Heavy snowfall could reach 14 inches in Cedar Rapids
Eastern Iowa faces a major winter storm likely delivering the heaviest single-event snow in 50 years. Forecasters warn 14 inches could fall in a 24 hour period, with Cedar Rapids and Iowa City already reporting an inch by early evening.
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Local Schools Delay Start by Two Hours in Iowa
Cedar Rapids Community Schools push start by two hours and cancel morning preschool and alternate kindergarten. Metro Catholic and Trinity Lutheran Schools also delay by two hours. Iowa City public schools will decide this morning on further delays.
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Cancellations Update Source Link
Up-to-date cancellations listed at the weather site weather. kerg. com weather cancellations. This note directs readers to the official page for current changes and notices.
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Witness says fatal 1 380 crash involved wrong-way car
A witness testified that a 1999 Pontiac Sunfire carrying a family of four drove erratically and crossed the median into northbound lanes on Interstate 380 in Cedar Rapids before colliding with a 2002 Grand Prix SE. The crash near 11 p.m. killed all four occupants. The driver of the Sunfire was Antonio Uribe, 20, of Fredericksburg.
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Baghdad governor slain in insurgent attack
The Baghdad region governor, noted for cooperating with American troops, was assassinated with six bodyguards while driving to work. The violence left five American troops and eight Iraqi commanders dead, pushing the three day toll over 70 amid election preparations.
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Council Bluffs Marine Houser remembered after Iraq death
Des Moines AP reports Iowa Marine Sgt. Thomas Houser, 22, of Council Bluffs, was killed Monday near Fallujah. His stepfather Larry Ward says Houser would brighten a room with a smile. Houser is the 18th Iowan to die in Iraq since March 2003.
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Ground floor of homebuying in small towns
Nicole Riehl and Parmenter describe the mismatch between starter home dreams and realities. In Marion, Parmenter wanted a newer four bedroom house with a garage and finished basement but bought a 154 year old home with three bedrooms, no garage, and an unfinished basement in Anamosa.
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Starter homes define a first purchase for renters
Parmenter, age 30, bought a starter home for $64,000, one of many first time buyers highlighted in HOMES. The piece explains starter homes as affordable entry options priced roughly $60,000 to $130,000 in the Corridor, possibly a small house or condo until a better home is affordable.
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