Cedar Rapids Highway 100 bids come in under estimate
Four contractors bid on the first phase of the $200 million Highway 100 extension in Cedar Rapids with Peterson Contractors Inc posting the apparent low bid of $46.65 million, 4.4 percent below the DOT estimate. The project includes a new Cedar River bridge and bridges at Old Ferry and Usher's Ferry roads with grading and wildlife work advancing ahead of a 2018 phase opening and 2020 full completion.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa Department of Transportation
Cedar River
Old Ferry
Usher’s Ferry
Peterson Contractors Inc
Reinbeck
Cramer & Associates
United Contractors
Des Moines
C.J. Moyna & Sons
Elkader
Jensen Construction of
Cathy Cutler
DOT
Cutler
Edgewood Road
Covington Road
F Avenue NW
Highway 30
Rock Island
42Nd Street
Mills Civic Parkway
West
Scott Olson
Skogman Commercial
Olson
Rock Island Preserve
Iowa lawmakers weigh distracted driving risks at legislature
Iowa public safety officials presented figures on 7,357 crashes from 2003 to 2012 and 26 deaths to lawmakers while urging a primary texting ban and stronger enforcement. Senators noted gray areas and rights concerns in any broader distracted driving statute.
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Des Moines
Patrick Hoye
Iowa
Governor’s Transportation Safety Bureau
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Hoye
Senate Transportation Committee
America
Howe
Joint Public Safety Board
State Department of Public Safety
Senate
Danielson
Iowa Ready for Hillary kickoff aims to spark Clinton support
Cedar Rapids Democrat Rep Tyler Olson and former Obama Iowa campaign leader Jackie Norris will host a Ready for Hillary event in Des Moines to begin informal conversations about a 2016 Clinton bid. Bonnie Campbell Teresa Wilmain and Jerry Crawford join, emphasizing no campaign event but gauging activist support and concerns.
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Cedar Rapids
Barack Obama
Iowa
Walnut St
Des Moines
Bonnie Campbell
Teresa Wilmain
Jerry Crawford
Clinton
Olson
Chuck Schumer
D-N.y
Claire McCaskill
D-Mo
Linn County
Obama
John Edwards
Eastern Iowa River Levels Report
Data show Cedar River at Cedar Rapids rising from 3.41 to 3.41 and falling elsewhere with Conesville 5.23 down, Ale Wadleroo 5.70 down, Independence 4.53 down, Anamosa 5.26 down. Coralville Pool levels range around 4.86 rising to 7.89 with several points fluctuating.
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Wadleroo
Cedar Rapids
Conesville
Wapsipinicon River Independence
Anamosa
Iowa River
Marshalltown
Dear Abby advises on a wife facing her husband’s affair urge
A 36 year old wife with a 60 year old husband of 10 years asks how to cope with his desire for affairs. The column urges marriage counseling, mentions risks of financial dependence, and advises the wife to seek employment and cut expenses if separation becomes necessary.
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Far Abby
Ernest
Hemingway
Washington
Lottery results and Powerball draw for January 22
The Iowa Lottery reports Wednesday draw results with Powerball numbers 1 2 and 29 and a jackpot of 131 million dollars. No winner details given.
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Iowa
Cedar Rapids urban bowhunt nets 171 deer this season
Forty five bowhunters shot 171 deer during Cedar Rapids annual urban hunt which ran from September 14 to Sunday. The total topped last year’s 163 despite fewer participants as Iowa statewide deer counts fall. The hunt focused on does with 148 taken, plus 15 button bucks and eight bucks. No injuries were reported.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa Department of Natural Resources
Tim Thompson
Iowa City
Thompson
Bert Carmer
Carmer
Jason Andrews
Greg Buelow
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