Cedar Rapids Guard unit to depart for Fort McCoy
About fifty members of Iowa National Guard's 2168th Transportation Company from Cedar Rapids head to Fort McCoy Wisconsin after a 5 p.m. send-off at the guard armory near The Eastern Iowa Airport. Spokesman Col. Robert King notes recruits come from the Cedar Rapids metro area. A separate ceremony at 7 30 p.m. honors ninety members of the 2133rd Transportation Company in Muscatine.
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Fort McCoy, Wis
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Robert King
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Muscatine
Fire damages chimney and attic in Cedar Rapids home
A weekend fire in southwest Cedar Rapids started in or near a chimney after a fire was lit in a basement fireplace on Sunday morning. Neighbors alerted occupants at 2755 Evelyn Dr SW, and firefighters contained the blaze to the chimney and attic with no further investigation planned.
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Cedar Rapids
Evelyn Dr. SW
Melvin Wieland
Caroline Davis
Greg Buelow
Buelow
Enrollment climbs at Mount Mercy and Cedar Rock logo set
Mount Mercy College reports spring enrollment up to 1410 from 1405 aided by Adult Student Accelerated Programs expanding to 264 this term, with last spring’s 209. A Cedar Rock logo unveiling at 1 30 p m Thursday highlights a competition among Iowa state university students for the Frank Lloyd Wright house near Cedar Rock designed in 1944 for Lowell and Agnes Walter.
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Cedar Rock
Buchanan County
Iowa
University of Iowa
Wright
Lowell
Agnes Walter
County approves street name change in West Lake View
Washington County supervisors on Tuesday approved renaming Oak Lane to Oak Drive in the West Lake View subdivision to prevent confusion with Oak Lane in the city and improve 911 responses.
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Washington County
West Lake View
Oak Lane
Oak Drive
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Washington
Edgewood Road Bridge Removal Planned in Cedar Rapids
City to remove the Edgewood Road bridge at Highway 100 to lower and regrade the street. This enables future Highway 100 extension to cross over Edgewood Road rather than under it. Project cost estimated at 552000 with work planned for 2004 or 2005 seasons.
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the Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Edgewood Road
Dave Elgin
Elgin
Edgewood
Maple tree taps after rapid growth at Indian Creek Nature Center
Donna Jones planted a maple at the Indian Creek Nature Center in Cedar Rapids about 20 years ago. The tree reached 10 inches in diameter in half the usual time and is now tapped for syrup by Donna with Nature Center Director Rich Patterson noting the rarity of a planted tree being tapped by its planter.
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Gazette Edar Rapids
Jack and the
Nature Center
Rich Patterson
Janes
Donna
Patterson
Jones
George Pederson
Cedar Rapids
Donna Janes
Indian Creek
Panel exam pros and cons of elder isolation in Iowa
A Cedar Rapids panel sponsored by The Gazette discusses senior isolation, noting 60 percent of at home elderly need help to stay home. In Linn County about 15 000 require assistance, with experts urging expanded home and community based services, more nurses, and a single entry point to resources.
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Ve Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Metro Iowa
Mary Sharp
the Gazette
Ginger Hemmingsen
Myrt Bowers
Witwer Senior Center
Hemmingsen
Leta Wall
Linn County Aarp
Cedar Rapids boy’s injury flags teen depression pattern
In Cedar Rapids a 12 year old with a swollen broken hand, caused by punching a wall, signals a wider problem of adolescent depression. The boy has endured multiple foster transitions after losing his mother, stepfather, and uncle, ending with unstable housing and care.
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Cedar Rapids
Metro Care Connection Faces Medicaid Funding Cut in Cedar Rapids
Free medical centers for Cedar Rapids Community School District students could lose about half their Medicaid support in May 2004. The program provides free health care, substance abuse counseling, and mental health services to needy students and may be jeopardized without new funding or legislation. Metro Care Connection seeks direct business support and lobbying help to renew 100 percent funding and sustain services for students, families, and transportation needs. The 4 year old program has aided students with broken hands, low mood, and access to state human services.
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Cedar Rapids
Metro Care Connection
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