Resurfacing of Highway 30 Begins Near Clarence
The Iowa Department of Transportation schedules Highway 30 resurfacing from Lisbon to Clarence with drainage work patching asphalt resurfacing and barrier rails on bridges west of Stanwood and Clarence. Stanwood Mechanicsville will gain paved shoulders curb and gutter and storm sewer. Flaggers and pilot cars control traffic. Manatt's Inc. of Brooklyn IA leads the $3 012 200 contract with completion set for mid November.
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Lisbon
Clarence
Iowa Department of Transportation
Stanwood
Mechanicsville
Manatt’s Inc
Brooklyn
Iowa
Cedar Rapids School Promotes Blood Drive Initiative
The Cedar Rapids Discover School Survival Class seeks donors aged 18 to 65 for a blood drive on Thursday at Mercy Medical Center. Donors will undergo a 45 minute procedure. The event is a community service project by fifth and sixth graders entering this fall.
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Cedar Rapids
Mercy Medical Center
Linn County Discovery listing seeks club submissions
The Gazette announces its annual Linn and Johnson counties Discovery section to be published August 7. Groups are asked to submit a brief description meeting times contact person and phone number for listing accuracy. Return by Friday to Discovery The Gazette Cedar Rapids or fax Phyllis Fleming.
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Gazette
Linn
Johnson Counties
Discovery
the Gazette
P.O
Cedar Rapids
Phyllis Fleming
Monticello Mayor resigns after council vacancy ruling
Mayor Bernie Barker announced his resignation at the Monticello City Council meeting after a vacancy appointment was deemed invalid. City Attorney Randy Kehrli said Harold Yeoman could not take the seat due to Barker's 2 2 tie breaking on the issue and Iowa law bars mayors from breaking ties on council appointments. Barker noted he is building a house outside city limits and urged including the mayoral seat on the upcoming election.
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Bernie Barker
Randy Kehrli
Harold Yeoman
Barker
Iowa
Wind Sail Bicycle Pioneered by Marion Pastor
Marion inventor Rev. Eugene Young, pastor of St. Paul’s United Methodist Church, tests a wind assisted bicycle. A 6 foot mast and sail attached to the frame propel the bike, letting the rider coast up grades with the wind. He built the device over six months using common parts and aims to demonstrate its benefits.
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Quentin Wagenfield
Free-lance
Winter Icture
Marion
Eugene Young
St. Paul’s United Methodist Church
Third Ave SE
Cheri
Ragbrai
Young
St. Ct
Dick Ridenour
Cedar Rapids
St. Paul's United Methodist Church
Baby sitter trial opens in Linn County case
The Linn County child endangerment trial of 25 year old Dustin McArtor's caregiver, Kelly Linhart, opened with doctors expected to testify about shaken baby syndrome and lifelong treatment needs for Dustin. Public defender Duane Rohovit said the defense will argue Linhart did not intend harm and focus on her past behavior.
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Dick Hogan
Kelly Linhart
Dustin McArtor
Linn County
Denver Dillard
Linhart
Duane Rohovit
Rohovit
Ridgeview Dr
Doug
Dawn McArtor
Underwood Ave
Doug McArtor
Monda
McArtor
William Thomas
Dillard
Dustin
Memorial Fund For Baby Victim Of I 380 Crash
Five week old Catherine Radanovic died in a Thursday traffic crash near Swisher on Interstate 380 while en route to Pennsylvania for a christening. Her parents Bethany and Chris Radanovic, Cedar Rapids natives, set up a memorial fund to cover funeral expenses. private service planned in Oberlin near Steelton, Pa.
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Lyle Muller
Johnson County
Iowa City
Catherine Radanovic
Pennsylvania
Swisher
Interstate 380
Catherine
Bethany Radanovic
Chris Radanovic
Oberlin
Steelton
Radanovics
Ashton Pl
Cedar Rapids
Hopkinton Doc Gearhart Retires After 28 Years of Care
Doc Gearhart, a long time Hopkinton physician, retires after 28 years serving a town of 698. Known for house calls, baby deliveries, and a candid bedside manner, he faced a hospital friction, shifted from Des Moines, and built a trusted practice here before closing his office and leaving patients to pick up records.
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Opkinton
Doc Gearhart
Herbert
Doc
Gearhart
Delaware County
Hopkinton
Wilden
Des Moines
J.P. Connely
Dubuque County
St. Luke’s Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Campbell Watts
John Kanealy
The
College of Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery
Triple C
Betty’s
Lenox College
Gazette
Dave Rasca
Herbert Gearhart
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