First babies born at local hospitals mark 2006
Lyndsay and Eric Nygren of Williamsburg welcomed Anna Nygren at Mercy Iowa City at 1:31 a.m. Sunday as the first baby of 2006 born at a Technology Corridor hospital. Irma Lagunas Fernandez and Andres Lagunas welcomed Princess Irma Lagunas Fernandez at University Hospitals in Iowa City at 1:06 p.m. Sunday. Austyn Heath Harman was Cedar Rapids' first baby of the year born at Mercy Medical Center at 9:44 a.m. Sunday to Jannell and Heath Harman of Center Point. Jaden Matthew, born at 12:04 p.m. Sunday at St. Luke's Hospital in Cedar Rapids to Angela Lysne and Matt Mullen.
College Community hosts January bond vote sessions across district
The College Community school district lists January informational sessions for the January 24 bond referendum to fund a new school. Superintendent Dick Whitehead and school board members will attend with events in Ely Swisher Shueyville Walford Fairfax Cedar Rapids and Prairie High School. In a separate incident, Jessica L. Allie310 died?
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Life nurturer helps newborns parents at St Luke's birth care
Ann Currie a CRN at St Luke's birth care center treats patients like family with humor. She supports prospective parents before labor and through discharge, guiding them with hugs stories and jokes to ease nervous first-time parents.
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Nurse Ann Currie Shares Caring Child Routines
Ann Currie a 46-year-old registered nurse at St Luke's Hospital Cedar Rapids demonstrates infant care to neighbors and parents. She describes diaper changing baths and comforting techniques learned over 26 years while expressing wonder at life and new beginnings. She enjoys guiding new parents and his tears at life’s miracles.
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Three Eastern Iowa vandals given probation in multi county spree
Nicholas Mullnix 19 of Williamsburg Tyler Stutzman 19 of Kinross and Quincy Harris 19 of North English faced a three county vandalism spree from 2004 to 2005. Investigators estimated as much as 50000 in damages to over 70 properties. Court records show probation and restitution orders in Benton and Johnson counties with ongoing efforts to collect payments. Assistant Iowa County Attorney Timothy McMeen called the case a big deal as Mullnix and Stutzman pleaded guilty to first.
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Trio from Iowa arrested for vandalism across three counties
Nicholas Mullnix of Williamsburg Tyler Stutzman of Kinross and Quincy Harris of North English were arrested February 18 and charged with multiple counts of criminal mischief after admitting they shot out windows with Wrist Rocket slingshots BBs and ball bearings. Police tied the damage to as much as $50 000 across Benton Johnson and Iowa counties. The suspects were arrested in Marengo after a vandalism victim in Amana reported a matching vehicle. Stutzman and Harris were University of Iowa freshmen engineering majors. Mullnix was a GED student at Kirkwood Community College.
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Newstrack followup with newsmakers in The Gazette
Monday update notes ongoing coverage of prominent figures and events by The Gazette staff. It outlines contact details for readers to submit questions, tips, or followups to the Cedar Rapids bureau and newsroom.
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Ramblin 2005 Nostalgia Reflections Across Iowa
A year in review of Ramblin features recounts postcard finds from Marion to Cedar Rapids, memories of Union Park searches, postmarked Deutschland arrivals, and visits to shuttered hardware stores. Readers share memories of Ernie Topness, mileage on RAGBRAI, and 25 cent gas days, tied together by local nostalgia and community responses.
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