Man charged with dumping chemicals into Mississippi River
Dubuque police say 32 year old Umesh Heendeniya was arrested for throwing paint solvents and cleaning chemicals into the Mississippi River at a Coast Guard pier. Heendeniya faced aggravated misdemeanor counts for unlawful disposal and carrying a concealed weapon without a permit with FBI involvement. He is jailed on a 25000 cash bond awaiting arraignment.
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Mississippi River
Coast Guard
Virginia
Oregon
Heendeniya
Kim Wadding
FBI
Wadding
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United States
Marine Corps
Cedar Rapids Student Research Internship At ISU
Cedar Rapids high school junior Krystal Garringer spent six weeks at Iowa State University researching photonic crystals under professor Larry Genalo as part of a 36 student internship. She presented on July 26 at the Memorial Union with her paper Bridging the Gap.
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the Gazette
Cedar Rapids — Washington
Krystal Garringer
Cedar Rapids
Iowa State University
Science and Engineering
Garringer
Larry Genalo
United States
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ISU
Iowa
Jennifer Erbe
Matthew Craig
Linn-Mar High School
Hugh O'Brian
George Washington University
Washington, D.C
Gardeners Compete for Huge Veggies at State Fair
Kucera and Musel dominate discussions of giant pumpkins onions and potatoes grown on soggy ground and tended with care. They recall past victories and the push of neighbors like Chuck Warner and Gard Faddish fueling their drive.
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Anamosa
Musel
Mosel
Chuck
Ginger Warner
Gard
Hooverfest draws over ten thousand in West Branch
The 10th Hooverfest celebrated President Herbert Hoover's birthday in West Branch Cedar County attracting more than 10,000 visitors to the Herbert Hoover National Historical Site. The event featured a speech by Hoover’s great granddaughter Margaret Hoover, music by the Cedar Rapids Municipal Band, birthday cake, lemonade, and fireworks. Next year’s festival will highlight the Mississippi River’s role in American history as planning already begins.
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Ine Gazette
West Branch
Herbert Hoover
Cedar County
Carol Kohan
Johnson
Cedar Rapids
Hoover
Margaret Hoover
Kohan
Ralph Ellison and Jazz Inspire Library Talk
Horace A. Porter, author of Jazz Country: Ralph Ellison in America, will speak at 6 30 p.m. Tuesday at the Cedar Rapids Public Library Beems Auditorium. The free 90 minute program will be followed by a book sale and signing. Porter chairs African American World Studies and teaches English at the University of Iowa. For information call 398 5123.
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Beems Auditorium
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