Alarm rouses resident in Cedar Rapids apartment fire
A smoke detector woke a third floor resident early Friday at Hampton Courts 1263 First Ave S Cedar Rapids. Firefighters forced a locked door in an unoccupied unit between a wall and an entertainment center and extinguished the blaze causing heavy smoke and heat damage. No injuries. Cause under investigation.
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Hampton Courts
First Ave S
Dave Koch
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Koch
Guilty verdict in weapons charges for Cedar Rapids man
A federal jury convicted Dontize Morrow, 28, of 115 16th St SE, Cedar Rapids, on two weapons charges. He was found guilty Friday of felon in possession of a firearm and possession by a person previously convicted of domestic assault. A 45 caliber Derringer was found in his apartment in August 2002. He faces up to 10 years in prison.
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Cedar Rapids
Dontize Morrow
16Th St SE
Morrow
Dubuque man charged in DuTrac credit union robbery
Dubuque police arrest 41 year old James R Rogers on second degree robbery and drug charges after a tip led to a Dubuque apartment. He was unarmed and in jail on a 25000 dollar bond. No money was recovered. Also reports underage alcohol sales citations and a Friday shooting involving Steven L Blacketer, non life threatening injuries.
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Dubuque
James R Rogers
DuTrac
Steven L Blacketer
Michael Mittan
Division of Narcotics Enforcement
Blacketer
Benton locks up meth ingredient in Iowa program
Benton County sheriff and New Century Farm Services completed securing all 22 anhydrous ammonia storage tanks with hardened steel locks. The locks, funded by federal grants, farm suppliers, and seized-property auctions, aim to prevent meth makers from accessing a key ingredient as thefts of fertilizer rise. The effort, part of a federal program, placed roughly 4400 locks on tanks across 18 counties at about $40 per lock.
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The
Gazette Vinton
Benton County
Vinton New Century Farm Services
Sherif Ken Popenhagen
Federal
Farm Supply
Iowa
Inventive minds display at Inventiona 2003 in Anamosa
Judges at Strawberry Hills Elementary School in Anamosa witnessed 78 student inventions from grades two through six. Lucas Sams, eight, demonstrated the Auto Flusher. The top 20 entrants advance to a regional competition. Spencer Barnes and Emily Hunt, both of Anamosa, showcased props and judged ideas including a bicycle helmet pouch for a walkie talkie and a ketchup saving cap design.
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Eunice Conley
Anamosa
Strawberry Hills Elementary School
Lucas Sams
Spencer Barnes
Emily Hunt
Spencer
Emily
Marion intersection to get traffic signals upgrade funds
Cindy Hadish reports Marion will receive a 655000 grant to install traffic signals and left turn bays at the Highway 151 13 intersection on the east end of town. The project could begin spring 2004 with the city needing about 1639000 more from bonds and general obligation funds. Daily traffic is forecast to rise to 42000 by 2010 and 64000 by 2030, with a possible future interchange.
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Cindy Hadish
Gazette
Marion
Marions
Manion
Dan Whitlow
Jett Schott
Whitlow
Iowa Department of ‘Transportation
Iowa Clan
Snyder & Associaes
Cedar Rapids
Faith and risks drive Cedar Rapids missionary to India
Cedar Rapids resident Tom Philips, 53, plans an overseas mission to India despite rising global dangers for missionaries. He will help build schools in Nagaland, noting the need to accept consequences and possible jail or beatings. The International Mission Board, part of the Southern Baptist Convention, runs thousands of missionaries worldwide amid post 9/11 security concerns. Ten Iowa couples currently serve abroad, says Rev Ed Gregory of the Baptist Convention of Iowa.
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United States
Iowa
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Baptist Convention of Iowa
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Immanuel Baptist Church
Cedar Rounds
Tim Phillips
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