Iowa town festival lineup for today through Sunday
A series of local events and festivals across several Iowa communities. Events include Jesup Farmers Day Traer Czech Folk Festival Amana Colonies Bluegrass Festival Middle Amana ballpark Arlington Days Knob Prairie Fest West Union Hawkeye Co op 50th Anniversary Elkader Sweet Corn Day Washington Park Day Shellsburg Big Nite Guttenberg Riverfest Williams burg World’s Biggest Beach Party Seminole Valley Park Cedar Rapids Radio Controlled Plane Contest Malcom Celebration Granger House Ice Cream Social Sunday Marion St Lucas Truck and Tractor Pull.
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Amana Colonies
Middle Amana
Arlington Days
Knob
Seminole Valley Park
Cedar Rapids
Malcom
Granger House
Marion
St. Lucas
Todays Chuckle: Divorce Has a Positive Side
A light joke notes that there is a positive side to divorce as lawyers also need vacation homes, turning a personal trial into a tongue in cheek quip about professionals’ perks.
Twister hits Council Bluffs injuring dozens and damaging homes
Severe storms swept into Omaha and Council Bluffs injuring at least 40 people and damaging over 100 homes. A tornado uprooted trees, downed power lines, started fires, and overturned railroad cars along I 29 near the Missouri River. Mayor Hanafan ordered a curfew and National Guard patrols guarded looting risks. An Omaha man suffered critical neck injuries when a tree struck his car.
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Omaha
Council Bluffs
Missouri River
Iowa National Guard
West Central
Iowa
Wholesale food prices rise as drought fuels gains
U S government data show wholesale prices up 0 4 percent in June with raw food costs jumping over 20 percent for unprocessed grain and poultry amid severe drought Analysts warned this signals broader inflation risk while some doubt persists about relief in sight Economists expect continued price pressures into coming months and higher supermarket costs as production stages pass through to consumers.
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Washington
Labor Department
Allen Sinai
The
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Burglar’s 29 Break-Ins Span Cedar Rapids Neighborhoods
Police say Bill Robinson 32 admitted burglarizing 29 Cedar Rapids homes since late 1986. Detectives checked unsolved reports for matching addresses as part of a plea bargain reducing first degree burglary to second degree. Property valued at over 16500 dollars included TVs video recorders and jewelry. little was recovered.
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Rick Smith Gazette
Bill Robinson
Northside
Cedar Rapids
Robinson
Washington Ave. SE
James Barnes
Linn County Attorney’s Office
Barnes
Heat strains utilities and residents in hot 88 summer
Gazette staff report as air conditioners run nonstop and rain gauges stay idle. Businesses and public facilities cut services while power dips. Iowa Electric Light and Power Co records a 1301 megawatts at 1 p.m. eclipsing Thursday by one megawatt as Cedar Elderly recalls cooling in the 1930s. In Iowa City officials mention gas and service disruptions amid the heat.
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Iowa Electric
Iowa City
Iowa
NASA image mix up sparks senator's Iowa hometown jab
Sen. Tom Harkin faults NASA for bungled communications after the agency allegedly sent a satellite photo of Cumming Iowa to rebut criticism. The episode highlights ongoing tension between the senator and NASA over transparency and image management.
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Rye Ashington
NASA
Cumming
Iowa
Tom Harkin
Iona
Harkin
Senate Appropriations Committee
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Space Agency
Cumming 10Wa
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