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Saturday Jul 4 | Hawk Eye

A life's work of peonies needs buyer

Elvin Mackerman, 75, owner of the Peony Garden in Center Point, is tired. His life's love and work -- cleaning the rows of peonies, showing off the luxurious blooms at the annual Memorial Day open house, dividing the plants and sending them off to buyers in the fall -- has begun to wear him out.

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Fri Jun 26, 2009

The Gazette

VIDEO: 'Stop sticks' in I-380 chase snare other cars, too

Linn County Sheriff's Department officers investigate a Chevrolet sedan that was driven into the median on Interstate 380 southbound, just north of the Boyson Road exit in Hiawatha, Friday after a several-mile high-speed chase.

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Wed Jun 24, 2009

KTIV-TV Sioux City

23-year-old CR woman dies in motorcycle crash

On Wednesday, a Dickinson County judge informed Appletree Preschool and Daycare that an injunction had been filed, permanently keeping its owner from providing child care in Iowa.

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Mon Jun 22, 2009

KWWL-TV Waterloo

Fatal accident in Linn County

One person is dead and another is injured following a motorcyle accident in Linn County.

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Thu Jun 11, 2009

Iowa City Press-Citizen

Arrests for June 10

Nicholas Joseph Vance, 21, of 1624 Park Towne Place No. 3 in Cedar Rapids was arrested for drunken driving at 1:02 a.m. Sunday, Jun.

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Mon Jun 08, 2009

The Gazette

Reid, Earl Ray

Earl Ray Reid, 87, of Urbana, Iowa, and Yuma, Ariz., died Sunday, May 24, 2009, at Life Care Center of Yuma following a lengthy illness.

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Mon May 25, 2009

The Gazette

Swisher man hurt in ATV accident near Center Point

Drew Frericks, 34, of Swisher, was taken to the hospital Sunday after he was thrown from an all-terrain vehicle he was operating near Center Point, the Linn County Sheriff's Office said.

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Wed May 13, 2009

The Gazette

Two teens thrown from car during rollover near Center Point

Three people were hurt and two 18-year-olds were thrown from a car during a rollover accident just west of Center Point on Tuesday.

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Tue May 12, 2009

The Gazette

Motorcyclist hurt in crash

Stephan Peterson, 41, of Center Point, was taken to the hospital tonight after he lost control of his motorcycle along North Center Point Road north of Toddville, the Linn County Sheriff's Office said.

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Sun May 10, 2009

The Gazette

Toddville driver charged after crash

Adam Davenport, 22, of Toddville, was taken to the hospital this afternoon after the car he was driving left the road and went into a shed, the Linn County Sheriff's Office said.

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Fri May 08, 2009

KWWL-TV Waterloo

Linn County L.O.S.T. vote results

Below is the election summary report for the Local Option Sales Tax: Center Point YES 287 NO 112 Hiawatha YES 599 NO 155 Marion YES 2813 NO 1620 Robins YES 567 NO 93 Walford YES 16 NO 7 You must be logged in to rate this story.

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Wed May 06, 2009

KGAN

The Cost of Linn County's L.O.S.T Re-vote

In Linn County most cities voted yes for the local option sales tax in March but it didn't pass in Hiawatha, Center Point, Marion, Robins and Walford.

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Mon May 04, 2009

KCRG

Parts of Linn County Re-Vote on L.O.S.T.

On Tuesday, parts of Linn County will vote again on a similar local option sales tax in Center Point, Hiawatha, Marion, Robins, and Walford.

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Sat May 02, 2009

KLEM-AM Le Mars

Iowa News

No injuries were immediately reported after the twister touched down at about 4:53 p.m. east of Center Point and west of Central City.

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Thu Apr 30, 2009

KWWL-TV Waterloo

Dave Martin: going the distance

For some people, running a marathon is on their life's "To Do" list. After 44 marathons, one eastern Iowa man has decided to run longer than he ever has, hoping to save others from the same disease that claimed his father's life.

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Tue Apr 28, 2009

KWWL-TV Waterloo

Storm damage reported in Linn County

Weather officials believe a tornado touched down this afternoon in Linn County, causing damage to farm residences and destroying campers at a campground.

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Sun Apr 26, 2009

KTIV-TV Sioux City

Officials: Twister touches down in Linn County

U.S. Rep. Steve King is downplaying speculation he'll run for governor next year, saying his statewide activities are aimed at mobilizing people around conservative issues he supports.

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Fri Apr 24, 2009

The Gazette

These sales-tax votes are like do-overs in school

The upcoming Linn County revote on the local-option sales tax hearkens back to my days in elementary school when you could have a vote on some subject and if you didn't like the results all anyone had to do was declare a do-over and keep on having do-over votes until finally the desired outcome was achieved.

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Mon Apr 20, 2009

The Gazette

I-380 resurfacing to close lanes in Cedar Rapids

Asphalt resurfacing on I-380 in Cedar Rapids will cause lane closures beginning Tuesday, the Iowa Department of Transportation said Friday.

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Sun Apr 05, 2009

The Gazette

Four hurt in Interstate 380 rollover crash

Atirica Dempsey, 20, and three passengers in her vehicle were taken to St. Luke's Hospital Wednesday morning after she lost control along Interstate 380 near Center Point.

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