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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 2001
Page
7
A Cedar County sheriff said foul play is not suspected after a man was found unresponsive in a van at the I-80 eastbound rest area near Tipton. Attendants reported the incident to State Patrol shortly before noon. The man's identity remains withheld pending family notification.
A car driven by Shannon Ray Davis 24 of Hopkinton collided with a semi-trailer about three miles south of Anamosa along Highway 151 shortly after midnight. Davis was flown by helicopter and was in serious condition at St. Luke's Hospital Cedar Rapids. Truck driver Lawrence Klein 51 of East Dubuque Illinois was unharmed.
Southwest Cedar Rapids resident Kevin L. Siemering aged 27 faces a second degree arson charge after investigators ruled the Friday car fire destructive. Siemering, of 2107 Old Rockford Rd SW, was arrested then released after consenting to delay his initial court appearance.
Linn-Mar High School FFA members plan a $130,000 fund-raising drive to add aquaculture and horticulture space near the ag science department. Aquaculture director Chris Novy presented blueprints to the school board, aiming to start mid March with board review at the next meeting and completion possible this fall if goals are met.
Larry Hetzler of Muscatine was burned when an LP gas heater exploded in the Muscatine Community College campus apartments basement Sunday morning. He was listed in good condition at University Hospitals Iowa City.
Preservationists struggle to rehabilitate Lansing's Old Stone School, built in 1864 for $5,000 with a Greek Revival limestone exterior and octagonal bell tower. The endangered landmark has not functioned as a school since 1973 and faces high restoration costs.
An engineer estimates a $500000 cost to restore the Fort Atkinson mill’s structural integrity. The building’s disuse and lack of preservation plan have placed it on Iowa’s annual endangered buildings list by the nonprofit Iowa Historic Preservation.
Alliance director Joyce Barrett says the public nomination list is not a blame game but a call to Iowa communities about their historic resources. Lansing preservationists acknowledge rich heritage yet struggle with limited funding. Turn to 3B: School.
Postville and Agriprocessors Inc seek a federal mediator to settle long-running waste water conflicts at the city plant. Iowa Turkey Products refuses mediation. Agreement focus: plant capacity, cost sharing, and environmentally sound treatment. First session set for mid March. both sides express cautious cooperation amid past mistrust.
Dale Merrill and his wife Kasey run Liberty Iron Works in Mount Vernon where a 250 pound metal moose outside their shop attracts daily visitors. The sculpture, created for a Aspen show, helps pull customers into their garden art and custom metal work business. Merrill notes the moose didn’t sell in Aspen but remains for sale at 3500, with other pieces like a 157 bottle wine rack priced at 600. The couple also crafts stainless steel and copper furniture and figures.
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