Tractor exhaust blamed for rural garage fire
An exhaust pipe from a parked tractor at the Hillis Henderson farm in rural Ryan started a bale of hay on fire around 4 p.m. and spread to Henderson's garage five miles northwest of Coggon. Firefighters from Coggan, Ryan, Troy Mills and Prairieburg fought the blaze about two hours. no injuries reported.
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Coggon
William Edgerly
Hillis Henderson
Ryan
Henderson
Coggan
Troy Mills
Prairieburg
Ely man injured in Linn County crash
A 44 year old Ely man Kenneth Vanda was injured when his car left the road and overturned into a ditch on State Street in Ely. He was thrown from the vehicle and charged with drunken driving. Mercy Medical Center did not release his condition at the family's request.
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Ely
State Street
Linn County
Hamburg Inn No 2 to reopen after fire damage
The Hamburg Inn No 2 at 214 N Linn St Iowa City faces up to three weeks of repairs after a 4 35 am Sunday fire that damaged the kitchen and exterior wall and caused smoke damage throughout the building. Owner Dave Panther aims to reopen with burgers and omelets, while investigating whether the blaze was accidental or intentional.
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Hamburg Inn No. 2
Dave Panther
N. Linn St
Panther
John’s Grocery
E. Market St
What's Going on in Elementary Education Chautauqua Series
The Cornell College Chautauqua topic is elementary education for adults 50 and older. Professor Emerita Helen Danforth leads four Monday sessions from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in The Commons, starting next week. The course costs 35 dollars with optional buffet lunch. no pre-registration. Transportation is offered for Mount Vernon and Lisbon residents. call 895-4283 for details.
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Cornell College
Chautauqua
Cornell
Emerita Helen Danforth
Mount Vernon
Lisbon
Marred statue spurs controversy at Iowa School of Social Work
Former student Barbara McDonald discovered the mutilated fiberglass statue removed from North Hall after objections to nudity and family imagery. School of Social Work director Martin Tracy defends removal as accreditation driven while noting some supporters seek restoration.
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North Hall
McDonald
Mid-Eastern Council On
Iowa City
Martin Tracy
School of Social Work
Tracy
Council On Social Work Education
U of I Museum of Art
Minneapolis
Becker
Hy-Vee Proposes Major Cedar Rapids Store Expansion
Hy-Vee Food Stores seeks to double the size of the 1843 Johnson Ave NW Cedar Rapids store amid neighbor opposition to traffic. The retailer has purchased nearby homes and may demolish nine properties to clear space for the project as Cedar Rapids Planning Commission meets today.
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Lonnie Zingula
Cindy Dee
18Th St. NW
Hy-Vee
Johnson Avenue NW
Housing groups join to save local houses
Hee LY City's Affordable Housing Commission, the Metro Area Housing Program and Habitat for Humanity unite to rescue at risk homes. "We're going to save as many as we can," officials say as coordination efforts aim to preserve housing stock and assist vulnerable residents.
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City’s Affordable Housing Commission
Metro Area Housing Program
Habitat For Humanity
Book still open on AIDS curriculum
A draft AIDS curriculum for kindergarten through sixth grade is not final. Linn-Mar officials say community input is ongoing after the ad hoc review committee raised concerns about the process and representation at its first meeting.
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Linn-Mar
Rachel Fischer
24Th St
Marion
Marion Mothers Club
Janine Wahl
Wahl
Tippie and Mansfield Shape Belle Plaine Legacy
Belle Plaine, a 2856 resident town, honors Henry Tippie and Wesley Mansfield for funding a new public library an air port industrial park and a Kirkwood Community College center. Tippie 67 and Mansfield 87 both grew their fortunes and gave millions to education and local causes. Mansfield died in 1988. Tippie remains active funding two annual scholarships for Belle Plaine graduates to the University of Iowa.
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Elle Plaine
Henry Tippie
Belle Plaine
Wesley Mansfield
of the Prairie
United States
Tippie
Mansfield
Kirkwood Community College
Austin
Texas
Pat Dreibelbis
Pat
Wesley
Cedar Rapids
Neb
Omaha
Midwest
King Theater
Nebraska
City National Bank
Citizens Bank and Trust
King Tower
Tama
New York City
Army Air Corps
Henry
University of Iowa
Des Moines
YMCA
Tippie Communications
Colorado
Luzerne
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Belle Plaine’s
Knights In Shining Armor
Ed Wesley
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Dave Rasdal
the Gazette
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