Cedar Rapids School Board Forum Debates District 4 Race
Cedar Rapids candidates for the school board faced voter questions at a League of Women Voters forum broadcast from the Educational Services Center. Incumbent Dennis Kral and challenger Brian Weaver vie in District 4 while Richard Bradford runs unopposed for the at large seat.
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Janet Borholm
Cedar Rapids
League of Women Voters
Educational Services Center
Dennis Kral
First Ave
Brian Weaver
Goblins Gully
Richard Bradford
Bent Tree
Ron Olson
Bradford
Kral
Weaver
Rockwell Collins
Salvage at Veterans Stadium by Kirkwood College crew
Kirkwood Community College baseball coach John Lewis leads workers in Cedar Rapids to salvage bench seats from Veterans Memorial Stadium. The seats will be reused in softball and baseball dugouts after an agreement in which the demolition company kept the seat backs and the college received the seats.
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Kirkwood Community College
John Lewis
College
Veterans Memorial Stadium
Cedar Rapids
NAACP Cedar Rapids Sets 59th Freedom Fund Banquet
The Cedar Rapids NAACP schedules its 59th Freedom Fund Banquet for Sept. 15 at 6 30 p m at Crowne Plaza Five Seasons Hotel. Keynote speaker is Hilary O Shelton director of the NAACP Washington Bureau. Tickets are $50 adults $25 youths includes NAACP membership.
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Cedar Rapids
NAACP
Freedom Fund
Crowne Plaza Five Seasons Hotel
Ninth St
The
Hilary O. Shelton
Washington
Five City Council Candidates Face Off In Upcoming Election
Public accountant Russell D. Oviatt and four other contenders vie for five council seats. Incumbent Donald Thomas, 61, seeks re election with challengers Scott Cahak, Bob Feiereisen, and Terry Himes. Signatures required range 629 to 638 per race. Forums scheduled by The Gazette and KCRG TV in October.
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Fied
RSM McGladrey Inc
Russell D. Oviatt
Second Ave
Rockwell Collins Government Systems
Wellington Heights
Donald Thomas
Dalewood Ave
the Gazette
Kcrgtv
Mountain lions move east as Iowa records more sightings
Officials study a recent mountain lion sighting in Iowa to determine origin and diet after reports across the state from Sioux City to the Missouri border. A necropsy will determine if the animal fed on wild prey or domestic food, with several attacks on livestock reported in southwest Iowa.
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Andrews
Iowa
Sioux City
Missouri
Darby Sanders
Shelby County Conservation Board
Area attractions draw visitors across Iowa region
Travel notes show new local attractions like the Science Station IMAX Dome Theater Anamosa National Motorcycle Museum Lost Island Cedar Rapids Overalls All Over drawing visitors from across Iowa. The IMAX theater reports over 100000 visitors since March with June to August ahead of expectations and Labor Day weekend expected strong turnout. Attendance at the Field of Dreams site near Dyersville remains steady around 50000 annually as fans visit from multiple states.
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Hennes
Science Station
Anamosa
Waterloo
Lost Island
Cedar Rapids
Lode
Ganesh Ganpat
Ganpat
Dyersville
Betty Bockenstedt
Bockenstedt
Don Lansing
Murder trial near end in Beverly Morgan case
In Grambling Louisiana Brian Rozell Nash 35 stands accused of stabbing Beverly Morgan 28 to death in her mobile home after she rejected his advances. The family of Morgan from Springville hopes for closure as the two year case heads to the jury. Her daughters live with relatives as the trial proceeds.
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Beverly Morgan
Grambling
Morgan
Metro
DeWald
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Leadership Conference On Civil Rights
National
Violence Against Women
National Coalition To Abolish
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the Brother
Vanessa Shelton
University of Iowa
Scott Cahak
Hall & Hall Engineers
City Water Department
Bob Feiereisen
Williams Blvd
Terry Himes
Bever Ave
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Himes
Thomas
Rick Smith
Ricks
Midwest
Tierney
Dakotas
Nebraska
Call of the Colors
Linda Cruise
the Gazette Newsroom
P.O
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Fyiowa
Twisters Zymnastics
Miller Rd
Hiawatha
By Steve Gravelle
Kim DeWald
Springville
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Nash
Louisiana
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Cedar Rapids Ice Arena
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