Boy Scout Ryan Saves Mom During Seizure Earns Medal
Coralville family story shows 12-year-old Ryan Ruden calling 911 and tilting his mother Bridgid to breathe after a grand mal seizure. He receives the Medal of Merit at a National Court of Honor ceremony with Boy Scout Troop 2000, praised for quick, trained action.
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Coralville
Ryan
Bridgid
Scott Cray
Cray
National Boy Scout Committee
Todd Ruden
Man released on bond after threatening courthouse
Cedar Rapids former City Council candidate Robert Bates, 43, was released on bond after an initial appearance on two felony threats and one first-degree harassment charge. A $25,000 cash or surety bond was set Saturday, with officials noting past offenses and current threats. Bates claimed intent to buy explosives to blow up the Linn County Courthouse and threatened to kill hundreds, also alarming staff at St Luke's hospital. Bates had previous arrest in 2008 for disorderly conduct at a public meeting.
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Trish Mehaffey
Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Robert Bates
Sixth Judicial District
Casey Jones
Bates
Marty Hagge
Tacoma
Wash
Man accused of killing coach waives speedy eluding trial
Allison Mark Becker, charged with killing Aplington-Parkersburg High School football coach Ed Thomas, waived his right to a speedy trial on an earlier eluding charge. The waiver extends until Feb 26 in Butler County District Court, with the Jan 12 trial date still in limbo. Becker's actions included threatening a Cedar Falls man and damaging a garage on June 20 before a police chase and hospitalization. He is also charged with first degree murder in Thomas' death. no trial date set.
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the Gazette Allison
Mark Becker
Aplington-Parkersburg
Susan Flander
Becker
Butler County District Court
Parkersburg
Cedar Falls
Waterloo
Ed Thomas
Thomas
United Way in Cedar Rapids May Miss Fund Goal
United Way of East Central Iowa cautions it may miss this year’s campaign target set at 10.5 million dollars after a year of weak economy and job cuts. Officials urge major donors to increase gifts while offering credit card and online giving options through the Cedar Rapids office.
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Gazette
Cedar Rapids
United Way
Iowa
Lois Buntz
Dennis Jordan
Beth Malicki
Fifth Ave
Uweci. Org
Housing survey meetings set in Cedar Rapids
The Cedar Rapids Civil Rights Commission and the Community Development Department schedule three meetings at the African American Museum of Iowa to gather input on impediments to fair housing. Sessions run 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. for housing professionals, 2 to 4 p.m. for city staff and partners, and 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. for the public. Call (319) 286-5036 or email civil rights cedar-rapids.org for details.
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Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Civil Rights Commission
Community Development Department
Sionals
Department of Human Services
Cedar-Rapids
New Hampton man shot while deer hunting
Lynn Pacovsky, 48, was accidentally shot in the back by hunter Brian Tenge, 34, while field dressing a deer near a Chickasaw County cornfield. Pacovsky was flown to Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota for treatment.
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New Hampton
Associated Press
Iowa Department of Natural Resources
Lynn Pacovsky
Chickasaw County
Brian Tenge
Mount Auburn
Pacovsky
Mayo Clinic
Rochester
Minn
Cedar Rapids stabbing suspect charged and arson, fires in city
Clayton A Foreman II, 27, of 1010 18th St SW, faces assault causing bodily injury after allegedly stabbing a woman in the thigh and back during a Monday argument. He remained jailed in Linn County with a 6500 dollar cash bail. In separate incidents, a northeast Cedar Rapids house fire left a resident displaced due to roof damage and utilities shut off, under investigation, while a weekend kitchen fire damaged a home on Eastern Boulevard with multiple residents and two cats able to escape. Red Cross assisting the family.
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Cedar Rapids
Clayton A. Foreman II
Foreman
18Th St
Linn County
Mercy Medical Center
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