Wehmeyer Woman Dies After Tama County Crash
Virginia Marie Wehmeyer 79 of Cedar Rapids died from injuries after a one vehicle crash on Highway 30 five miles east of Tama. Her husband Thomas 79 was injured. both were taken to Mercy Medical Center. Funeral arrangements are pending at Cedar Memorial.
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Cedar Rapids
Tama
Tama County Sheriff's Department
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Thomas
Mercy Medical Center
Virginia Wehmeyer
Thomas Wehmeyer
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Family hospitalizes after van crash on 19th Street
A gold van carrying a man, woman, and child was struck by a maroon van running a stop sign at Fifth Avenue. The maroon van’s teenage driver was uninjured and cited for failing to yield. All four occupants wore seat belts. injuries to the family were undisclosed.
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Mercy Medical Center
19Th Street
Fifth Avenue
Cedar Rapids
Tim Reynolds
Reynolds
Prairie Ridge Elementary opens with open house and ceremony
The College Community School District invites the public to an open house at Prairie Ridge Elementary School from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at 401 76th Ave. SW. A ribbon cutting runs 6 to 6 45 p.m. with an inaugural school song, gym tours, and general tours of the new 95 000 square foot campus, partially opened earlier in the year.
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The
College Community School District
Prairie Ridge
76Th Ave
Goddard roommate testifies in Kayla Blahnik murder trial
Amber Hall testified that Charles Goddard was loving toward Kayla Blahnik, who died after an incident at a Cedar Rapids home. Prosecutors say Goddard shook and slammed the 3-year-old, while Hall, the girl's mother's roommate, described discipline without witnessing a strike. Kayla's death is being pursued as first degree murder with potential life imprisonment.
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Ine Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Charles
C.J.” Goddard
Kayla Blahnik
Goddard
Amber Hall
Shellsburg
Kayla
Hall
Courtney Blahnik
Blahnik
Fairfax
Owen St
Wells of Hope and Haiti Leadership Change
The Miller family, long active in Water for Life since 1983, expresses hope that new Haitian leaders will focus on education and clean water to lift living conditions. Leon Miller, 49, and his wife Joy observe increased caution as unrest affected travel to Port au Prince.
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Zack Kucharski
Gazette
ALONA
Haiti
Willis
Leon Miller
Kalona
Willis Miller
Water For Life
Caribbean
Leon
Joy
Port-au-Prince
Pasawa Dam
Cedar Rapids ends Saturday parking fees downtown
Cedar Rapids will not charge for on street and most parking Saturdays to attract downtown visitors. Mayor Paul Pate says free parking is a gesture to roll out the red carpet for shoppers and events while Five Seasons officials note staffing and revenue implications.
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Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Paul Pate
Bill Hoekstra
Five Seasons Parking & Transportation
Pate
Hoekstra
Five Seasons
U.S. Cellular Center
Crowne Plaza
Five Seasons Hotel
21-Year-Old Center Point Man Faces Health Struggles
Travis Burke of Center Point describes living with long term liver problems and awaiting a liver transplant while celebrating his 21st birthday at Meskwaki Casino. He faces daily pill intake and fluctuating weight, staying hopeful about the future amid ongoing medical challenges.
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Burke
Center Point
Travis
Center Point-Urbana High School
Dave Rasdal
the Gazette
Travis Burke
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