Forums set for Johnson supervisor election in Iowa City
Three candidate forums are scheduled for the January 19 special election for Johnson County supervisor. The Sierra Club group hosts a 7 p.m. event at the Iowa City Public Library. A second forum at 7 p.m. features the League of Women Voters and FAIR. The Heritage Agency task force hosts a 2 p.m. session at the senior center. Independent James Knapp, Democrat Janelle Rettig, and Republican Lori Cardella are the candidates.
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Iowa City Public Library
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Johnson County Senior Center
James Knapp
Janelle Rettig
Lori Cardella
Wind chill advisory continues in Eastern Iowa today
The National Weather Service extends a wind chill advisory for Eastern Iowa through noon. Temperatures fall to 14 below tonight as winds ease, while northern regions from Charles City to Waterloo face wind chills below minus 25.
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Waterloo
News Tips Hotline Pitches Call Numbers
Reader tips lines list Cedar Rapids and Iowa City numbers for tips and subscriptions including local and toll free options. The notice provides contact phones for Cedar Rapids (319) 398-8254, Iowa City (319) 339-3159, and 1-800-397-8212 for tips, plus subscription lines (319) 339-3150 and 1-800-397-8333.
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Iowa City
Sinclair demolition moves forward in Cedar Rapids
FEMA approved demolition pending bids for the Sinclair meatpacking complex. Officials expect a start within two weeks with bids posted soon and a 90 day goal to clear 90 percent of the site, aiming to finish debris removal by end of 2010.
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Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Sinclair
Vince Clark
Federal Emergency Management Agency
FEMA
John Riggs
Riggs
Clark
History of plant at Cedar Rapids site through 2010
The Cedar Rapids slaughter and processing plant opened around 1871 by T M Sinclair, moved to 1600 Third St SE, then sold to Sulzberger and Sons in 1913 and renamed Wilson & Co in 1935. Wilson Foods became Farmstead Foods in 1984, closed in 1990 with 1600 layoffs, then housed various tenants. The city bought the property in 2006 for 4 million, flood damages in 2008 forced closure, fires in 2009, and demolition slated for 2010.
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Sinclair
Wilson & Co
Farmstead Foods
Central States Warehousing
Sinclair Meatpacking
Fifth Street SE
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Sulzberger and Sons
Wilson
Cedar Rapids
Wilson Foods
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City of
Hall-Perrine Foundation
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