Snowy morning crashes halt I 80 and I 380 traffic
A morning mix of light snow and slick ice led to two separate crashes on major routes in eastern Iowa. Two semis tangled at the Grinnell interchange blocked eastbound I 80 for about two hours, and a semi and car collided on southbound I 380 near Center Point. No serious injuries reported. The National Weather Service warned lows around 20 degrees and continued snow cover with drifting in rural areas.
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National Weather Service
Grinnell
Iowa State Patrol
Randy Stone
Center Point
Michael McVey
McVey
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Power restored to schools after brief outage
About 10 customers including College Community schools lost power for about an hour and a half Tuesday night due to a power surge. Alliant Energy spokesman John Ruff said the cause was not determined, may be wind related, and crews replaced an arrester. Eastern Iowa Airport had a brief, non damaging power blink not affecting operations.
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John Ruff
Alliant Energy
Alliant
Iowa
Ruff
Waterloo teacher charged in child abuse case
Saddler Sr., 57, of Waterloo, faces counts of lascivious acts a child indecent contact with a child and second degree sexual abuse. He was arrested at home and held in Black Hawk County Jail with bond set at 83500 dollars. The victim is not a student at Central Middle School where he works and he is on administrative leave.
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Waterloo
Saddler Sr
Saddler
Black Hawk County
Arlis Swartzendruber
Central Middle School
Swartzendruber
Center Junction Considers New Wastewater System
Center Junction plans a 6 p.m. public meeting at City Hall to discuss hiring an engineering firm for a wastewater treatment system. The town partners with Jones County supervisors to form a management group and seek USDA grants for the project.
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Center Junction
Jones County
Jones County Supervisors
U.S. Department of Agriculture
City OKs waste cart bid for 37 000 yard waste carts
Cedar Rapids officials approved Rehrig Pacific Co 401 200 bid to supply 37 000 yard waste roll carts over three years as part of a 1 million plus purchase. Toter Inc contended it had the low bid though Rehrig won on wall thickness specs for the 95 and 65 gallon carts.
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Rick Smith Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Rehrig Pacific Co
Lawrenceville, Ga
Mark Jones
Solid Waste & Recycling Department
Rehrig
Jones
Toter Inc
Statesville
N.C
Toter
Firefighters sharpen ice rescue skills in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids firefighters train in ice rescue techniques at Robbins Lake with military surplus dry suits. Capt. Dan Smith and Brian Greer train 35 Special Operations members in thin ice safety, victim rescue, and rope harness procedures.
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Steve Gravelle
Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Steve Hildebrand
Robbins Lake
Tive
Mark English
Smith
Doug LeClerc
Dan Drexler
Drexler
UI Eyes New Residence Hall on Campus
The University of Iowa may add its first new dorm in nearly 40 years if the Regents approve planning for a 300 to 500 bed residence hall. Aiming for completion within five years, the project would cost 20 to 30 million dollars and sit on the west side of campus near Hillcrest, Quadrangle, Grand and Melrose avenues, or west of Byington Road.
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Jim Jacobson
Iacctic
Iowa City
State Board of Regents
University of Iowa
Ames
Maggie van del
Regents Office
van del
Hillcrest
Quadrangle
Grand
Melrose Avenues
Byington Road
Arthur Elementary dedicates reading corner to late teacher
Arthur Elementary in Cedar Rapids dedicated a reading corner to Kathy Moucka, who died in February 2000. Staff recall her 25 years of second grade teaching, close friendship with Marcia Tuttle, and schoolwide impact as a devoted reading advocate. A memorial fund funds books and a plaque in the media center.
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Arthur Elementary
Tuttle
Moncka
PTA
Jeanne Sentman
Arthur
Moucka
Megan Banaszek
Christina Vander Zee
Christina
Megan
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