Miller resigns from The District Cedar Rapids role
Jim Miller leaves as executive director after eight months at The District Czech Village and New Bohemia, moving to Horizons Cedar Rapids as director of development. He cites desire to stay involved in the community in a new human services oriented role amid a wave of local leadership changes. The District seeks a replacement within months as strategic planning continues.
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Cedar Rapids
Jim Miller
Czech Village
New Bohemia
Miller
Monica Vernon
Horizons
Municipal Improvement District Commission
City of
Main Street
Iowa
Iowa Economic Development Authority
12Th
16Th Avenue
Jeff Morrow
Lauri Mortensen
Morrow
16Th Avenue Bridge
Economic Alliance
Nikki Wilcox
The
TrueNorth
the Alliance
Wilcox
Thoeming
Jennifer Bassett
SSMID
No Johnson County tornado after all says weather team
Weather officials backtracked on a reported tornado southwest of Iowa City noting damage from storms aligned with straight line winds gusting 80 mph or more. Flash flooding affected Iowa City and areas south with up to 3.5 inches of rain. survey teams found tree damage but no tornado path near Highway 1 and Phebe Lane west of Highway 218 and near West Branch. The Cedar River flood watch was canceled for Blairs Ferry Road in Palo while Cedar Rapids faced minor flooding and Cedar River projections show reaching 12 feet by Monday.
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Iowa City
National Weather Service
Weather Service
Highway 1
Phebe Lane
West Branch
Interstate 80
Riverside
Frytown
Rocky Shore Drive
Park Road
Iowa River
Cedar River
Blairs Ferry Road
Palo
Robins man indicted in eight million return fraud scheme
Brock David Fischer aged 27 known as iFruit indicted in U.S. Middle District of Florida on one count of conspiracy to commit mail fraud. He appeared in Cedar Rapids and is to appear in Tampa on July 12 with four co defendants. The scheme used a shipping system to authorize fake refunds for items never returned. The service facilitated access to the tracking system via encrypted chat. The creators caused nearly 10,000 fraudulent returns from December 2021 to April 14, 2022. Investigators from DHS, FBI and local offices led the probe.
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Robins
Florida
Brock David Fischer
iFruit
U.S
Middle District
Fischer
Cedar Rapids
Mark Roberts
Tampa
Fla
Miguel Angel Fortier Jr
Homeland Security
Milwaukee
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Newark
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