Cedar Rapids Prepares as Easter Rain Drives Flood Risk
Cedar Rapids workers stay busy over Easter as heavy rain and rising river crests threaten areas. Officials warn residents to monitor forecasts and prepare for potential flooding.
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 2001
Page
1
Cedar Rapids workers stay busy over Easter as heavy rain and rising river crests threaten areas. Officials warn residents to monitor forecasts and prepare for potential flooding.
Gazette auto columnist Tim Banse gives a positive review of the Mazda Protege. Duane Banks serves as a volunteer assistant baseball coach at Mesa State College in Grand Junction Colorado. Heilig Meyers Co will liquidate inventory of its furniture stores in Cedar Rapids and Coralville. Iowa football and basketball radio rights bidding opens with KCRG among top bidders.
The crew of a U S spy plane released after 12 days in China arrived back on American soil in Guam. They were greeted by an officer, saluted, and boarded buses to a Continental 737 flight to Hawaii for onward travel. They will spend two days at Pearl Harbor before a Whidbey Island homecoming.
A line of severe storms moved through Eastern Iowa causing at least one death and multiple injuries. A tornado hit Agency killing a volunteer and injuring four others. La Porte City suffered major damage with homes destroyed and residents helping each other repair roofs and shelters.
The 9 a.m. release of Iowa's new congressional and legislative district maps stirs high stakes as incumbents may clash and rural influence wanes toward urban areas. The nonpartisan Legislative Service Bureau drafts boundaries after each census and public input will be sought during hearings.
After hearings next week including one in Iowa City lawmakers consider three redistricting plans. The first two are not amendable while the third may be changed if the Legislature and governor fail to reach agreement by that point.
City council voted to build a city owned fourteen million dollar Veterans Memorial Stadium, ending a six year planning process. The Veterans Memorial Commission will control and manage the stadium while Cedar Rapids Baseball Club provides five million dollars and bank backing for bonds.
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