Fire destroys home near Van Horne in Benton County
A residence about a mile west and a mile north of Van Horne burned last night. Firefighters remained on scene long after the call came in around 9 30. Volunteers from Van Horne Keystone and Garrison assisted as witnesses said the house was a total loss.
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van Horne
Keystone
Garrison
Benton County Sheriff's Department
Apartment Fire In Cedar Rapids Damages Northside Unit
Firefighters responded within a minute to a blaze at 420 B Ave NW in northwest Cedar Rapids. The living room fire caused heavy smoke damage to the apartment, displacing occupants Jennifer Peshel and Jody Truitt with no injuries. Cause under investigation.
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Cedar Rapids
B Ave
Cedar Rapids Central Fire Station
Jennifer Peshel
Jody Truitt
Cedar Rapids shooting suspect cleared in quick trip incident
A Cedar Rapids man who turned himself in Tuesday was ruled not to be the shooter in a Jan. 18 QuikTrip shooting over a place in line. Tina Nolda, 22, of Marion, was shot in the leg during a store dispute. Four men fled. police pursue another suspect as the likely gunman.
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Cedar Rapids
Christopher Cungtion
Third Ave
Tina Nolda
Marion
Nolda
QuikTrip
First Ave
Larry Greco
Cungtion
Cedar County
Johnson County United Way Surpasses $1 Million Pledge
United Way of Johnson County reported a 1994 pledge drive total of 1.03 million dollars, a 9.5 percent rise from 1993's 940000. Campaign chairman Richard Breen called the result a real cause for celebration as agency leaders heard the figures.
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United Way
Johnson County
Richard Breen
Human Service Agency
MAPCO fire spurs mock disaster drill talk in Johnson County
A plan for a joint mock explosion drill near Iowa City was discussed one hour before MAPCO fire. The terminal fire forced evacuations of six nearby homes and prompted calls for ongoing MAPCO county planning conversations with disaster services officials. No injuries were reported.
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Johnson County
Iowa City
Mid America Pipeline Co
MAPCO
Thursy
Joe Bolkcom
Bellcom
Eastern Iowans to get flood relief health grants
Linn County receives 41788 and Johnson County 24317 from the Iowa Department of Public Health as part of a 677000 state program to test for hypertension among flood victims and refer them to medical and community services. Nurses will conduct home visits to assess needs and connect residents to resources.
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Lynn M. Tefft
Gazette
Pat
Howell
Community Services Bureau
Iowa Department of Public Health
Keith Erickson
The
Linn
County Health Department
Erickson
Area Substance Abuse Council
Volunteer Nursing Association
Johnson County Department of Public Health
L. Graham Cameron
Cedar Rapids hires Toronto architect for new police station
City committee favors Rebanks Associates to lead design of an $8 million police station and communications center. Rebanks, known for ergonomic interiors and functional, compact layouts, plans to work with a local firm. negotiations start soon to select the design team and finalize the project scope.
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Rick Smith
Cedar Rapids
Toronto
Canada
United States
Leslie Rebanks
Rebanks Associates Inc
Citizens Public Safety Building Committee
Rebanks
Anaheim
Calif
Amherst
Mass
Female engineers break ground in field
University of Iowa College of Engineering marks its fifth female faculty member this semester. Maria Siebes, the first woman permanently on the engineering faculty, speaks on breaking stereotypes and encouraging more women to pursue engineering careers amid a male dominated field.
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Linda Kahlbaugh
Maria Siebes
Helen Na
University of Iowa
College of Engineering
Lyle Muller
Johnson County
Owa
University of Iowa College of Engineering
Siebes
U of I
U of I College of Engineering
Siebel
Dinslaken
Germany
Fachhoch Schule
United States
University of Southern California
USC
Engineering
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