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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 2024
Page
8
Fairfax invites friends and family to a remembrance gathering for Bob Van Winkle on Saturday August 24 from 11am to 3pm at Cedar Hills Community Church 6455 E Avenue NW Cedar Rapids. Attendees are asked to dress casually in athletic attire to honor his sports passion.
Robert J. Pfeiffer 65 of Cedar Rapids IA died July 26 2024 born October 15 1958 in Syracuse NY He loved hunting fishing boating football and women's basketball He enjoyed presidential news debates and spent vacations at his cabin He is survived by Tina Reid and several family members A remembrance gathering is set for August 31 at South Troy Park Robins IA from 11 00 am to 5 00 pm Hawkeye shirts requested
Peruvian health officials confirm TikTok creator Javier Moises Pinedo Vargas known as the Dancing Engineer died at 34 from dengue fever. He contracted the illness while working in Condorcanqui, Peru, and reportedly developed pleural effusion and respiratory failure before an ICU diagnosis of Hodgkin's lymphoma. The CDC Rapid Response Team is investigating. Vargas had about 200,000 followers for his dance videos posted since 2021.
Johnson County residents track city meetings and school updates in The Gazette. The daily brief cites council actions, district announcements, and community notices shaping local governance and services.
Iowa State University President Wendy Wintersteen outlines a partnership to form the Quad Cities Manufacturing Institute with ISU and Illinois System leading research and Western Illinois University handling workforce development. The effort will include community colleges, St. Ambrose, Augustana, Rock Island Arsenal, and firms like John Deere, aiming to boost local research translation and economic growth.
Lesean Darnell Hardy Jr., 19, of Cedar Rapids, was sentenced to 57 months in federal prison for supplying a stolen firearm linked to a July 9, 2023, Pedestrian Mall shooting in Iowa City. Investigators tied the weapon to two rival gangs Money Boys and Blcka Gang and to other 2023 gun incidents. Police recovered the firearm and ammunition from Hardy's residence after a July 24 search, with evidence on his cellphone of attempted gun purchases and drug possession.
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