New Year Quiet In Linn County Emergency Center
At the Linn County Emergency Operations Center Cedar Rapids the biggest excitement was a poker game between Channel 2 and Channel 9. The center on May's Island stayed staffed from 8 p.m. to dawn with utilities and law enforcement ready for any issue. No emergencies reported after midnight and radios remained functional.
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Linn County Amergoney
Channel 2
Channel 9
Ned Wright
Cedar Rapids
May’s Island
Quiet New Year’s Eve Night for Iowa City and Cedar Rapids Police
A relatively calm New Year’s Eve in Iowa City and Cedar Rapids featured a disruptive crisis only in Iowa City where a man in a substance treatment center crisis walked to the Highway 6 bridge and was detained for psychiatric care. Cedar Rapids reported minor incidents including noisy stereos medical calls traffic stops and a reported Bever Avenue SE apartment robbery with few details. Authorities noted a scheduled computer shutdown not related to Y2K and dispatchers coordinated with Sydney peers to ensure smooth operations.
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Iowa City
Cedar Rapids
Highway 6
Iowa River
University Hospitals
Ron Fort
R.J. Winkelhake
Bever Avenue SE
Mary Beck
Computer Information Department
Beck
Angie Thomas
Joint Communications Agency
Thomas
Kerith Severn
Sydney
Australia
Dennis Warren
New Year passes quietly in East Iowa towns
Residents welcomed 2000 with festive but calm displays in Decorah and West Union. Emergency officials reported no major Y2K issues as police dispatchers logged routine shifts and traffic lights and services functioned normally across Winneshiek and surrounding counties.
Full New Year celebrations overshadow quiet options in Iowa City
Iowa City revelers chose diverse events to ring in 2000. At Malone's Irish Pub and Union Bar crowds paid $100 for all you can eat and drink while a bookstore hosted a smoke free alcohol free party. A downtown Deadwood bar offered a $100 prize for best dressed couple and a AmVets hall party drew attendees from Iowa City Minneapolis and Chicago.
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John Kenyon
Jazette
Iowa City
Josh Andrews
Ricky Martin
Martin
Andrews
Paris
University of Iowa
Chicago
Steve Meade
Clarion Hotel
Coralville
Stephanie Runnells
Jodean
Runnells
Brad Benhuis
Malone
Union
Jacobsen
Millen
Nium
Sarah Bargstadt
Northside
Union Bar
Linn
Market Streets
Perry
Lenz
Deadwood
Richmond
Minneapolis
Locke Peterseim
Kalona
Iowa City West High School
Allison Kerr
Jeremy Geiger
Iowa State University
Carlisle
Millennium Eve at Hancher Welcomes New Century
Three Padovan sisters from Centerville joined 750 guests at Hancher Auditorium in Iowa City for a Millennium Eve bash. The event featured Glenn Miller Orchestra music, period attire, glow lit paths, and a $200 per person dinner as fireworks capped the celebration.
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Lance
Iowa City
Padovan
Centerville
Virginia Padovan
Virginia
Mary
Edna Padovan
University of Iowa
Coyld
Hancher Auditorium
Glenn Miller Orchestra
Gazette
Buzz Orr
Frank Russo
East Moline
Marianne
Glenn Miller
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Steve Feldmann
Kevin Sterenchuk
Iowa
Ness
Winneshiek County
Floyd Ashbacher
Glen Boie
Hawkeye
Fayette County
Krauskopf
Waukon
Allamakee County
Benton County
Scott Hansen
Buchanan
Brian Jones
Hancher
David
Susan Arnold
West Branch
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