UI Employee Herbert Delano Jr. dies of accidental carbon monoxide poisoning
The Johnson County Medical Examiner ruled that University of Iowa staffer Herbert Milton Delano Jr. died from accidental carbon monoxide poisoning. Delano was found July 5 at the UI Oakdale campus and US Public Safety closed its investigation after the ruling.
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University of Iowa
Herbert Milton Delano Jr
Delano
UI Oakdale
US Public Safety
Cedar Rapids school district approves bid for bus barn and garage
The College Community School District board accepted Wendler Engineering & Construction bid of 2,433,300 for a new bus barn and maintenance garage plus a bus-wash equipment option and stadium concession stand. Construction starts soon with funding from district levies and a capital loan. A new 75-foot ladder truck costing 562,424 will be added next year, replacing a 1969 unit and serving multiple stations.
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Wendler Engineering & Construction of
Anamosa
Wilson Ave
Terry Martinson
Cedar Rapids split over rezoning plan on Second Avenue
City Hall debates a plan to redevelop the 1200 block of Second Avenue SE by demolishing two historic cottages, two small apartments and a 90 year old church. A wide open commercial zone could allow a major parking lot or used car lot. The Planning Commission rejected it. City Council to hold a public hearing today. Wellington Heights Neighborhood Association stays largely silent amid the dispute.
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Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Second Avenue SE
Bill Olinger
Wellington Heights
Christian Science Church
Harpers Ferry to get new Mississippi launch ramp
Harpers Ferry near completion of a $460000 dredging and launching ramp project on Dead Slough. The elevated ramp will allow boat launching during floods and improve river access for the town of 330, with service expected by August 1.
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the Gazette Department of Natural Resources
Mel Pacovsky
Brad Yohe
Skyline Construction of
Decorah
Mississippi River
Harpers Ferry
Mississippi
Allamakee County
Jerry Valley
Department of Natural Resources
Coralville UKs Plans for 63.2 Million Convention Center
Coralville City Council unanimously approves rezoning, final plat, and site plan for a $63.2 million Marriott Hotel and Conference Center south of I-80 between First Avenue and the Iowa River. Residents largely oppose. lawsuit over TIF financing pending in Iowa Supreme Court.
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Coralville
First Avenue
Iowa River
Richard Clinite
Clinite
Convention Center
Dave Jacoby
Jacoby
Supreme Court
Kidney Gift Continues Years After Bone Marrow Donation
Sandy Greear of Cedar Rapids will donate a kidney to Julie Templin of Tampa Florida 19 years after Greear gave bone marrow to Templin at University Hospitals Iowa City. The two met through treatment and maintain a close bond across years and states.
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Sandy
Greear
Cedar Rapids
Julie Templin
Lebanon
Penn
Julie
Tampa, Fla
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Tampa
Sandy Greear
Solon
Fla
Templin
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Ramblin
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