Cedar Rapids School District Telephone Outage Traced
Cedar Rapids district experienced a several hour telephone outage on Tuesday with calls returning a busy signal. The disruption affected only the school system and was restored by about 4 p.m. Qwest officials cited isolated service issues and conducted tests across Iowa. Parents in emergencies were directed to use the district emergency cell line after routing the main number 398-2000.
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Cedar Rapids
Linda Kuster
Bryce Hallowell
Qwest
Iowa
Brief Cedar Rapids Outage Affects 1500 Alliant Customers
About 1,500 Alliant Energy customers in southwest Cedar Rapids lost power for six minutes late last night. Crews searched for the cause and re routed power after locating a line issue, with spokes man John Ruff noting outages are often due to branches or animals causing a short.
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Alliant Energy
Cedar Rapids
Alliant
John Ruff
Ruff
Spring cleanup underway with curb leaf and yard waste pickup
City crews begin collecting loose leaves and grass clippings through April 12 after residents place them in the street. On April 16 the annual bulky-item cleanup starts, allowing disposal of various junk at the curb. appliances are limited to three with doors removed, extra units cost eight dollars each, and an orange flier explains details, with disposal at A Street SW landfill.
West Union votes down 1.3 million pool bond
West Union voters rejected a 1.3 million bond to fund a new municipal pool. Only 217 favored while 324 opposed, well short of the 60 percent needed. The plan would have covered most of an estimated 1.47 million cost on property donated near the high school. Denise Clements led the 12 member committee pushing the project.
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West Union
Denise Clements
Oelwein Man Arrested on Multiple Warrants After Trip
Raymond G. Shaffer age 24 was arrested on three Fayette County warrants for abuse assault second offense contempt of court for no contact order violation and failure to appear in court. A Buchanan County probation violation warrant for third degree burglary was added. He was held at Fayette County Jail on 105000 bond after being seen entering a residence on arrival from Mississippi.
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Oelwein
Iowa
Raymond G. Shaffer
Fayette County
Shaffer
Buchanan County
Community event listings sought for The Gazette Explore 2001
The Gazette invites Eastern Iowa communities to submit free listings for the Explore 2001 section. Include event name date time place and contact with phone. Submissions due Friday April 13 and published Sunday May 20. Send to The Gazette Explore P O Box Cedar Rapids 52406-0511 or fax 319 398-5846 or email jimsi fyiowa.com. Call 398-8254 or 1 800 397-8212 for questions.
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The
Gazette
Explore
P.O
Cedar Rapids
Jimsi
Fyiowa
Student feats put physics to the test at Physics Olympics
Cedar Rapids report describes Iowa Valley High School students Cole Calkins and Chris Tompkins competing in the Physics Olympics. They used a bicycle powered by a wooden stand and copper tube tied to a tire to heat water via friction, achieving a 13 degree Celsius rise but not winning.
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Janet Borholm Lazette
Cedar Rapids
Cole Calkins
Chris Tompkins
Calkins
Tompkins
Iowa Valley High School
Marengo
Physics Olympics showcase sparks for Iowa students
In the 23rd Iowa Physics Olympics at Kirkwood Community College, Dubuque Wahlert and Colo-Nesco placed second and first in team events while Pella Christian High School won the water heater contest with a 36.6 C water temperature using a bicycle generator. Seniors Dave Kelly and Ben Anderegg of Dubuque-Wahlert took runner up in the individual contest.
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Ing
Johnson Hall
Kirkwood Community College
Pella Christian High School
Pella
Iowa UI debate team wins National Debate Tournament title
University of Iowa debaters Andrew Peterson and Andrew Ryan captured the National Debate Tournament title at Baylor University in Waco Texas defeating Harvard Michigan State and USC. Ryan earned Top Individual Speaker honors amid a 90 hour prep period and 20 to 30 hour weekly work throughout the year.
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Ryan
Shreveport
Baylor University
Waco
Texas
Ottumwa
Peterson
David Hingstman
Hingstman
GOP probes party swaps on Iowa boards and commissions
Senate Republicans review at least 19 Gov. Tom Vilsack nominees amid concerns they changed party registration after nomination. Aides say questions resolved on all but two, with no intent to bypass party balance rules. Some nominees registered as no party or independents, complicating verification.
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Rod Boshart
Des Moines Bureau
Des Moines
Senate Republicans
Tom Vilsack
Vilsack
Greg Nichols
Senate
Nichols
GOP
Iowa
Usha Balakrishnan
Iowa City
State Economic Development Board
Teacher charged with giving drugs to high school students
Ben Rowland, 59, a West Union resident and former special education teacher in the North Linn district at Troy Mills, is charged in Linn County with distributing marijuana and alcohol to high school students and using a cabin near Troy Mills for gatherings. He posted bond after arrest on March 27. the district seeks revocation of his teaching license.
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Colo-Nesco
Keota
Brad Muhlenbruck
Clear Creek Amana High School
Janet Borholm
Janetr
U.S
Greater
Horn of Africa
Jim Jacobson
Jimja
Andrew Peterson
Andrew
House
Elizabeth Rutter
Ben Rowland
Troy Mills
Rowland
Whitlatch
North Linn
Betsy Kutter
Petsyk
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