Cedar Rapids bound flight lands safely without flaps
United Express Flight 5648 from Denver landed at Eastern Iowa Airport with flaps retracted after a flap indication problem. Passengers remained calm as maintenance checked the issue and crew reassured travelers, including young mothers, while passengers applauded after the landing.
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Cedar Rapids
Dennis Hall
United Express
Denver
Iowa
Christine Mangi
Air Wisconsin
United
Mangi
Hall
Yale
Ore
Keokuk
Firearms Bill Advances in Committee for Concealed Officers
The measure would allow current and former law enforcement officers to carry concealed firearms, with supporters arguing it would save lives and improve policing. The bill, supported by Rep. Jim Leach and Rep. Johnson, remains stalled in the House and Senate Judiciary committees.
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House
Iowa
Jim Leach
Johnson
Cunningham
Judiciary Committee
Senate
Wallace Johnson
Cedar Rapids
David Johnson
Washington
FBI
Metropolitan Police Department
District of Columbia
Camp aids kids with diabetes through fun and learning
The camp helps children manage diabetes while learning new techniques. 18 year old camper and junior counselor Dave Virden from Cedar Rapids recalls returning yearly to teach peers and assist younger campers. Natasha Mulvaney of Coggan and McKenzie remain close friends during summer camp. For more details contact Adam Morris at 319-398-8339 or damm fyiowa.com.
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Dave Virden
Cedar Rapids
McKenzie
Natasha Mulvaney
Coggan
Natasha
Adam Morris
AEA chief gets 3.5 percent pay raise
Cedar Rapids Grant Wood Area Education Agency board boosts Chief Administrator Ron Fielder by 3.5 percent for 2002 03 raising salary to 124 624 and extending contract to June 30 2005. Travel allowance set at 800 monthly within the area plus mileage outside. Executive directors see 3.7 percent raises. agency serves 33 districts and 23 private schools across six counties.
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The
Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Grant Wood Area Education Agency Board of Directors
Ron Fielder
Fielder
Grant Wood Aea
Bonnie Boothroy
Clifford Ehlinger
Jeananne Hagen
Benton
Cedar
Iowa
Johnson, Jones, Linn
Washington
Investigation Continues into Geneva Towers Fire
Cedar Rapids investigators work to determine the cause of a Sunday morning blaze at Geneva Towers 310 Fifth St SE. The 12 story building was evacuated for about two hours after the fire started shortly after 5 am. The blaze remained confined to a fifth floor apartment and a resident, Vickie Jones, was hospitalized though Mercy Medical Center has no record of her. Geneva Corp. operates the subsidized elderly and disabled complex.
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The
Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Geneva Towers
Fifth St
Geneva Corp
United Presbyterian Church
Vickie Jones
Fire Department
Dave Koch
Jones
Mercy Medical Center
Grinnell Stop for Gr Republican Thomp son in Iowa 3rd District
Grinnell hosts U S House candidate Stan Thompson Friday at the Poweshiek County Farm Bureau Watermelon Feed on the fairgrounds from 3 to 4 p m. Democratic hopefuls Susan Conroy and Rosemary Schwartz sell discount tickets to Patsy Cline fundraiser at Old Creamery Amana theatre August 17 with tickets priced at 20 dollars. Conroy seeks House 76 covering Keokuk and parts of Iowa Poweshiek and Tama counties. Schwartz runs in House 39 including Benton County and parts of Iowa County.
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Grinnell
Stan Thompson
U.S. House
Iowa
Poweshiek County
Farm Bureau
Fairgrounds
Iowa House
Susan Conroy
Sigourney
Rosemary Schwartz
Mount Auburn
Patsy Cline
Old Creamery Theatre Company
Amana
Conroy
Keokuk County
Iowa County
Tama County
Schwartz
Benton County
Honey Creek
Marengo
Washington
Kentucky University official wins 41.5 million Powerball jackpot
Richard Barbella, 27 year old University of Kentucky policy analysis director, claimed the 41.5 million Powerball prize in Louisville after buying tickets Saturday in Lexington. He chose the cash option reducing the payout to 16.1 million after taxes and plans to pay off his mortgage and retire after November to golf.
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Louisville, Ky
University of Kentucky
Richard Barbella
Office of Planning, Budget and Policy Analysis
Tobacco Road
Lexington
Barbella
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