City extends Cedar Rapids drop off recycling through October
Cedar Rapids officials will keep the Saturday drop off recycling center at the Public Works site on 1201 Sixth St. SW open from 9 a.m. to 4 30 p.m. through October after strong use in five weeks. Nearly 400 residents used the service, with about 200 last week, and residents favored the fixed site over the roving truck. Police aided a 27 year old woman locked in a truck after an alleged assault by her boyfriend at 803 N St SW. Todd A Pender 30 barricaded inside a home was arrested after officers entered. The case cites prior assault conviction from July 1993.
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Cedar Rapids
Public Works Complex
Sixth St
Jessica Saldivar
Todd
Pender
Saldivar
Bartleme appointed to Kirkwood board to fill term
Lois Bartleme of Coralville was named to fill Tony Kellems term on the Kirkwood Community College board. Kellems resigned and moves to Washington Iowa, with the term expiring in September. Bartleme has filed to run for Director District III. A Linn County seat opens in September. Jan Roeloff plans not to seek re election in Director District VII which covers Marion Hiawatha and part of Cedar Rapids. Nomination papers due by August 3 at 5 p.m. with 50 signatures, available at Kirkwood Hall or county auditor offices.
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Lois Bartleme
Coralville
Tony Kellems
Kirkwood Community College Board of
Kellems
Washington
Iowa
Bartleme
Linn
Marion
Hiawatha
Cedar Rapids
Judy Glass
Kirkwood Hall
County Auditor's
Couple Opens Victorian Bed and Breakfast in McGregor
Carolyn and David Scott return from New Orleans to McGregor to open a nine room 19th century Victorian as a bed and breakfast. Local officials note Northeast Iowa faces a lodging shortage with Marquette and McGregor combined offering 120 rooms and calls for at least 200 more rooms to boost tourism.
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Rita Seymour
Iowa
Mcgregor
New Orleans
Carolyn
David Scott
Scotts
Mississippi River
Marquette
Randy Leath
Guttenberg
Monona
Postville
Waukon
Stoney Creek
Dan Welsh
Welsh
Decorah
Jazette
Relief at Cedar Rapids heat shelter aids distressed families
A Cedar Rapids family of six sought relief at the Red Cross overnight heat shelter at Options of Linn County. About a dozen people stayed, while daytime relief sites at Ambroz Center Witwer Center Salvation Army and Faith Lutheran Church offered cooling. Residents were advised to bring bedding and monitor news for shelter status as heat indices rise.
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Cindy Hadish
Cedar Rapids
Stephen Jeronimo
Second St
Jeronimo
Donna Lee Olson
Grant Wood Area
American Red Cross
Salvation Army
Ambroz Recreation Center
Ambroz
Mount Vernon Rd
Witwer Center
Second Ave
C Ave
Marion
Faith Lutheran Church
Boyson Rd
Tipton residents urged to curb power use after peak
Tipton officials urged residents and firms to cut electricity usage after a 6.6 megawatt peak at 4:20 p.m. Wednesday. By Thursday power use fell about 2 megawatts, though a 2 to 8 p.m. outage affected 175 to 200 customers in north west Tipton. John Packwood noted crews would restore circuits.
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Steven Martens
Tipton
City
John Packwood
Packwood
Traer Firefighters Host First National Water Fight Championships
Traer firefighters prepare to stage the inaugural National Water Fight Championships in Traer near Taylor Park with four-person teams from Nebraska Illinois Minnesota and Missouri plus about 40 Iowa squads. A double elimination format doubles the action and cooling water volleys.
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RAER
Traer
Tracr Fire Department
Taylor Park
Jay Owens
Tracr
Nebraska
Illinois
Minnesota
Missouri
Iowa
Jay
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