Blizzard Like Conditions Hit Eastern Iowa As Snow Falls
A winter storm warning spanned southeastern Iowa with Cedar Rapids and surrounding counties expecting 6 to 8 inches of snow and wind chills near minus 50. Areas from the Quad Cities to Peoria could see a foot. authorities warned of slick roads as plows prepare and residents rushed to buy ice removers.
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Cindy Hadish
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Scott Lind
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Iowa City
Lind
Quad Cities
Peoria
Public Service
Tom Newbanks
Newbanks
Kyle Kuhlman
Salt sales surge as storms hit Cedar Rapids and Iowa City
Citywide shopping reports note cancellations and salt demand rising with the storm. Wee Food Store on Wilson Avenue SW and Target on First Avenue NE report high consumer activity with shovels wind shield scrapers and salt selling quickly as shoppers prepare for severe weather.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Wee Food Store
Wilson Avenue
Neil Stoneman
Target
First Avenue NE
Cedar Rapids grad debuts on The Parkers network
Joy Mincey Powell, a 1985 Kennedy High School graduate from Cedar Rapids, appears as Lacy the biker chick student in The Parkers. She filmed in Hollywood and hopes for more roles while urging viewers to ask UPN for positive disability representation. Powell, who uses a wheelchair since 1987, studied at the University of Minnesota after a year at Iowa.
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Lacy
Moesha
Brass and Percussion Highlight Cedar Rapids Concert
The Cedar Rapids Symphony Orchestra Showcase Chamber Series at St. Pauls United Methodist Church featured a brass quintet and percussion ensemble. Readings spanned Russian pieces to Christmas carols with Cage’s Amores using prepared piano effects.
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George C. Ford Sazette
Cedar Rapids
St. Paul’s United Methodist Church
Cedar Rapids Symphony Orchestra
Tom Mackey
Michael Geary
Alan Lawrence
CRSO
Cage
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