Driver in fatal crash rattled by sudden collision
Patrick Cummings, 61, of Cedar Rapids, was rear to springville when a car crossed the center line on County Home Road near Stone Road and hit his pickup. The other driver died at the scene. The crash closed the road for over three hours and police gathered at the scene.
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Jeff Rausch
Ne Gazette
Whittier
Patrick Cummings
Springville
County Home Road
Cummings
Cedar Rapids
Stone Road
Neil Patterson
Springville Cooperative Telephone
Patterson
Linn
Brian Gardner
Jeff Raasch
the Gazette
Fuel lines severed disables West Delaware school buses
Five West Delaware School District buses were found with severed fuel lines Monday but repairs allowed on time operations after the holiday break. Superintendent Robert Cue said vandals would have needed to bypass a fence to reach the buses, with police investigating leads.
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Orlan Love
Gazette
West Delaware
Robert Cue
Cue
Manchester
Dundee
Ryan
Greeley
Masonville
Corridor Commute aims to ease Corridor traffic headaches
Thaddeus Ternes launches CorridorCommute.com to share real time traffic delays on I-380 and other main routes. The 25 year old North Liberty software engineer invites commuters like beer delivery drivers to contribute updates via web or Twitter and deliver alerts by text, email, or RSS.
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North Liberty
Jeff Raasche
Thaddeus Ternes
Ternes
Jenae
Cedar Rapids
John Lawrence
Marion
West Branch
Mount Vernon
Twitter
Corridor
Elkader moves forward with flood buyout plan
Elkader authorizes a state buyout of 29 flood damaged properties on the southwest side. If approved by the state and FEMA, a $2.3 million contract funds the purchase to keep the land as open space for 100 years, with possible wildlife refuge or park use. PlanScape Partners will explore private development ideas for the site.
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Pat McTaggart
Elkader
Jennifer Cowsert
Consert
Federal Emergency Management Agency
FEMA
PlanScape Partners of
Minneapolis
Kindergarten Orientation Sessions Set by Linn-Mar for 2009-10
Regional roundup outlines February orientation for parents and guardians of 2009-10 kindergartners and current alternative students. Sessions across Indian Creek Linn Grove Echo Hill Bowman Woods Novak Wilkins Westfield include times dates contacts and snow makeup options. Children must be five by Sept 15 and proof of birth date required. For more info call the Linn-Mar district office or visit the website.
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Marion — Linn-Mar
Indian Creek
Linn Grove
Echo Hill
Bowman Woods
Novak
Wilkins
Westfield
Linnmar
Burlington Eyes 4.5 Million Bond Plan for Streets and Barriers
Burlington plans to borrow up to 4.5 million dollars via a general obligation loan to fund street projects equipment upgrades and possibly portable flood barriers. City Council after a public hearing voted to advance the plan and may give final approval in two weeks.
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Burlington
Replacement named to fill Tipton council vacancy
TIPTON The Tipton City Council approved appointing David Fry to the at large council seat vacated by Warren Wethington who became Cedar County sheriff Fry owns the Fry Funeral Home in Tipton Mayor Shirley Kepford named Dean Anderson mayor pro tem GUTTENBERG The Gut tenberg City Council approved a resolution to raise seasonal riverfront lease rates from 3 to 30 a foot City Manager Barry Dykhuizen says the higher rates align with market rates Council rejected rezoning eight lots from C 2 to R 3 for a proposed senior housing project citing neighbors opposition
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Tipton
David Fry
Warren Wethington
Cedar County
Fry
Shirley Kepford
Dean Anderson
Guttenberg
Barry Dykhuizen
Two Robberies Hit Waterloo Within An Hour
Waterloo police responded to two separate robberies within an hour on Monday. In both incidents, victims were struck in the head. At 9:23 p.m. officers went to the 100 block of Quincy Street where a delivery driver for East of China was assaulted by two teenage boys who demanded no food and fled with the order.
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Marion
Sixth Ave
Chuck Ensley
Ricky Black
Clark Station
LaPorte Road
Waterloo
Quincy Street
East of China
Ottumwa Eagle Walk at Bridge View Center Saturday
Fourth annual Eagle Walk at Bridge View Center offers a day of on trail activities starting at 9 a.m. Audubon Center of the North Woods speakers in Sandstone Minnesota will present on birds and natural resources and bring live birds including a kestrel owl and red tailed hawk. Visitors can learn about eagles and avian life through programs and demonstrations.
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Ottumwa
Bridge View Center
Audubon Center
North Woods
Sandstone
Mann
Wapellocountytrails. Com
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