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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1997
Page
7
Sparks from welding ignited plastic foam and caused a blaze that destroyed Municipal Pipe Tool Co. in Hudson, Black Hawk County. About 100 firefighters from eight departments fought the seven hour fire, with no injuries reported and an adjacent office building saved.
Schools in Linn-Mar and College Community districts will start two hours late due to blowing and drifting snow in rural areas. For a full list of closings call Cityline at 363 7000 category 2105.
Mayor Victor Klopfenstein will deliver the annual State of the City message at Long Branch. The 11:45 a.m. luncheon is sponsored by the League of Women Voters East Cedar Rapids and Marion Rotary Club. Public attendance begins about 12:15 after reservation deadline.
A federal grand jury in Cedar Rapids indicted Kimberly R. Williams 24 of Lisbon Toyon D. Valentine 21 and Anton F. Stevens 23 both of Cedar Rapids. Williams pleads innocent with trial set for March 31 and released on own recognizance. Valentine awaits extradition to Colorado and Stevens remains at large.
Rosey Janssen, a 55 year old former Realtor, operates Bag Lady Enterprises Inc in Cedar Rapids. She buys and renovates rundown rentals to remove drug activity, views each project as community cleanup, and aims to sell repaired homes to first-time buyers.
Cedar Rapids Mayor Lee Clancey urges redefining the city motto at the State of the City address. She frames the fifth season as time for life and growth, aiming to expand recreation and cultural offerings to attract and retain talent. She lists safety, jobs, service, and affordable housing as 1997 priorities.
Esther Brockling died after 24 years as editor of the Winthrop News, prompting the family to sell the paper. In What Cheer, Chuck Dunham runs the What Cheer Paper and seeks a buyer as the town’s weekly navigates aging readership and ad revenue.
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