Ginkgo war ends in compromise in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids nurseryman Ralph Hughes failed to stop the city from sidewalk expansion but won a compromise. Two ginkgo trees were moved to Ellis Park while a third may stay near Second Street and Fourth Avenue SE. City officials cited roots and project costs around 750 dollars, praising saved trees and public input.
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Jeff Burnham
Gazette City Hall
Cedar Rapids
Ralph Hughes
City Hall
Hughes
Ellis Park
Second Street
Fourth Avenue SE
David Kramer
Gazette
Lee Tippe
Kramer
Ming
Faaborg
Third Avenue
Burglary and Drunken Driving Charges In Linn County
The Log reports Jay Atwood 20 facing second degree burglary and burglary with tools after an alleged attempt at Danish World Bookstore at 3 11 a.m. Sunday. It lists multiple drunken driving arrests with names ages and arrest times and places across Linn County.
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Jay Atwood
Huxley Lane
Danish World
Sixth St
Police identify shooting victim in Cedar Rapids incident
Police identified the victim as 19 year old James Norton of Hiawatha after a Sunday night shooting at a party. Norton was shot in the leg and treated at Mercy Medical Center before being released. Robert Bruce Jr. was charged with assault while displaying a dangerous weapon.
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Cedar Rapids
Hiawatha
James Norton
Emmons St
Robert Bruce Jr
Wilson Ave
Bruce
Norton
Mercy Medical Center
Floodwaters close street as UI dorm fills with rainwater
Rain totals from Sunday into Monday drenched Iowa City with 3.58 inches at the city plant and 3.87 inches at Coralville Lake area. Mayflower Residence Hall faced a lake-like frontage while Dubuque Street remained flooded, forcing back-door access for new students. The Iowa River overflow and reduced Coralville Dam outflow helped ease flood levels later in the day.
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Mayflower Residence Hall
North Dubuque Street
Iowa City
Coralville Lake
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Charles Schmadeke
Dubuque Street
Iowa
Iowa River
City
Corps of Engineers
Coralville Dam
Johnson County
Gary Thompson
Coralville Lake Park
Anniversary events mark 20 years at Cedar Rapids Crisis Center
The Crisis Center in Cedar Rapids hosts three events this week for its 20th anniversary starting with a 7 p.m. workshop on communicating in relationships at the Cedar Rapids Public Library. Also scheduled is a Wednesday evening staff and volunteer celebration at 1540 Second Ave SE and a Thursday 3 p.m. workshop on death by own action assessment at the Knapp Conference Center. The piece also notes Kirkwood Community College board races with Diane Gallagher as sole challenger in Washington, and incumbents unopposed in North English and Cedar Rapids districts. Professor Wonder's Mechanical Carnival opens at Science Station through Oct. 7, traveling from Des Moines to Cedar Rapids and then Waterloo.
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Foundation II Crisis Center
Cedar Rapids
Beems
Cedar Rapids Public Library
Second Ave. SE
Knapp
Securities Corporation of Iowa
Kirkwood Community College Board of Directors
Washington
Iowa
Scott Klein
Klein
Diane Gallagher
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Dierks Tree Transplant Inc
Waterloo
First Avenue
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The
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Tara Maddox
Caus
Jennifer Bailey
First Avenue SE
Robert Rittenhouse
Cherry Hill Rd
Karen
Steven Edgar
12Th St
Interstate 380
Wilson Avenue
Daniel Perchl
Park Ave. SE
Kirkwood Boulevard
Highway 30
Patricia Jarrett
Ford Ave
15Th Avenue
Michael Dwyer
Ninth St
Marion
Mount Vernon Road
23Rd Street
Dennis Moore
Fifth Ave
Seventh Avenue
David Edaburn
Bertram St
Cottage Grove Parkway
Highway 13
Harold Paul
Park Towne
Park Towne Lane
Phillip Zieser
A Ave
18Th Street
Wisconsin St
48Th St
Oakland Rd
Second Ave
O Ave
I- 380
33Rd St. Dr
Sixth Street
Fifth St
LINN
Terry
Alburnett
Central City
Springville
Mount Vernon
Samoa Dr
FTD
Newport
Newport’s Flowers
Old
Marion Rd
Del
U of
Lyle Muller
Jon Biederman
University of Iowa
Biederman
Osage
Thompson
Wvetro
Kirkwood
James Sauter
North English
Merv Cronbaugh
Kirkwood Board
Professor Wonder
Des Moines
Great Museum of History and Science
Science Station
First St. SE
Oelwein
Slender World
Christine Sain
Jackie Carney
Stephen P. Stewart
Stephen Runde
Jerome Wehr
Grinnell
Indian Creek Mall
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