reinis
Robert H. Jamison Sr
Eighth St. NW
Edward C. Lynn
35Th St. NE
Hal Schaefer
Sheila Chapman
Bever Ave. SE
Colton Endorses Public Safety Reforms and Appointments
Eldon Colton a Cedar Rapids attorney and resident for 32 years argues that all public safety departments fall under the public safety commissioner. He cites 20 years of legal practice and his first term achievements including appointing Police Chief Gareth Clift traffic control improvements noise and animal control ordinances and enforcement measures such as backlogs and fire zoning procedures plus new police pre training for recruits.
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Eldon Colton
Cedar Rapids
Public Safety Commissioner
Gareth Clift
Colton and Bergen Outline City Crime Reduction Plan
Rapid department strength remains while youth diversion and school liaison programs are adopted. Colton seeks legislative tweaks to the Juvenile Code and a neighborhood team policing pilot to cut crime. Bergen, a Cedar Rapids native, highlights Air Force service and local civic roles in his profile.
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U.S. Air Force
Bergen
Cedar Rapids
McKinley High School
Sears, Roebuck
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Metro Credit Union
Municipal Employees Association
Hanford Post No. 5
American Legion
Cedar Hills
Booster Club
South Side
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Bergen Files for Safety Commission Post
Floyd Bergen, planning administrative assistant, filed papers today to head the safety commission. He pledged to coordinate city departments and public interests, stressing council unity and experience to serve residents effectively.
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Bergen
Injunction Dissolved in Unity Center Dispute Cedar Rapids
In Linn County Iowa the temporary injunction blocking Elizabeth Edwards from withdrawing church funds was dissolved after a closing agreement. Three members Hazel Ramer Bertha Dutton and John Dinter filed the suit alleging Edwards planned to sell church property and move funds for non Unity uses while disposition of assets remains under court consideration.
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Linn District Court
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Edwards
Canada
Cedar Rapids Gazette Public Notices and Details
The Cedar Rapids Gazette established 1883 lists address at 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406 and subscription rates by carrier and mail. It notes AP exclusive rights for local news and AP dispatches.
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Garder Seeks Cedar Rapids Safety Commissioner Post
Thomas Gardner, filing safety commissioner papers, criticizes eight years of city turmoil. He cites widespread crime outside the downtown area and pledges to extend safety efforts citywide if elected.
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Thomas Gardner
Safety Commissioner
Gardner
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids youth to face trial on three check charges
George Burnley, 18, of 508 Ninth St. SW, is scheduled for trial in U.S. District Court on three counts tied to a stolen Treasury check. He allegedly forged and cashed a $741 check made out to Jerold Peterson from the mail. Burnley pleaded innocent Thursday and remains free on a personal recognizance bond.
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Ninth St. SW
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Burnley
Jerold Peterson
Vehicle Theft Charge Filed Against Local Suspect
Richard E. Thompson age 18 of 2550 28th Ave Marion was charged with larceny of a motor vehicle. Deputies arrested him on a Linn District Court warrant and released him after arraignment. details of the charge were not immediately available.
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28Th Ave
Marion
Linn
Linn District Court
Weather forecast and river stages for small towns
Highs mid to upper 60s with lows mid 40s and a chance of rain Saturday clearing Sunday. Coralville Lake and Mississippi river levels show several cites with rises or missing dam readings across LaCrosse Lansing Guttenberg Dubuque Davenport Keokuk and Cedar Rapids.
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Spina Bifida Walk Planned In Hiawatha
A Walk for Spina Bifida is set for Saturday in Hiawatha and Cedar Rapids starting at 8 a.m. at Tucker Park Hiawatha. Sponsors include the Hiawatha Jaycees Hardee s restaurants Sigma Nu Coe College and the Spina Bifida Association of Iowa. Call Dennis Roman at 393 5130 to participate or sponsor.
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Cedar Rapids
Tucker Park
United States
Hiawatha Jaycees
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Weekly Hours Window From Monday to Saturday Noon
Listing shows operation from 8 AM to 5 PM Monday through Friday and until noon on Saturday. No Sunday hours indicated.
Birth Announcements From Mercy St Luke s and Portland
Birth notices list births at Mercy St Luke s and St Luke s on Sept 28 to couples in Hiawatha Center Point Marion and Independence with names of parents and addresses. An Oregon birth is recorded for George Reis s wife daughter born Sept 28. Waterloo birth to Michael Valliere of Independence with details of family. Police logs note smoke odor at 1321 Fourth St N and unrelated calls and an electric short at 1119 Seventh St SE with times.
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Ore
George Reis
Reis
George N. Kelley
40Th St
Waterloo
Michael R. Valliere
Independence
Valliere
Paul R. Valliere
Seely Ave
Fourth St
Mount Vernon Road
Seventh St
Four Arrested on Separate Counts in Cedar Rapids
Police reported four people arrested on separate charges. Robert D. Meyers 18 and a 17-year-old Mount Vernon youth faced possession of a controlled substance after a marijuana-like item was found on Center Point Road NE. Francis J. Meyer Jr. 22 was charged with malicious damage to a motor vehicle in the H Street SW area. Joe D. Hartgrave 31 was charged with indecent behavior after exposing himself to a northeast Cedar Rapids woman.
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Robert D. Meyers
Mount Vernon
Center Point Road
Francis J. Meyer Jr
Worthington Drive
Meyer
Michael Anderson
Robins
H Street
Joe D. Hartgrave
Tenth Ave
Cedar Rapids
D Avenue
Waterloo Dispatch Refines Wellington Victory Note
The British commander General Wellington sent his victory dispatch from Waterloo four miles from the battle site, clarifying that Waterloo was not the battlefield of Napoleons defeat. The passage confirms distance between the engagement and the reporting location.
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Napoleon
Wellington
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