Iowa City Arts Festival and Jazz Festival discuss merger
Iowa City art and jazz festival boards met to explore a merger to avoid debt and sustain summer arts events. Leaders said shared fundraising and marketing could streamline operations and possibly hire a director while planning further board steps. The Arts Fest and Jazz Fest run in early June and around the Fourth of July respectively.
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Cedar Rapids and College Community fix long mapping error
Cedar Rapids and College Community school boards approved a plan to revert 1985 mapping errors, transferring land and 32 Banar Addition students to Cedar Rapids. Tax rates adjust Cedar Rapids down 86 cents and College Community up $3.10 on a $100,000 home. final approval awaits Grant Wood Area Education Agency board.
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Truck Fire on I 80 Delays Cedar County Traffic
A truck carrying pet food caught fire after striking a guardrail on Interstate 80 near the Cedar Air bridge in Cedar County. driver Robert Voss 58 of Brainerd Minnesota and his 9 year old grandson Gerret escaped unharmed. Voss cited for failure to maintain control. eastbound lanes reopened by 3 p.m.
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Iowa congressmen hail energy bill boosting corn ethanol
Sen. Tom Harkin and Rep. Jim Leach say the energy bill will double Iowa ethanol to 7.5 billion gallons annually and strengthen wind power, farm incomes, and national energy security. Leach criticizes fuel economy gaps but supports the measure overall.
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Cedar Rapids
Congress
Iowa
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