Prairie High gains tunnel to connect with farmland program
Prairie High School expands with a new 76th Avenue SW pedestrian tunnel linking campus to the future Prairie Ag Building and a 155 acre site. The ag program grows with planting harvesting and pumpkin fundraiser selling more than 1000 pumpkins this fall. The $2.25 million ag building funded by the 1 cent sales tax will include a classroom restroom greenhouse and animal space opening in November.
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Prairie Agriculture Program
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Cedar Rapids
College Community School District
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Prairie Ag
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Rural voters face 1 cent sales tax extension decision
Rural Linn County and Cedar Rapids area residents will vote in November on extending the current 1 cent local option sales tax used for infrastructure through 2034. The Linn County Board of Supervisors joined Cedar Rapids Marion and Fairfax on the ballot with Hiawatha and Robins planning votes this month. The tax rises from 6 to 7 percent and requires a simple metro area majority to pass, with rural areas voting separately.
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Linn County Board of Supervisors
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Robins
Louie Zumbach
Witness describes plot against Bagley in Cedar Rapids murder case
The Gazette reports Cedar Rapids man Drew Wagner testified that Drew Blahnik carried out the 2018 fatal stabbing of Chris Bagley for a mutual drug dealer as revenge. Blahnik, 34, faces first degree murder charges and contends self defense.
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Iowa football coaches did not take pandemic pay cuts
The University of Iowa Athletics confirms no contracted football coaches including head coach Kirk Ferentz joined voluntary salary reductions proposed in 2020 amid COVID 19 losses. The 2021 budget pivot followed plans to cut Hawkeye sports and secure a $50 million loan from the main campus.
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University of Iowa Athletics
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US Athletics
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