Corn Festival Opens At St Jude's Church Grounds
St Jude's 12th annual Corn Festival opens at 5 pm on church property 50 Edgewood Rd NW Volunteers begin at noon to husk 10 tons of corn for three days of service Ackley Food Processing Co of Ackley Iowa will supply the corn with backup Minnesota stock ready if needed The festival runs Friday 5 pm to midnight Saturday 11 am to midnight Sunday noon to 8 pm Activities include food concessions rides games live music Lovey Bear Cedar Cloggers and St Luke's Reflections Open air Mass at 11 am Sunday races start at 8 am with a one mile walk and run
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St. Jude's
Edgewood Ra
Ackley Food Processing Co
Ackley
Iowa
Carolyn Minor
Minnesota
Ackley Food Processing
Lovey Bear
St. Luke's Reflections
Last Day to Register for Sept School Elections
The Linn County Elections Office at 930 First St. SW will accept late voter registrations from 8 am to 6 pm on Friday. Unregistered voters must register by Friday to vote in the September 8 school elections.
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Linn County
First St. SW
University of Iowa opens classes with vows of renewal
Iowa City University relations leader Richard Remington urged a fresh start as about 29,000 students begin the fall term. An indoor opening ceremony at Ma Bride Hall followed rain on the Old Capitol site. A New Wave protest group criticized hiring practices during the event. ISU and UNI also began classes with separate convocations.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
U of I
Richard Remington
Remington
Mabride Hall
U of
Old Capitol
New Wave
Iowa State University
University of Northern Iowa
U of Isu
Gordon Eaton
ISU
Ambulance in three-vehicle crash injures none
A Belle Plaine ambulance with lights and sirens ran a red light on 16th Avenue SW in Cedar Rapids. It struck a Solon youth and a Palo man, totaling about 6000 in damages. The ambulance carried 90-year-old Herman Grieder to Mercy Hospital. his wife Fern was treated and released.
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Belle Plaine
Cedar Rapids
Mabel Hernik
16Th Avenue
Chad Mead
Solon
Edgewood Road
Troy Booth
Palo
Booth
Mead
Herman Grieder
Mercy Hospital
Fern
Mercy
Felon Joseph Spivie Face Gun Possession Charge
Police obtained a search warrant after a tip and raided Joseph Spivie 27 at 9010 Ave NW. Two .38 caliber revolvers were seized and Spivie was released after posting bond.
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Joseph Spivie
Ave. NW
Spivie
Tes Dence
Burglaries and incidents across two cities prompt reports
Police log details burglaries at Sanenez Graphics and Earl May Nursery with stolen items valued at 1755 dollars and 1042 dollars respectively, signs of entry vary. Multiple individuals face drunken driving charges or are involved in separate crashes and emergencies across Mount Vernon and surrounding streets, including the Welter and Lewis collisions and a series of medical and alarm incidents reported Wednesday.
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Sanenez Graphics
Collins Rd
Earl May Nursery
First Ave
Claywell Wilhelm Enters Cedar Rapids Mayoral Race
Claywell Wilhelm 51 of 2279 C St SW filed to run for Cedar Rapids mayor. He vows to remove downtown parking meters to aid business and save city money, and cites the aging 16th Avenue bridge as a major issue.
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Claywell Wilhelm
Cedar Rapids
Wilhelm
C St
16Th Avenue
Wilhelm seeks Cedar Rapids mayor seat with union backing
Wilhelm, a retired construction worker and minister of the Universal Life Church, ran for mayor in 1985 finishing with 30 votes to incumbent Don Canney's 4 588. He now seeks labor union and blue collar support, aiming to address structural problems Cedar Rapids faces.
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Wilhelm
Universal Life Church
Don Canney
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U of Iowa
Thested
Debra DeGroote
66Th Ave
29Th Street
Michael Petrick
Mount Vernon
Dennis Shelton
36Th St
First Avenue
24Th Street
Warren Blakley
A Ave
B Avenue
Uebra Welter
Central City
St. Luke's
Welter
Stephen
Mount Vernon Road
Tammy Lewis
D St. SW
19Th Street
12Th Ave
Ave
Eighth St
Clive Dr
Seventh Ave
Armstrong
Juve Ole
C.R. Mayor’s Post
Statesville
N.C
Clinique
AETIC
Trong
Armstrong Coats
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