Heat shuts I 380 northbound near Cedar Rapids
Sunday heat caused a concrete blowout north of Cedar Rapids closing I 380 for about two hours. Linn County deputies directed traffic off the Boyson Road exit and reentry occurred near County Home Road. Detour ended at 9 p.m. and highs reached 89 in Cedar Rapids and 92 in Iowa City.
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Buckingham Estate Funds Endowed UI Law Scholarship
The estate of Benjamin and Ruth Buckingham of Des Moines donated almost 415000 to permanently endow a UI College of Law scholarship created in 1998. The Buckinghams supported the university for 45 years with Ruth dying at 96 in January and Ben a 1938 UI law graduate and former general counsel for the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation.
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Ruth Buckingham
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Iowa Law School Foundation
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College of Law
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Ben Buckingham
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Boxing mentor guides youths at Jane Boyd Community House
Dwayne Ampey, 70, trains Josh McDaniel, 19, and Brittany Hrabek, 12, in a boxing program at the Jane Boyd Community House in Cedar Rapids. The longtime boxer teaches technique and discipline, praising effort and heart as he sparrs with younger participants each weekday afternoon.
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Gazette
Edar Rapids
Dwayne Ampey
McDaniel
Ampey
Dwayne
Brittany Hrabek
Brittany
Cedar Rapids
Jane Boyd
Jim Slosiarek
the Gazette
Josh McDaniel
Local boxing mentor gives back to Jane Boyd program
Dwayne Ampey, 70, a retired Rockwell painter, has supported Jane Boyd Community House boxing since the 1970s, teaching youngsters and guiding the Achievement Academy. Brit tany gifted him a miniature boxing ring as thanks for his decades of kindness and mentorship.
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Jane Boyd
Achievement Academy
Parade Machine hybrid stuns Clarence crowds in parade showcase
Toby Thurston of Clarence built a 30 foot long parade vehicle named The Parade Machine by combining a minivan, a Chevy pickup, bus seats, and manure spreader parts. The rear steering can swing the back end with 14 riders aboard, attracting spectators and children like Samantha Paup and Cameron Paup who praise the creativity.
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Toby Thurston
Toby
Samantha Paup
Clarence
Cameron
Cameron Paup
Samantha
Dalton Simonsen
Dakota
Marion school library keeps religion books from district purchase
Iowa Department of Education officials visited the Marion Independent School District library after books bought with public funds were reshelved there in spring 2004. They sought acknowledgment that buying religious materials with public money was inappropriate and discussed taxpayer concerns and possible state audit follow up.
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Kristina Gleeson
Gazette
Marion Independent School
Iowa Department of Education
Carol Greta
Education Departmet
Greta
State Auditor’s Office
Certified Public
Susan Battani
Financial Audit
Marion
Battani
Iowa district restores home school library books after inquiry
From 1997 to 2004 Marion Independent School District used about $2000 of general funds to buy around 100 books for its home schooling program that included faith themes. The Iowa Department of Education objected and the titles were reclassified within the district library. Following legal advice the books were returned to normal status and the department sought nationwide court-case guidance on the issue.
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Newstrack newsroom contact and schedule note
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