Traffic light pole falls on minivan in Cedar Rapids
In Cedar Rapids a traffic light pole fell onto a minivan along Fifth Street SE near Second Avenue, nearly striking owner Lisa Aarhus. A gust of wind preceded the 1:30 p.m. incident as she paid at a meter, with coworkers warning of danger. A worker shut power to signals before replacement.
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Joan Sylvester
Cedar Rapids
Lisa Aarhus
Hiawatha
Fifth Street
Second Avenue
Aarhus
MCI
Gary Petersen
Elkader teen dies from meningitis after wartime?
Pam Storbeck a 16 year old Central Community High School junior and FFA president died after a short bout with bacterial meningitis. Superintendent Dar win Winke said she became ill Sunday and died Tuesday at University Hospitals in Iowa City. Close contacts will receive immediate antibiotics and vaccination timing will take about three days to confirm strain.
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Cindy Hadish
Gazette Elkader
Central Community High School
Pam Storbeck
Darwin Winke
University Hospitals
Iowa City
John
Lois Storbeck
Elkader
Pam
FFA
Winke
Ink stained clues name Sigourney High vandal suspect
Keokuk County Sheriff Ron George linked John Geier 18 of Delta to a weekend vandalism at Sigourney High School causing over 5000 dollars in damage. He also faces burglary and theft charges from county break ins and car washes. A juvenile faces related charges. Sigourney sits about 55 miles southwest of Cedar Rapids.
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Elkader
Clayton County
Cedar Rapids
Gazette
Sigourney
Keokuk County
Ron George
Sigourney High School
George
John Geier
Delta
Geier
Sigourney Is
Cedar Rapids Schools Consider Cuts to Meet Revenue Gaps
Cedar Rapids schools may trim four administrator posts and about 40 teaching positions next year to close a funding gap. A 2.6 percent cut could add the equivalent of 20 more teachers. Linn-Mar and College Community districts face rising enrollments and staffing needs while local taxes may rise.
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Cedar Rapids
Lew Finch
Linn-Mar
Joe Pacha
Rudi's Bakery to halt North Liberty baking operations
North Liberty bakery Rudi's will stop baking on February 22 as a new sales force targets demand for its artisan organic breads. The Boulder plant will ship bread to North Liberty for Midwest distribution, with three of 30 North Liberty workers kept for distribution. The Iowa Agricultural Finance Corp invested 2.2 million in a 7.5 million facility. Tim Shanahan notes a 500000 grant aided property taxes.
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Warette
North Liberty
Rudi’s
Boulder
Colo
Midwest
Dan Winegarden
Iowa Agricultural Finance Corp
Iowa
Tedterra Food Capital Fund I
Tim Shanahan
Shanahan
Cedar Rapids Eyes Fishing at City Borrow Pit Lake IDOT
Parks Commissioner Wade Wagner seeks summer access to Lake IDOT a man made pond between the Water Pollution Control plant and Highway 13 stocked by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. The city bought it a year ago as a buffer and potential primitive fishing site with support from the Indian Creek Nature Center pending gravel parking and boundary fencing.
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the Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Wade Wagner
Highway 13
Iowa Department of Transportation
Wagner
Borrow Pit
Idot
Iowa Department of Natural Resources
Indian Creek
City County Split Sets Pace for Blairs Ferry Plan
Meetings are planned to hash out issues on the Blairs Ferry Road project with Reyner backing a lower speed limit to ease transition. The north side falls under city responsibility while the south is county, and both seek alignment with the school district. Contact Janetra at 398-8219 or janetr fyiowa.com.
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Reyner
Blairs Ferry Road
Janet Borholm
Janetr
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