Corridor Iowa City bridge deck repairs set to begin
Bridge deck repairs on the south lanes of the Iowa Highway 1 bridge over the Iowa River in Iowa City begin today and run about two weeks. One lane will close daily. Volunteers sought 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday to remove sandbags in Norman dy Drive area and should report at Normandy and Manor for assignments.
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Iowa City
Normandy Drive
Normandy
Manor Drives
City Hall
Video on restoring flood damaged media demonstrated
Nancy Kraft from the University of Iowa Preservation Department demonstrated proper cleaning and salvage techniques for flood damaged LPs CDs and DVDs. A video of the demonstration is available at GazetteOnline.com.
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Nancy Kraft
University of Iowa
GazetteOnline.com
Cedar Rapids Receives 1.76 Million for Low Income Housing
Cedar Rapids will receive 1.76 million dollars from federal housing programs the Community Development Block Grant and HOME Investment Partnerships. The city plans to use 1.29 million from the block grants and 468 322 from HOME for building buying and rehabilitating affordable housing and aiding low income residents. Street closures announced include Sugar Pine Drive NE for two weeks of manhole repairs Oakland Road NE at I Avenue for water main work 830 am to 3 pm today and A Avenue NE between 28rd and 24th streets for sewer replacement starting today lasting until Monday.
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Cedar Rapids
Department of Housing and Urban Development
HOME
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Oakland Road
I Avenue
Gazette seeks updates on Linn County inmates relocated after flood
The Gazette asks relatives or friends of Linn County Jail inmates moved to other detention centers to share how inmates are faring. Reporter Trish Mehaffey can be reached at 319 398 8318 for information.
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the Gazette
Linn County
Trish Mehaffey
City commits 300000 for flood victims financial counseling
Cedar Rapids officials approve a 300000 grant to expand financial counseling for flood victims. Horizons Helping Services will hire four to five more staffers and ISU Extension Service will add classes, with United Way handling funds and tracking use.
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Rick Smith
Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Kris Gulick
Utive
United Way
East Central
Iowa
Hori
Zons Helping Services Agency
Iowa State University Extension Service
Buntz
Gulick
Jerry McGrane
RAGBRAI Riders Cozy Up In Toledo Town
RAGBRAI riders and supporters pack Toledo Tama County for a July day of sightseers and shows. Joanne Wacha enjoys a taco by the Civil War monument while Barefoot Becky headlines the town crowd. Twelve year old Michael Whalen tours with his father Kyle for a sunrise ride and a taste of turkey legs and ice cream.
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Courtney Sargent
the Gazette
Randy Loan
Oxford
Tama County
Christy Loan
Toledo
North Liberty
Steve Gravelle
Gazette
OLEDO
Grant Wood
Joanne Wacha
Wacha
Becky
Tama
Iowa
Bohemian Mutual Insurance Agency
Lexington
Kyle Whalen
Michael
Michael Whalen
City Park
Mayflower Residence Hall to Open Aug 18 With Limited Services
University of Iowa says Mayflower will be ready for students by August 18, with beds usable but with stores, labs and many first floor apartments not yet open. The building flooded June 4 from the Iowa River, causing about 2 1/2 feet of water and $6 million in damage.
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Bryce Bauer
Gazette
Iowa City
Mayflower
University of Iowa
von Stange
Stange
Iowa
Jane Meyer
Meyer
University
Pickle Days Judge Reflects On Festive Contest History
Todd Dorman notes his upcoming two week break starting at Pickle Days in Walker Iowa while he prepares to judge the cookout contest. He recalls past judging stints in high school and journalism days, and notes Ted Beuter expects a strong turnout and more entries with winners advancing to the State Fair.
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Iowa
Red Cross
Colorado
Dork
Fort Dodge
Linn County
Ted Beuter
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