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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1996
Page
9
Construction begins today on handicap access ramps at Cedar Rapids City Hall with east side Second Avenue steps closed while west steps stay open. The full entrance reopens for several days late May or early June. Underground ramp remains available.
The Iowa DOT moves westbound I 80 traffic south of the CRANDIC Railroad east of 12th Avenue in Coralville. One westbound lane uses the widened eastbound bridge and one uses the westbound bridge, with eastbound traffic in two lanes. A concrete barrier separates the two westbound lanes, narrowing each to 12 feet. The project, by Cramer and Associates Inc. of Des Moines, is a $1.306 million bridge widening due for completion mid June.
A new citizenship test by American College Testing approved by INS will be given at Coe College Cedar Rapids on April 24 May 22 and June 26 at 7 p.m. The test covers U S history government and English. Eligible applicants may call Lois Kabela Coates at 319 399 8547 or ACT at 1 800 498 6482 for a booklet and registration.
Davenport hosts Quad Cities National Weather Service office after realignment expands from 12 to 36 counties. Five tornadoes moved through Eastern Iowa and western Illinois on May 9, with no injuries or deaths. Staff issued warnings in time as Tornado Awareness Day tested communications with county agencies.
Wright alerted Meyer after an alarm failure at his office. The Weather Service restructured duties to cut costs and install Nexrad Doppler radar, expanding forecasting coverage. Meyer praised the radar as the best ever and said it boosts confidence in tornado detection, with Eric Helgeson recalling last May’s Eastern Iowa twisters.
A tornado warning advises going to the basement or a sturdy interior space. If no basement exists, seek an interior room like a closet or bathroom, crouch low, cover your head, and stay clear of windows and corners where debris collects.
European and American agricultural health experts toured Eugene Smith farm near Victor Iowa to study how farm accidents occur. About 30 researchers doctors and insurers toured the site hosted by Mike and Dawn Smith following the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health conference.
Nine year growth moves FYI-Farm Safety 4 Just Kids from a local effort to an internationally recognized force preventing farm related injuries. It educates adults as responsible farm parents and teaches children safe farm participation. Contact the group at 110 S Chestnut Ave Earlham IA 50072 or (515) 758-2827. Discussion includes tractor safety and rollover protection citing Finland where cabs and ROPS have cut fatalities.
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