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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 2006
Page
9
Iowa City police report at least 16 burglaries since Saturday with 14 occurring on Sunday. Sgt. Troy Kelsay said many were car burglaries with unlocked doors, plus garages and homes affected. No solid link yet, though three reports came from the northeast neighborhood. Investigations to begin today.
The Iowa Department of Transportation says Highway 6 in Coralville will have one lane in each direction from Clear Creek to 12th Avenue for asphalt resurfacing. Center turn lane returns Thursday as lanes shift to the newly resurfaced pavement. In related news, the Cedar Rapids NAACP meets at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church to discuss upcoming election year plans and branch leadership. For more information call (319) 365-9482.
Julie Koehn an 18 year old from Newhall starts college at the University of Iowa. Her Benton Community High School class of 125 is dwarfed by a UI class of about 4300. She notes the mix of students from all states and countries and looks forward to life beyond small town rumors. Her first class Aug 21 was The College Transition with 19 other freshmen in the Blank Honors Center.
Julie Koehn, age 18, begins college at Iowa City Iowa as a freshman. She plans to major in journalism and pursue photography while balancing family, friends, and new academic routines. Koehn worries about textbook costs social fit and future employment.
In Iowa all 99 counties are upgrading 911 systems to locate cell phone callers. Eastern Iowa shows most counties now can map a caller’s location on screen, with five counties still lacking full capability. John Benson notes remaining counties have some installations in place.
In May 2005 The Gazette reported 14 Eastern Iowa counties lacked working 911 caller location systems for cell phones. Upgrades were planned to be completed within the year.
The Gazette notes Newstrack coverage cadence and contact options including mailing address P O Box 511 Cedar Rapids IA 52406 and phone numbers 319-398-8254 and 14800 397-8212 plus email to newstrack gazettecommunications.com for inquiries.
After 12 years with KCRG-TV9, Captain Bobby Ratliff plans to end NewsCopter 9 flights. The 39 year old has logged about 6500 hours and 400000 miles while sharing helicopter knowledge with thousands in Eastern Iowa. He grew up in Virginia with coal-mining roots and credits his father as inspiration.
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