Greene Square Summer Highlights in Cedar Rapids
Today at Greene Square Park Cedar Rapids the Saints Dixieland Band performs at 11 30 a m and The Great Race runs at noon The 2x2x0 A Very Public Art Exhibition unfolds in New Bohemia at 10th Avenue and Third Street SE A complete schedule appears on page 3B and at the festival site 319 365 8313 freedomfestival com
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Greene Square
Greene Square Park
Cedar Rapids
New Bohemia
10Th Avenue
Third Street
Freedomfestival.com
Marion woman charged with first degree arson in bedroom mattress fire
Danielle Butera 23 of 1860 County Home Rd Marion is charged with first degree arson after lighting a mattress while roommate Alisha Gray 24 lay in bed. No injuries. fire doused by staff before Marion fire crews arrived around 1 p.m. Wednesday. Butera admitted the act and was jailed in Linn County on a $10 000 cash bond. First degree arson carries up to 25 years.
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Danielle Butera
1860 County Home Rd
Marion
Alisha Gray
Abbe Center
Doug Slagle
Butera
Linn County
Linn County adds deputies for Fourth of July weekend patrols
Linn County Sheriff's Office will deploy more deputies Saturday through Tuesday to target unbelted motorists traffic violations and drivers under the influence. Officials urge motorists to slow down buckle up and drive safely as the holiday weekend congestion is expected to be high.
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Linn County
News Tips Line for Tips and Calls
Readers are urged to call the Cedar Rapids number 319 398 8254 or Iowa City 319 339 3159 or toll free 1 800 397 8212 to share tips for stories and photos.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
West Nile returns to Linn County in dead birds found
Two dead birds test positive for West Nile virus signaling its return to Iowa. A Linn County crow in southeast Cedar Rapids and a Clarke County blue jay marked the spread as health officials urged precautions against mosquitoes and advised on repellents and water management.
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Cindy Hadish
Gazette
Linn County
Iowa
John Erceg
Linn County Public Health
Cedar Rapids
Clarke County
Iowa Department of Public Health
Fied
West Nile
Department
Kevin Teale
Erceg and
Teale
Nancy Wendler
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
Erceg
Alliant Energy Proposes Mixed Rate Changes for Regions
Alliant Energy's rate case seeks a 1.85 percent cut for former Iowa Electric territory residents, lowering the typical bill $1.51 to $80.03, while former SES Southern Zone customers face a 3.37 percent rise or $2.37 more monthly to $72.55, and Interstate Power Co. areas see a 0.82 dollar increase to $60.75. The plan takes effect after February 1 and aims to avoid new Alliant revenue.
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Iowa Electric Territories
Iowa Southern
Interstate
Alliant
Iowa Electric
Cedar Rapids
SES
Ottumwa
Burlington
Newton
Grinnell
Interstate Power Co
Dubuque
Man accused in failed arson attempt at Iowa City Legion post
Max Middleton 57 appeared in Johnson County District Court on reckless use of fire charges for a June 22 incident in the American Legion Post No. 17 parking lot. Police say he attacked a 2002 Chrysler PT Cruiser after it wouldn’t start and lit a gasoline bottle on the seat. a witness extinguished the blaze. He was released on recognizance.
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Frank Gluck
Gazette
Iowa City
Max Middleton
American Legion Post
D.J. Steva
Middleton
Steva
Atalissa
Stevn
Johnson County
New generation takes over Marion barber shop
Marion IA. ARION-Ron and Dottie’s barber shop closes for the July Fourth weekend and reopens as Seventh Avenue Barber Shop and Salon. Owners Ron and Dottie Romine retire to a houseboat in Dubuque. Jessica and Andrew Karasek, ages 23, take over, turning Karasek’s Family Barbershop & Salon into the new local shop. The couple married in 2000 after meeting in Cedar Rapids and opening their Springfield area shop. they will own and live above the renamed Marion business, while their daughter Sidney grows up nearby.
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Dottie Romine
Dubuque
Jessica
Andrew Karasek
Dodge
Ken
Andrew
Linn-Mar
She
Anamosa
American College of Hairstyling
Cedar Rapids
Fret Barber Service
Marion
Karasek
Berlin
Dottie
Andre’s
Paris
Beauty Academy
Sidney
Greg Karasek
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