Teens injured in off road crash near Walford
Two teenagers age 13 and about 16 or 17 were hurt when a motorcycle and a four wheel ATV collided in a cornfield about a mile north of Walford at 6 30 p m The 13 year old girl was air lifted to Iowa City hospital and the other teen was taken to a Cedar Rapids hospital The victims names were not released and exact vehicle operation was unclear at the scene
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Walford
Mike Sankot
Iowa City
Cedar Rapids
Sankot
Red Cross volunteer departs Iowa for Indiana flood relief
Sue Heitbrink of Coralville leaves Eastern Iowa Airport to aid flood victims in northern and central Indiana. She will assist exhausted residents, visit families, and coordinate food clothing and shelter needs, staying up to three weeks while damage assessments continue.
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American Red Cross
Grant Wood
Sue Heitbrink
Coralville
Iowa
Indiana
Heitbrink
Red Cross
Hellbrink
Couric Series Boosted Colonoscopy Rates Nationwide
University of Iowa researchers led by Peter Cram show Katie Couric's March 2000 Today segment increased colonoscopy rates by about 20 percent. The study analyzed 400 doctors across 22 states, rising from 15 to 18.1 per month post broadcast and calls for further evaluation of media driven health campaigns.
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Katie Couric
Peter Cram
University of Iowa
Cram
Couric
Internal Medicine
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Marion weighs building moratorium on waste transfer plan
Marion City Council debates a six month moratorium to study zoning for a proposed waste transfer station. Linn-Aire Properties owner Tom Parks says a halt could hurt the local project while a rival site in Linn County looms. Parks notes potential employment and tax gains and says the project has spent much on engineering and fees. The council seeks time to review industrial zoning restrictions. MARION, PAGE 5B
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Cindy Hadish
Gazette
Marion
Tom Parks
Linn-Aire Properties
Linn County
Illinois
Parks of
Cedar Rapids
Kwik- Way
KW Products
57Th St
Highway 13
Parks
William Jetter
Clinton
K W
Jetter
William Prowell
Luzerne Iowa Gives Away Snow Fence in July
Luzerne mayor Ervin Grinsmann offers 16 rolls of wooden snow fence to residents from the storage area behind the city garage. He recalls the project as futile, noting the town bought a bigger tractor and rarely gets heavy snows, leaving the fence unused for years.
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Uzerne
Iowa
Cityscape
Iowa League of Municipalities
Benton County
Luzerne
Ervin Grinsmann
Ervin
North Pole
Dave Rasdal
Gazette
Cedar Rapids City Council race hopes fade from 2001 surge
In Cedar Rapids mid-July 2003 a sparse field emerges as all five council incumbents plan to run again. Only two challengers publicly announce intent, with Paul Pate pursuing mayoral duties earlier, and others like P. T. Larson Jim Cannon and Frank King weighing or starting campaigns for various offices.
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Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Paul Pate
Streets
Don Thomas
Lyle Hanson
P.T. Larson
Jim Cannon
David Zahn
Frank King
Northwest Neighbors Association
Health activist targets black Iowa health crisis tours state
Black health advocate Jonathan Narcisse leads all day meetings across Iowa City and the state to address obesity diabetes and drug addiction among blacks. Sessions cover eating choices dentistry counseling and public safety with plans to push for data driven change and community action.
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Tom Owen
Gazette
Iowa City
Iowa
Jonathan Narcisse
Des Moines
Narcisse
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