Ammonia Leak at Hubbard Cold Storage Promptly Contained
At 2 45 p m the Hazardous Materials Team responded to an ammonia leak at Hubbard Cold Storage 1132 First St NW Cedar Rapids They shut off the valve and evacuated workers from a nearby business at I Avenue and First Street NW No injuries were reported The Fire Department explained ammonia serves as a coolant in food refrigeration The same issue notes a Cedar Rapids virtual tour of 1900 in This Old Digital City displays at the Iowa State Fair Pavilion from today to Aug 20 and again Oct 28 at the History Center.
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Hubbard Cold Storage
First St. NW
I Avenue
First Street NW
Des Moines
Cedar Rapids
History Center
University of Iowa
Computer Department
Alzheimer’s Education Conference Highlights Person Centered Care
The annual Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia Education conference convenes at the Crowne Plaza Five Seasons Hotel with keynote speaker Virginia Bell of the Helping Hand Program and the n Bluegrass Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association. Bell’s day talk covers Person Centered Care while the evening session titled Touching the Human Spirit focuses on fostering self worth and hope for individuals with Alzheimer’s. Respite care is offered free during the evening, and contact Jill Gleason at the Alzheimer’s Association provides more information.
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Virginia Bell
Then
Bluegrass
The
Alzheimer’s Association
Lexington
Bell
Jill Gleason
Marion teen flees police after car breakdown
Marion police seek Luke D. Freland an 18 year old passenger who gave a false name and fled when a Minnesota arrest warrant surfaced. A pursuit with a police dog and Cedar Rapids helicopter failed to stop him as officers anticipate charges for interfering with official acts and Minnesota warrants.
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Marion
Luke D. Freland
East Post Road
Doug Slagle
Freland
Minnesota
Cedar Rapids
Slagle
Vernon Middle School Registration Window Announced
Fall registration for Vernon Middle School students in the Marion Independent district runs today and Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 30 p.m. in the school gym. The campus is located at 1301 Fifth Ave.
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Vernon Middle School
Marion Independent
Fifth Ave
Maynard Crash Victim Remains Hospitalized
Gary Rubner, 34, remained in stable condition at Mercy Hospital in Oelwein two days after a Monday crash near Maynard. Rubner's van struck Patricia Taylor's pickup at Neon Road and 80th Street two miles south of Maynard. Taylor, 49, was not seriously hurt.
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Gary Rubner
Maynard
Rubner
Mercy Hospital
Oelwein
Neon Road
80Th Street
Patricia Taylor
Taylor
River accident in Iowa City leaves woman trapped under car
Iowa City woman pinned beneath her car as it rolled into the Iowa River at Sturgis Ferry Park boat ramp on Riverside Drive. Her husband Dennis Brown and two children were in the car. Fire crews freed her, and she was taken to University Hospitals around 4:30 p.m. with injuries including knee damage.
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Iowa River
Sturgis Ferry Park
Riverside Drive
Dennis Brown
John Bollinger
Brown
John
Kimmy
Jason
Bollinger
University Hospitals
Ule
Erin Barker
Sherrie Bollinger
First District candidates hold separate forums in Cedar Rapids
Republican incumbent Jim Leach and Democrat Bob Simpson debated tax reform prescription drug costs and federal surplus in two separate Cedar Rapids forums this week. They will appear together at two joint events on Oct 18 and Oct 29.
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Gazette
First District
Jim Leach
Bob Simpson
Cedar Rapids
Leach
Simpson
League of Women Voters
the Gazette
Iowa Farmer Today
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Congress
Clinton
Deputies pursue missing sex offenders in Linn County
Sheriff Don Zeller says deputies are checking a list of convicted sex offenders not living at registered addresses. Warrants issued for eight offenders, with two more sought and ten others suspected of moving without updating. The county mails notices, and many offenders fail to respond, complicating enforcement.
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Steve Gravelle
Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Don Zeller
Zeller’s
State Division of Criminal Investigation
DCI
Iowa
Linn County
Iowa Supreme Court
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