Car crash near First Avenue and 13th Street NW
A man was hospitalized after his car hit a tree at a Y intersection near First Avenue and 13th Street NW. Police say a possible medical problem may have caused the 9 p.m. crash. The driver, unnamed, was taken to St Luke’s Hospital with heavy front end damage. Traffic was diverted around the scene.
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First Avenue
13Th Street
Tim Reynolds
Third Avenue
St. Luke’s Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Jerry Baker
26Th Ave
Sixth Street
Baker
Barbara Achey
Laura Schulte
Third Street
Bluestem Budget Hearing Set For 1999 Fiscal Plan
A public hearing on Bluestem Solid Waste Agency’s 8.7 million dollar fiscal 1999 budget will be held at 1:50 p.m. December 16 in the Linn County Administrative Office Building boardroom. The tipping fee remains 35 dollars per ton at landfills and the compost site. After expenses, Bluestem expects 2,591,686 dollars left, with 932,000 dollars allocated to a new site development fund, bringing the balance to 3.4 million dollars.
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Bluestem
Bluestem Solid Waste Agency
Linn County
First St
Cedar Rapids man pleads guilty to federal drug burglary
David Latham, 33, pleaded guilty in Cedar Rapids to possession with intent to distribute controlled substances and aiding and abetting. He burglarized Mount Vernon pharmacies Shepley Pharmacy three times this year and Family Medical Association on three dates. He faces up to 20 years in prison and a 1 million dollar fine. Sentencing set for February 27.
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Cedar Rapids
Mount Vernon
David Latham
U.S
Stephen Rapp
U.S. District Court
Latham
Shepley Pharmacy
Family Medical Association
Public Works Repairs Lag Grubbs Street This Week
The Department of Public Works will repair Grubbs Street inside the city limits from today through Friday. Daytime traffic will be rerouted along Boundary Avenue First Street and Franklin Street during construction.
New Pioneer Co-op Seeks New General Manager
Rochelle Prunty resigned as general manager after seven years in the post. The board accepted the departure on Sunday and she will remain as a consultant during the transition period at the Iowa City cooperative.
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New Pioneer Co-op
Rochelle Prunty
Prunty
Model horse shop opens in West Branch
Tripple B Models operates at 5732 350th St. NE offering Breyer and Stone model horses with about 140 current run models. Owner Lisa Bickford, 26, shows and sells from a family shop on their farm, aiming for one of the Midwest’s largest selections.
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350Th St
West Branch
Lisa Bickford
Marlene Lucas
Rural Affairs Write
Lisa
Norm Bickford
Breyer
Pat
Breyer and
Stone Brands
Tripple B Models
Midwest
Saddle Club
Lady Phase
Lynn Anderson
Lynn
Barbie
Bickfords
Norm
Bickford
Pie shop founders learn as they go in 11 years
Kathy's Pies Inc. began in 1986 when Neil Weyland recruited his daughter Kathy McCauley to bake. Now co owners with Beth Swyers and Terri Weyland they bake 130 pies daily, run 18 hour days, and serve from Grinnell to West Liberty. They offer 25 pies, 12 varieties daily, and a pie of the month.
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Ty Lynn Feuerbach
McCauley
Weyland
Kathy
Beth Swyers
Terri Weyland
Grinnell
West Liberty
Week ahead business meetings and federal releases in Cedar Rapids
A busy schedule lists a series of government data releases and professional group meetings through the week in Cedar Rapids. Highlights include Treasury bill auctions, November prices and housing data, the Fed Open Market Committee, and industry awards luncheon with Prairie School choir.
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Treasury
Labor Department
Commerce Department
Institute of Management Accountants
Colls
Sheraton Four Points
David Nuernberger
Deloitte & Touche
Federal Reserve
Insurance Associates of
Cedar Rapids Inc
Longbranch
Cedar Rapids Business and Cenfaccinnal
Greater Iowa
National Contract Management Association
Thomas Manor
Rockwell
American Business Association
Prairiewoods Spirituality Center
Boyson Rd
Hiawatha
International Trade and Labor Department
Treasury Department
Cedar Rapids Association of Life
Sheraton
Four Points
Industry Awards
The
Prairie School Choir
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Iowa City
New Pioneer
Gazette
Regis High School
Kathy's
Kathy McCauley
Bill
Bonanza West
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