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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 2003
Page
11
Independence High School will be closed today and Monday as influenza and other upper respiratory illnesses sweep through the campus. Superintendent Robert Stuerman said daily absences exceeded 100 this week, while elementary and middle schools remain open.
U S colleges must begin using the SEVIS system by February 15 to monitor international students. Kirkwood Community College adviser Gayle Glick reports data entry for about 250 students as officials voice cautious optimism about the new digital process. The Department of Justice moved from paper records to SEVIS after terrorism concerns, enabling instant INS notifications and online flagging of visa issues.
The Army Reserve unit in Ames will mobilize about 20 members of the 949th Medical Detachment for active duty. They will report this weekend and deploy to Fort Benning Georgia next week. The detachment conducts veterinary services food inspection and animal care.
Public Safety Commissioner David Zahn was the sole dissenter in a 4 to 1 decision as Cedar Rapids City Council approved John Nedderman’s plan to build single story duplexes on an 8 acre O Avenue NW site surrounded by single family homes. Zahn argued the project doesn’t fit the neighborhood.
Searsboro rural resident Adkins 69 died after falling from a hay loft and suffering head and neck injuries. He was found Wednesday at 6:18 p.m. and pronounced dead at Grinnell Regional Medical Center. In a separate note, investigators link a January 24 downtown fire to wiring in a wall between upstairs apartments. Fire Chief Art Lupkes said the blaze began in that wall.
The Marion Independent school board selects G. Tryon & Associates of Johnston to lead the search for a replacement for retiring Superintendent William Jacobson, who will depart June 30.
Waters warns ice must be treated with care and not risk life for fish. In Southeast Iowa ponds and lakes report up to 6 inches of clear ice, while the Northeast region notes up to 15 inches in some spots. Coralville Lake remains unsafe per Army Corps guidance and local managers warn about hidden thin ice near springs.
In Lowden a quarry ice dive ends fatally as Kevin Petersen and Tracy Humphreys drown with empty air tanks after being dropped off to search for an opening. Investigator Connie Knutsen reports the two men, ages 31 and 30, were found Sunday morning.
Greg Glass, 42, unveils the Golf er's Choice club scrubber after two years and $20,000 in development. He seeks a licensee or $70,000 investor to mass produce and use Cedar Rapids as a distribution hub. Glass, a former Fort Worth officer, now runs Special K's Transport with his wife Deanna Bond Schroeder.
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