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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 2001
Page
9
A head on collision on Highway 1 near Gaudy Road left two children of an Iowa City man in critical and serious condition. The 39 year old driver and the 23 year old Eric Phillips of Lisbon were treated for minor injuries. The crash occurred shortly after 5 p.m. about four miles northeast of Mount Vernon.
The Cedar Rapids City Council approved a 575000 dollar purchase for a Veterans Memorial Stadium ballpark including a playing field and irrigation system. The city plans to pay less than 575000 by substituting a cheaper dirt mix instead of the bid specified mix.
Alliant Energy expected Unit 4 at Lansing Generating Station to return online today after Monday outage. Spokesman John Ruff said demand relief would come from cooler temperatures and a cold front lowering highs to the 80s. He cited distribution issues as the main cause of shortages in Eastern Iowa, leading to interruptible-customer outages and urging conservation.
The Gazette seeks people at or past retirement age who continue work, either full or part time, for a Labor Day feature. Email reporter Tom Fruehling at tomf fyiowa.com or mail to The Gazette P O Box 511 Cedar Rapids IA 52402 by Friday.
A study by the Urban Education Network suggests school boards be allowed to meet secretly to evaluate themselves. Waterloo officials fear it could weaken Open Meetings Law and invite high school lobbying for secrecy. The report, by directors and superintendents from Iowa’s eight largest districts, aims to guide reform with action plans for improving high schools.
The Iowa DNR seeks to preserve McLoud Run as the state’s sole urban trout stream despite a second kill in three months. Temperature spikes from storm runoff killed hundreds of fish. chlordane was found previously but not this time. The agency continues two temperature gauges, reviews a federal grant for water quality, and postpones further stocking as it studies viability. Local officials push to establish the run and protect the trout population.
The Linn County Board of Supervisors took no action on Tuesday requests totaling 900000 from The History Center and the Cedar Rapids Kernels. Finance Director Steve Tucker said no money is on hand and any grant would depend on future budgeting. the decision is policy driven and could be staged over years.
In Cedar Rapids about a dozen volunteers and six observers drank to 0.08 percent blood alcohol, near the federal recommended limit, in a statewide push to adopt the 0.08 rule. Iowa sites including Iowa City and 24 communities participated as officials plan to tighten standards and risk losing federal highway funds.
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