Pedestrians Ticketed on Busy First Ave NE Corridor
On a busy stretch from C to Northland avenues across First Ave NE in Wellington Heights, police reported 23 pedestrian contacts over three hours with warnings and some citations. Crosswalks with signals exist within seven blocks, but residents say crossings remain unsafe and overhead walkways are unlikely. Tom Owen and Steve Gravelle contributed.
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Collins Road
C and
Northland Avenues
Richardson
Hy-Vee Foods
First Ave
Wellington Heights
First Avenue
Mincks
Public
Dave Zahn
Teresa Osburn
Zahn
Robson’s Korean War service shapes late career retirement
Dr Robson known as the Mercy Man retires after decades tending patients at Mercy Medical Center. He recalls Korea as life defining, earned a Purple Heart, and plans to volunteer at Cedar Rapids clinics while honoring fallen comrades. His wife Aggie and five children joined the farewell.
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Mercy Medical Center
Aggie
Marines
Mobile Army Surgical
Korea
Cedar Rapids
Former teacher given suspended sentence in abuse case
Nicho las Williams received a five year prison term for felonious willful injury but was suspended by Judge Patrick Grady and placed on five years of probation. A no contact order remains with Williams and his ex wife Tracie Williams with limited communication regarding their two children.
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the Gazette
Cedar Rapids
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Grady
Nicholas Williams
Wyoming
Iowa
Man
Tracie Williams
Williams
Jones County
Connie Ricklefs
Tracie
Linn County
Break-in on Blairs Ferry Road Ends With Gunfire
A Cedar Rapids man forced entry at 2107 Blairs Ferry Road NE into Apt E6 took items, then fired into Apt W5 before fleeing in a light blue car. Three residents escaped via a window. no victims knew the suspect. Police await details on items taken and suspect identity.
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Tom Owens
Cedar Rapids
Blairs Ferry Road
Craig Furnish
Apt. E6
Apt. W5
W65
Furnish
Old Cedar Rapids YMCA Central Branch Closes After 93 Years
The Cedar Rapids YMCA central branch, in operation since 1918, ends its run with patrons using the facility up to 11 p.m. The move to the new Helen G Nassif building on Seventh Avenue SE promises a larger future, drawing mixed emotions from longtime members.
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Cedar Rapids
YMCA
Central Branch
Sharon Donahue
Helen G. Nassif
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Rich Zeis
Walker
Toto
Kansas
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