Man Escapes Linn County Jail With Laundry Cart
Thomas Brydon, 34, of Marion, used a 250 pound laundry cart to ram a jail door Tuesday evening and fled Linn County Jail. He was arrested Thursday night after a two day manhunt and charged with escape and criminal mischief. Bail set at $20,000. Preliminary hearing slated for 8:30 a.m. August 1.
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Normandy
Marion
Park Towne Lane
Fire damages playground equipment at Madison Elementary
A fire at Madison Elementary on Woodside Drive NW in Cedar Rapids damaged about one third of the playground equipment Friday afternoon. No injuries occurred as firefighters arrived to find a 15 foot circle of burning coating and wood chips around the area. The blaze, likely started by juveniles, caused about $6 000 in damage and was extinguished in roughly one minute.
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Woodside Dr
Cedar Rapids
Regents Approve 3 Million for Old Capitol Restoration
The Iowa Board of Regents in Cedar Falls approved 3 million dollars for the final phase of the Old Capitol restoration on the University of Iowa campus. The 5.6 million dollar fire damage occurred on November 20, 2001. The project will complete interior repairs, window work, and landscaping with completion set for November 2004. Fund sources include state tax dollars insurance proceeds gifts and grants.
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Cedar Falls
University of Iowa
Cedar Rapids to form citizen panel on gambling impact
Mayor Paul Pate will appoint a roughly dozen member commission to study how Cedar Rapids could handle a future casino and advise the City Council on economic development, licensing, and relations with operators. The plan avoids taking a pro or con stance on the gambling question.
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the Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Paul Pate
Citizens’ Commission
Pate
No Dice group forms to oppose Cedar Rapids casino
Cedar Rapids residents oppose locating a river boat casino and form No Dice to study casino gambling impacts. The group will meet Wednesdays at noon and Thursdays at 7 p.m. in the education wing of Trinity United Methodist Church Cedar Rapids with open meetings for interested locals. Contact Renee Otto at 319 378 4944 for information.
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Cedar Rapids
Trinity United Methodist Church
Third Ave
Renee Otto
Rev Barb Furman Embraces Faith Journey and Family Trials
The Rev Barb Furman a 54 year old United Methodist minister discusses a life marked by struggle addiction and redemption. She credits faith with healing her marriage and guiding her work as counselor and chaplain in a growing Mission of Hope Church in Marengo Iowa. Her story includes a 1974 tavern incident a near tragedy involving her son and a long term recovery.
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the Gazette
Lesa Keeton
Sarah
Spencer Jr
Jordan
Ecumenical Community Center
Cedar Rapids
Keeton
Spencer Keeton
Barb Furman
Furman
Keetons
Gazette
Edar Rapids
Mission of Hope Church
United Methodist Church
University of Dubuque Seminary
Jim
Marengo
Third Avenue SE
Christ
Meteor-wrong rock prompts meteorite debate in Oelwein
Oelwein man shoening reported a rock strike his windshield seeking meteorite status. Iowa geologist Raymond Anderson identified the 1 inch granite fragment as non extraterrestrial debris. He notes meteorite identifications are common but never prove space origin.
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Orian Love
Gazette Oelwein
Oelwein
Outer
Space
Raymond Anderson
Michael Schoening
Anderson
Iowa Geological Survey Bureau
Orlan Love
the Gazette
Maytag faces criticism over U S job cuts move
Maytag ships parts plants to Mexico and plans to move refrigerator production from Galesburg Illinois to a 160000 square foot plant in Reynosa. The firm, once Newton Iowa based with 21000 workers, faces renewed scrutiny as it expands abroad.
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Mexico
Galesburg
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