Severe storm floods streets in Cedar Rapids Linn County
A late night storm flooded Cedar Rapids and Linn County streets with up to 2 inches of rain by midnight at the Cedar Rapids Airport. Hail to pea and marble size fell, winds reached 44 mph downtown, causing power line troubles and firefighting calls as the front moved east.
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Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Ely
Dave Towne
Linn County Civil Defense
Iowa and Electric Light and Power Co
Cedar Rapids adopts program to curb shelter vandalism
Cedar Rapids will launch an Adopt a Stop program to cut vandalism at 37 bus shelters. Transit Director Bill Hoekstra says 25 shelter sides and one top have been replaced in two years, and adoptees will keep shelters clean with signs identifying them. A police HQ study contract worth 31,235 dollars was approved with McConnell Steveley Anderson Architects.
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Cedar Rapids
Bill Hoekstra
Hoekstra
San Diego
McConnell-Steveley-Anderson
Mike Klappholz
Tom Zenisek
Cedar Rapids City buys compliant 1500 GPM fire engine
Cedar Rapids officials approve the highest bid for a new 1500 GPM pumper. Pierce Manufacturing of Appleton Wisconsin will supply the unit for 197 500 dollars, meeting all specifications. Central States Fire Apparatus offered 180 914 but failed to meet requirements. Moorman Equipment proposed 189 709 but also missed specs. Delivery is expected in about eight months.
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Cedar Rapids
Phil Bode
Bode
Pierce Manufacturing
Appleton
Wis
Central States Fire Apparatus Inc
Lyman
Differences Highlight Cedar Rapids Mayoral Debate
The Gazette reports a televised Cedar Rapids mayoral debate between Wayne Murdock and Larry Serbousek. They contrast on governance style, with Murdock backing Canney's course and Serbousek promising future-focused reforms and service sharing. They discussed ethics, cooling off periods, term limits, regional cooperation, casino gambling, and the city shelter.
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Murdock
Larry Serbousek
Cedar Rapids
Serbousek
the Gazette
Kcrg-Tv
Linn County
Accordion maker Frank Lundak completes dream instrument
Frank Lundak, 58, finished his five year project a five row four reed button box accordion named Harmonika Heligonka. He built two units with rare components costing about 25000 to duplicate and plans to play them at Traer Czech Folk Fest this weekend.
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Frank
Traer
Iowa
Waterloo
Harold Marling
Music Corner
Harold
Cedar Rapids
University of Northern Iowa
Waterloo Cedar Falls
Iowa State University
Liberace
Doc Severinson
Erwin Dostal
Toledo
Fontana
Calif
Guns and ammo in Cedar Rapids murder trial
Prosecution and defense clash over firearms in the Greg Conner case. Investigators tied bullets from the Martins to weapons seized at Conner’s home, while the defense pressed firing pin marks to dispute FBI findings. Three Martins bullets and one from Lorena Martins matched a missing gun, analysts say.
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Conner
Linn County
Harold Denton
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Martins
FBI
Charles
David Grinde
Grinde
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