Record High Temperature Tumbles in Eastern Iowa
Iowa City hit a record 56 degrees on Thursday, surpassing the 52 degree mark set in 1952. Cedar Rapids reached 52, missing the record by one degree, while Dubuque and Burlington were one degree shy of their records. A 50 percent chance of 1 to 2 inches of snow is forecast tonight with highs in the mid-30s.
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Iowa City
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Denny Frary
Cedar Rapids
Dubuque
Burlington
Bill Elliott
National Weather Service
Quad Cities
Elliott
UI Dance Marathon Volunteers To Canvas Cedar Rapids
University of Iowa Dance Marathon volunteers will go door to door Saturday in Cedar Rapids and Marion to collect donations for children with cancer at the University of Iowa Hospitals Children’s Hospital. Each volunteer will wear a Dance Marathon ID and lanyard and speak about the fundraiser. Canvassing runs from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
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University of Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Marion
Children’s Hospital of Iowa
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Marion appoints Kress to solid waste board role
Marion Mayor John Nieland appoints Charlie Kress to serve as the city’s representative on the Cedar Rapids Linn County solid waste agency. Kress, a retired Rockwell Collins engineer, lives on Heather View Circle and has 30 years on the Park Board.
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John Nieland
Charlie Kress
Marion
Cedar Rapids
Linn
Kress
Nieland
Heather View Circle
Rockwell Collins
Marion Historical Society
Richard Rice
Former drug case fuels Red Cross leadership scrutiny
Angie Turner, 52, former Eastern Iowa woman linked to a 1985 Sage Organization drug smuggling ring, leads the San Gabriel Pomona Valley Chapter in Pasadena. Controversy over hiring a convicted con artist to lead fundraising prompted resignations and a wrongful termination suit by two fired officers. Red Cross officials defend the hire and say past must be considered alongside qualifications.
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American Red Cross
California
Angie Turner
San Gabriel Pomona Valley
Pasadena
Turner
Iowa
Sage Organization
Nepal
United States
U.S. District Court
Levee worries prompt Cedar Rapids council discussion
District 4 member Chuck Swore calls for attention to deterioration of the First Street NW Cedar River levee that shields about 1 500 homes and 150 businesses. City Engineer Dave Elgin confirms wear, plans a $40 000 levee study and bidding for repairs with potential federal funding interest.
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Cedar River
First Street
N Avenue NW
Cedar Rapids
the Gazette
Chuck Swore
Swore
First Street NW
Dave Elgin
Elgin
Janet Kopecky
Northwest Neighbors
Lost wedding certificate and bracelet stir family memories
Carol Voss of Cedar Rapids brings a wedding certificate dated November 24 1890 and a charm bracelet with ten silhouettes to a local office hoping to locate rightful owners. The certificate may belong to Antony Cervinka of Linn County and Emelia Henisek of Johnson County, married November 24 1890. The bracelet features birth dates from 1946 to 1958 and was found years ago at the Science Station.
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Carol Voss
Cedar Rapids
Carol
Jim
Antony Cervinka
Linn County
Emelia Henisek
Johnson County
M.J. Pekar
Linda Ferguson
Solon
Riverside Won't Offer Funds for Indoor Rain Forest Project
Riverside City Council expressed interest in the environmental project and may co sponsor funding but refused to commit any amount. The $180 million rain forest plan could gain a $20 million Vision Iowa grant with local co sponsorship and land and funding requirements. Coralville Des Moines Grinnell Tiffin and others discussed site options with March when a site selection is expected.
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Council
Todd Yahnke
Ed Raber
Washington Economic Development Group
Rain Forest
Coralville
Vision
Iowa
Raber
Gazette
Washington County Board of Supervisors
Des Moines
Grinnell
Tiffin
Dubuque
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Tions
Red Cross
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Ramblin
Dave Rasdal
Zack Kucharski
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