Community Building Days kick off with Jenna Dom tour
July 1 schedule shows Linn County and numerous city council meetings, a Freedom Festival night, and a Jenna Dom transit tour event. Activities include town halls on transit, bus ribbon cutting, and a public transit showcase at Ground Transportation Center. Local events feature market hours, exhibits, IMAX Everest, and Cedar Rapids free clinic sessions.
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Federal Transit Administration
Jenna Dom
Cedar Rapids
Veterans Memorial Stadium
Ground Transportation Center
Siemens Ilg
Rockwell
Our House
Mount Zion Baptist Church
Eighth St
Indian Creek
Indian Creek Nature Center
Otis Rd
Lottery results and jackpot update for Illinois and Iowa
Sunday draw results show Illinois Pick 3 6 2 2 and Pick 4 4 0 9 8 with Evening Powerball numbers 4 3 3 5 6 45 and Power Play 5. No winner. Wednesday jackpot climbs to 16 million while Powerball jackpot stands at 14 million with a 5x Power Play for the next drawing.
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Iowa
Illinois
Oskaloosa Man Charged With Precursors To Meth
Public safety log shows a 36 year old male from Oskaloosa charged at 8 01 p m Saturday at 1001 Highway 1 West Iowa City with possession of precursors to methamphetamine.
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the Gazette
Iowa
Oskaloosa
Highway 1 West
Iowa City
Antonio James Robertson
12Th St
Rock Island
Ill
Burlington
Gilbert Streets
Cedar Rapids
Ames mourn three motorcyclists in funeral service
About 300 relatives and friends gathered at the Moose Lodge in Ames for Arlen Pickering and two other riders killed when a van crossed the center line on Highway 30 near Tama on June 22. The crash also injured three others, while Wayne Wierson survived.
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Ames
Arlen James Pickering
Douglas Leroy Sampson
Ross Dean Holland
Hells Angels
Moose Lodge
Pickering
Tama County
Tama
Iowa State Patrol
Holland
Boone
Sampson
Bruce Moorman
American Legion Squad
Richard Vaubel
James Olson
Wayne Wierson
Johns
Michigan ships geese to Iowa to curb overpopulation
Thousands of Canada geese are trucked from Michigan to the Otter Creek marsh near Chelsea Iowa, marking the third year Iowa accepts deported birds. Officials note the birds cause droppings and nuisance while population remains high but still below peak levels.
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Milford
Mich
Iowa
Michigan Department of Natural Resources
Chelsea
Cedar Rapids
DNR
Otter Creek Marsh
Iowa River
Iowa Dnr
Michigan
Cedar River
United States
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Brian Kelly
Kensington Metropark
Detroit News
Kelly
Earl Flegler
Lown
Ben Ries improves after high-dose chemo for brain cancer
Ben Ries a 9 year old from Alburnett continues high risk treatment at University Hospitals Iowa City after a brain tumor and spinal cancer. He has a 60 day high dose chemotherapy plan with stem cell transplant to follow. A March benefit in Shellsburg raised funds with community support from nearby towns.
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Steve Ries
Ben
Iowa City
Wildcat Club House
Shellsburg
Urbana
Center Point
Vinton
Alburnett
Jodie
Rachel
Ames firm tests bioterror agents with tiny chip tech
BioForce Nanosciences of Ames develops a chip that uses antibodies proteins and viruses at micro scale to rapidly detect pathogens such as anthrax or smallpox. High powered imaging and computer review yield results in two to three hours far faster than current tests. Chief executive Gary Alianell notes rapid conclusive detection with potential wide deployment. James Johnson, researcher and microbiology professor, explains immediate threat identification.
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Miranda Leitsinger
Associated Press
AMES
Gary Alianell
BioForce Nanosciences Inc
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Alianell
BioForce Nanosciences
James Johnson
BioForce
Des Moines University Osteopathic Medical Center
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Daily Notebook
Linn County Meetings
Linn County Board of Supervisors
Linn County
Linn County Elderly Services
Kirkwood Community College
Springville
Mount Vernon
C.R
Winneshiek
Guttenberg City Council
Hedrick City Council
Lansing City Council
Luzerne City Council
Manchester City Council
Maquoketa
Morley City Council
New Vienna
Union School Board
la Porte
Uvershire
Farmersburg
Monticello
Ollie
Decorah
Montezuma City Council
Waukon City Council
Noelridge Farmers Market
Collins Road
Council Street
Cedar Rapids Free Medical Clinic
Jane Boyd
14Th Ave
Johnson County
E Ave
Third Ave
Northland Avenue NE
Whitters Way
14Th St
Gordon Ave
21St Steel
B Avenue NE
Gary Lee Butler
Des Moines
Randy Johns
Zylstra Harley-Davidson
Story City
Jim de Hoet
3M Co
U.S. Navy
Pic
de Hoet
Marsh
Ben Ries
Wells Fargo Bank
Pearl St
Kristophere’ Owens
P.O. Box
Metro-Iowa
Terry Coyle
Terryc
Fyiowa
Owen
Cip
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