Gazette Collects 15 State Newspaper Awards
The N'West Iowa Review of Sheldon named Iowa Newspaper Association 2001 Newspaper of the Year at the INA banquet in Des Moines. The Gazette won multiple honors including best coverage of local government best web site and best personality feature with several second and third place finishes across categories in Eastern Iowa contest results. The event judged by the Hoosier State Press Association highlighted entries from 41 categories with nearly 4,000 submissions. The Young Iowa Journalist Award went to Chao Xiong of the Iowa City Daily Iowan.
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Iowa
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Quad-City Times
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Elkader Clayton Co. Register
Elgin Echo
Decorah Journal
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Invention Convention Draws Area Students to Ames
Thirty two Grant Wood Area Education Agency students from Cedar Rapids Alburnett College Community Benton County and nearby districts will showcase inventions at the State Invention Convention Sunday at Iowa State University Memorial Union in Ames. Students pair up brainstorm problems record progress and verify originality with inventor logs and business outreach.
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Mississippi River traffic still halted from Muscatine to Minneapolis
Flooding keeps the Mississippi closed to commercial and recreational travel from Muscatine to Minneapolis. Locals only traffic is allowed near the Clay County emergency center as officials estimate a lengthy path to normal navigation. Barge and grain shipments face delays with I M Rail Link’s 250 mile route along the river out of service until water recedes and damage is assessed.
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Mississippi Valley
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St. Louis
Army Corps of Engineers
I&m Rail Link
Mississippi
Ken Koff
I&m
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Iowa
Iowa City Bars Cited for After Hours Alcohol Sales
Vito's at 118 E College St cited for after hours sale at 2 20 am with four patrons present three underage. Owner Aziz Longou and manager Dawit Kidane offered no comment while police say an employee blocked entry. George's Buffet at 312 E Market St cited April 20 after window glimpse showed one employee drinking.
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Vigil Honors Crime Victims Remembrance Candlelight Vigil Held
A candlelight vigil in Cedar Rapids honored victims who died at the hands of criminals. Community members gathered to remember those lost and call for justice and safety.
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Night vigil marks National Crime Victims Week
Survivors of crime and community members gathered at 7 p.m. for a vigil at the People’s Church Unitarian Universalist. The service aligned with National Crime Victims Rights Week. for local services contact Mary Novak, director of Homicide Victims Program at Family Services, 398-3574.
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