Man Hospitalized After Motorcycle Deer Collision on Highway 13
Ryan man Larry Beaman Jr., 32, was thrown from his motorcycle when it struck a deer on Highway 13 southbound near Squaw Creek Park shortly after 1 p.m. He was airlifted to Mercy Medical Center Cedar Rapids and later transferred to University Hospitals Iowa City in critical condition.
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Ryan Man
Highway 13
Larry Beaman Jr
Linn County Sheriff's Department
Sheriff's Department
Cottage Grove Parkway
Squaw Creek Park
Beaman
Mercy Medical Center
Cedar Rapids
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Fire damages Cedar Rapids home. no injuries reported
Firefighters limit damage to the third floor attic at 516 14th St SE Cedar Rapids. The cause is under investigation. Tenant Arlese Redmond and her children were home. Red Cross assists family.
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14Th St. SE
Arlese Redmond
The
Red Cross
Redmond
Iowa City Driver Crashes Into Paint Store Window
Lucas Wear 22 of Iowa City was hospitalized with minor injuries after his car struck the Mautz Paint Co. display window at 330 E Market St early Sunday. Two male passengers were not hurt. The car shattered the window and toppled paint containers. store owner and manager noted no damage estimate and uncertain opening status.
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Lucas Wear
Iowa City
Mautz Paint Co
E. Market St
Rick Wyss
Wear
Lucas
Gilbert Street
Market Street
Bill Gilpin
Gilpin
Mantz Co
Joel Martinek
Mary Tillman opens Mary's on Main in Fredericksburg
Mary Tillman, 49, opened Mary's on Main on Nov. 1 in the former Plum Creek Cafe. The restaurant offers home style cooking as Fredericksburg faces ConAgra plant closure affecting about 110 jobs. Tillman has a history of hard work including trucking across the country and teaching CDL classes. She is also a singer and an auctioneer since 1985 with recent exotic animals sales.
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Marlene Lucas
Gazette Redericksburg
Mary Tillman
Fredericksburg
Tillman
Mary’s
Main
Plum Creek Cafe
Mary
Tina Cahey
ConAgra
Sumner
New Hampton
Sara Lee
Brian Ray
the Gazette
Harry Carpenter
Keith Kreun
Becky Drips
Fayette
Wild thistle as Iowa state flower proposal sparks playful talk
Clyda and Howard Carpenter of Anamosa joke about making the Canadian thistle Iowa’s state flower amid a long battle to control noxious weeds. They note prairie roses are the official flower by default but warn the thistle’s spread harms crops, with fines up to 100 dollars for noncompliance.
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Clyda Carpenter
Howard
Towa
Clyda
Whittier
Springville
Anamosa
Dave
Iowa
Fawn Creek
Howard Carpenter
Airport hotel plans scrapped amid economic slowdown
Nordy's Inc. shelved the Airport Gateway Center project at Sixth Street and Wright Brothers Boulevard SW after McLeodUSA Inc. bankruptcy and a sluggish economy cut demand for more hotels. The 150 room Hilton Gardens Inn and McDonald's were to follow HandiMart and car wash in 2002. the McDonald's opened June 28 2002. Nordstrom Oil plans to build a HandiMart but halted start dates.
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Hilton Gardens
McDonald’s
HandiMart
Sixth Street
Wright Brothers Boulevard
Airport Gateway Center
Nordy’s Inc
Nordstrom Oil
Dave Nordstrom
McLeodusa Inc
McLeodusa
Nordstrom
Nordstrom Oil Plans HandiMart At Airport Gateway Center
Nordstrom Oil Co announced in August 2001 plans to begin the HandiMart first phase of the Airport Gateway Center with a 150 room Hilton Garden Inn and a car wash. Completion of the Hilton property and development is slated for 2002 with total subdivision costs estimated around 15 million dollars.
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Nordstrom Oil Co
Airport Gateway Center
Hilton Garden Inn
Hilton Corp
Hilton
Nordstrom
News Track followups on 2024- Monday events and speakers
The Gazette outlines how News Track features followups with newsmakers and events each Monday. Readers can submit questions or tips via mail, phone, or email to the Cedar Rapids newsroom for possible coverage or clarification.
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Cedar Rapids
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Doug.beach
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