Rural Elgin woman dies in Fayette area crash
June Anderson 65 of Elgin died Wednesday afternoon in a crash near Fayette at the Highway 150 and 152nd Street intersection. Roger Post 37 of Fayette drove a flatbed truck and reportedly pulled into Andersons path after stopping at the intersection. State Patrol says investigation continues and charges are pending.
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Elgin
Fayette
June Anderson
Highway 150
152Nd Street
Iowa State Patrol
Anderson
Roger Post
State Patrol
Post
Waterloo gun theft case nets plea from dealer
Timothy Good, 49, of Center Point, pleaded guilty in a Scheels All Sport theft in Waterloo. He admitted stealing about 16 firearms during 1998 and 1999 with a scheme by a Scheels employee to fake trade ins. Good owned The Gun Shop in Waterloo and kept some guns for personal use. Wohlers and Lukes, both of Waterloo, face trial for their roles.
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Scheels All Sport
Waterloo
Timothy Good
Center Point
Scheels
U.S. District Court
Good
Bruce Wohlers
Wohlers
Thomas Lukes
Power outage hits 2000 Alliant customers in Cedar Rapids
A Tuesday night outage left about 2,000 Alliant customers in Cedar Rapids' southwest quadrant without power. Crews rerouted supply and restored service in roughly six minutes. Spokesman John Ruff said no cause was found and speculated a possible voltage shift. The prairie creek substation line was back in service the next day.
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Cedar Rapids
John Ruff
Alliant
Ruff
Prairie Creek
Workshop for reading tutors at Kirkwood Lincoln Center
The Kirkwood Lincoln Center offers a free 12 hour training workshop for volunteer reading tutors this month. Sessions run 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. on April 10 12 17 and 19 at 912 18th Ave SW with tutors paired to individual adults seeking basic literacy skills. Call 366-0142 for details.
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Kirkwood Lincoln Center
18Th Ave
Community events sought for The Gazette Explore section
Submit details of summer festivals and community happenings for The Gazette Explore 2001. Include event name date time place and a contact name and phone. Deadline Friday April 13. Mail to The Gazette Explore P O Box Cedar Rapids 52406 fax 319 398 5846 or email jimsi fyiowa com. For questions call 398 8254 or 1 800 397 8212.
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Gazette
Gazette Explore
P.O
Cedar Rapids
Jimsi
Fyiowa.com
Nationally Known Author Neal Shusterman To Speak At Vernon Middle
Nationally known young adult author Neal Shusterman will visit Vernon Middle School on Friday for National Library Week events. He will meet separately with sixth through eighth graders and with the school's book club that includes Frank N. Magid Associates employees. The club reads Shusterman's latest Downsiders and his other works include The Dark Side of Nowhere.
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Neal Shusterman
Vernon Middle School
Shusterman
National Library Week
Frank N. Magid Associates
Downsiders
Marion homeowners weigh sell or upgrade as road plan advances
Anne and Steve Brown and neighbors Bruce and Jo Marie Elke ma face losing homes to a proposed $6.25 million 29th Avenue extension linking 10th Street and Indian Creek Road. city cannot buy homes now. Browns proceed with improvements while Elkemas feel in limbo due to safety concerns near schools.
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Angelica Elkema
Jo Marie
Bruce
Marion
Elkemas
29Th Avenue
Cindy Hadish
Anne
Steve Brown
Steve
Jo Marie Elkema
Indian Creek Road
10Th Street
Browns
29Th Ave
Indian Creek Rd
Steven
Donna Forde
Fordes
Gabriel
Joseph
Angelica
Novak
Indian Creek
Second Econo Lodge guest robbed at gunpoint in Coralville
Coralville police link a Tuesday night robbery of a Des Moines business traveler to a prior March incident at the same Econo Lodge. A white male 30 to 40 with blond hair forced the guest into a Chevrolet and drove to nearby areas before releasing him unharmed.
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Coralville
Ron Wenman
Iowa City
Econo Lodge
Wisconsin
Barry Bedford
Timm & Associates
Minneapolis
Greg Timm
Wenman
Elkader Wins Great American Main Street Award
Elkader Iowa was named one of five GAMSA winners at the National Town Meeting on Main Street in Indianapolis. Since 1995 the award has recognized Iowa communities including Bonaparte Corning Dubuque Keokuk and Elkader for downtown revitalization efforts.
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Pat McTaggart
Elkader
Clayton County
Main Street
Indianapolis
National Trust For Historic Preservation
National Main Street Center
GAMSA
Iowa
Bonaparte
Corning
Dubuque
Keokuk
Brush Fires Rage Across Eastern Iowa Roads and Fields
Dry windy weather fueled multiple brush fires in Cedar Rapids Riverside Keota Solon and Richland with authorities reporting about 40 acres burned near Washington County and a shed destroyed containing tires and automotive supplies as crews battled flames from early afternoon onward.
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Keota
Cedar Rapids
Riverside
Solon
Jim Sheetz
Detweiler
Richland
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