Vending soda prices rise as Iowa bottle law takes effect
Cedar Rapids vendors prepare for higher can prices as Iowa’s returnable container law starts Aug 1. Distributors shift to 45 cent cans or cups, adding costs for storage, staff, and transport. Grocers raise six packs to about 2.09 with deposits. Consumers face steeper prices at stores and machines.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
John Eirp
J & M Vending Co
F Ave
Eirp
Mid-Continent
Pepsi-Cola
Greg Michel Sr
Rapids Vending Co
Michel
Santa Claus
Barlow Foods
Edgewood Road
Rich Arens
Cedar Rapids-Marion
Arens
Barlow’s
Harold Curtis
Eagle Discount
First Ave
Curtis
Blairs Ferry Road
Larry Swanson
Swanson
Jack Compton
Mount Vernon Road
Linn County boards eyes energy audits and funding
The Linn County Board of Supervisors moves to conduct preliminary energy audits in seven county buildings including the courthouse and jail. Audits will be sent to the Iowa Energy Policy Council which may provide half the funding for on site evaluations and capital cost estimates. The program stems from federal legislation and Iowa received 116000 for care facilities and public buildings in the first year. audits must be submitted by July 25 to qualify for future aid.
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Linn County Board of Supervisors
Ken Schriner
David Cunningham
Iowa Energy Policy Council
Cunningham
Iowa
Petersburg teen wins design contest for manual shift car
Debra Draper, a 16 year old high school junior, earned the right to drive a manual four speed car bearing her design for 24 days after winning a basic white car design contest. Her prior driving was limited to an automatic transmission and friends are giving her a crash course in manual driving.
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Petersburg
Debra Draper
Youths Hit by Car Injure Two Children in City Street
Firefighters and ambulance personnel lift Shawn Jones nine from 2412 Illinois Street Southwest onto a stretcher after a 11:50 a.m. crash on Third Avenue Southwest. He is treated at St. Luke's Hospital for possible leg injuries. Melanie Willits ten of 608 Third Avenue Southwest also seeks treatment for a foot injury. Witnesses say the children ran across the street in the middle of the block. Todd Van Beck twenty seven of 550 Quail Court Southwest drove the car, police report.
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Shawn Jones
Illinois St
Third Avenue
Bradley Jones
St. Luke's Hospital
St. Luke's
Melanie Willits
Susan Willits
Third Ave
Todd van Beck
Quail Court
Stolen Goods Suspected Theft At Town and Country Center
Cedar Rapids police report a late night theft from a Semitrailer truck of Rockwell Collins goods parked at Town and Country Shopping Center. Seven cartons missing from the trailer were later found partly opened along with a UHF receiver and parts valued at over $3800 and a $1000 radio unit.
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Rockwell-Collins
Town and Country
First Avenue
38Th Street
John F. Manning
Scarborough
Ontario
Cleanup Starts at Town House Motel After Fire
Twenty years ago cleanup work began at the Town House Motel following extensive fire damage.
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Town House
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