Floods push residents to higher ground across central Iowa
Sandbaggers and inmates from the Iowa Men's Reformatory helped in Central City and nearby towns as the Wapsipinicon and Buffalo creeks flood, flooding basements and forcing evacuations. Residents recall 1968 as a benchmark while roads close and bridges are evaluated for safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elm
Cemetery
Iowa Men’s Reformatory
Anamosa
Buffalo
Wapsipinicon Park Road
Stone City
Legionnaire Ballroom
Oxford Junction
Central City
Wapsipinicon
Fern
Leonard Meakins
Game Club Road
Vera Smith
Buffalo Creek
Coggon
Jones County
Bus delays mark first day of school transport
On Monday kindergartners at Monroe and Grant faced bus delays as routes shifted for the new all day program. Principals and district officials praised safety checks while noting last minute parent changes and late route lists caused lag. future improvements include planned computer scheduling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Grant
Transportation Center
Margaret Hamed
Ellyn Wrzeski
Beth Hatch
Stephen Daeschner
Hatch
Susan Lagos
Daeschner
William Jacobson
Stevie Vaughan milestones span Grammys and collaborations
B.B. King era guitarist Stevie Vaughan recalls first playing the Five in 1983 and notes a long list of awards. He earned two Grammys for Flood Down in Texas and In Step, and was named to Guitar Player Magazine’s Gallery of the Greats for multiple years. He teamed with Jimmie Vaughan on Family Style and contributed to Bob Dylan and David Bowie projects, with Double Trouble albums repeatedly praised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vaughan
Texas
Guitar Player Magazine
Jimmie Vaughan
Fabulous Thunderbirds
Cedar Rapids
Vaughan Brothers
Bob Dylan
Strike Force
Double Trouble
David Bowie
Heat: Stores benefit as fans fly off shelves
Heat boosts demand at area stores with fans selling fast. Kmart East reports dozens of 20 inch fans sold today while HACAP awaits donated units on a three week waiting list. Power cutbacks by Iowa Electric affect 75 volunteers including Cedar Rapids Public Library and Kirkwood Community College. Schools send students home early as Cedar Rapids Community Schools decide on early release based on forecast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercy Medical Center
Iowa City
Social Service Agency
Senior Center
Salvation Army
Johnson County Red Cross
Kmart East
Collin Kropf
HACAP
Sproston
Kcrg-Tv
Iowa Electric
Cedar Rapids Public Library
Kirkwood Community College
Also Mentioned on This Page
Don Jerome
Prairieburg
Alburnett
Boy Scout
Claire Baldwin
South Fourth Street
David Welter
Meakinses
Independence
Troy Mills
LeRoy Soukup
Elgin
Elkader
Leo Friederich
Hanson Pump Co
Elgin Motor Supply
Ken Lemka
South Main
South First
Keith Knospe
Knospe
Central State Bank of Elkader
Bank
Alan Johnson
Buchanan County
Wapsipinicon River
Iowa Department of Transportation
Buchanan County Civil Defense
Don Parrish
Carol Grant
American Red Cross
Buchanan County Health Department
Shop Smulekoff
Levolor
Hunter Douglas
Stafus
Jacobson
Hamed
Wrzeski
Bonnie Tietge
Johnson Elementary
Tietge
Chyette
Oelwein
Marion
the Coun
Orig
Monsanto
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