Linn-Mar traffic snarled as 10th Street renovation delays open
On day one of Linn-Mar High School classes, 10th Street reconstruction near the entrance caused major traffic backups. City engineer Dan Whitlow cited heavy rain delaying completion beyond the planned 120 days, with turning lanes and new sidewalks also unfinished. Local flagging firm Elite Flagging directs traffic amid the closure.
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Cedar Rapids
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Katie Mulholland
Dan Whitlow
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UNI receives $11 million gift for literacy center
Des Moines businessman Richard O. Jacobson donates 11 million to establish the Richard O. Jacobson Center for Comprehensive Literacy at the University of Northern Iowa. The center will train teachers and administrators using current reading research and launch a 1 million startup and a 10 million endowment to expand statewide.
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Pit bulls placed in county care after neglect ruling
Johnson County District Court judge ruled against five rescued pit bulls owners in a neglect case. Darrell K. Cathey is responsible for four dogs paying 1900 dollars. Stephanie Pipkin responsible for one dog paying 475 dollars. All five dogs are labeled threatened animals and in county custody with at least one advised for euthanasia. Cathey pleads not guilty and bench trial set for August 27.
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Cathey
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Cedar Rapids Chamber backs Second Avenue closure plan
The Cedar Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce backs closing Second Avenue SE between 10th and 12th streets to support PCI medical building plans in a new Cedar Rapids Medical District. The change would reroute traffic to 13th Street SE and Third Avenue SE, widening Third to five lanes.
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Gazette
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The
Recalled eggs recalled by Iowa producer amid salmonella link
Wright County Egg Farm of Galt in Iowa recalled more than 380 million eggs sold under brands including Lucerne Albertson Mountain Dairy Ralphs Boomsma Sunshine Hillandale Trafficanda Farm Fresh Shoreland Lund Dutch Farms Kemps. Packaged eggs distributed May 16 to Aug 13, with carton codes guiding recall. Consumers may receive refunds. some Fareway stores carried Boomsma eggs.
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