Bernard Girl Dies After Bicycle Collision With Semi
Rebecca Stoll, 9, died from injuries after a bicycle collision with a semi near Highway 151 by the Filmore Golf Course. The driver was Larry Ewing, 51, of Baldwin. She died after transfer to University Hospitals Iowa City. arrangements are pending at Reiff Funeral Home Cascade.
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Bernard
Cascade
State Patrol
Rebecca Stoll
Filmore Golf Course
Larry Ewing
Baldwin
Stoll
Mercy Hospital
Dubuque
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Reiff Funeral Home
Decorah drunken driving charge dismissed in injury crash
A Decorah man Roger Bigler 59 had a drunken driving charge dismissed after a judge ruled the case was not filed within 45 days of arrest. The Dec 18 crash left Lansing resident Thomas Phipps blind and caused serious injuries to three family members including eye damage, a hospital stay, and head wounds.
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Decorah
Lansing
Karl Knudson
Thomas Phipps
Roger Bigler
Thomas Bower
Bigler
Iowa
Rosean
Phippses
Bryan
Brittany
Waterloo Union Workers authorizes strike at IBP plant
Luther Williams of Local 431 UFCW says 95 percent of about 1600 workers approved strike authorization after no contract for over a month. Negotiations with IBP to resume this week follow a contract lapse since June 12.
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IBP
Luther Williams
United Food and Commercial Workers Union
Williams
Linn County Discovery seeks church listings and updates
The Gazette’s Linn County Discovery will publish a churches list for Linn and Johnson counties. Pastors of new churches or churches that changed locations in the past year should call Linda Cruise at 319 398 8313 by Thursday, including representatives of disbanded churches.
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the Gazette
Linn
Johnson Counties
Linn County
Linda Cruise
Taylor Neighborhood Association grows in Wellington Heights
Cedar Rapids residents near the Cedar River form the Taylor Neighborhood Association led by Taylor Elementary School Principal Jim O Connor and local clergy. A neighborhood cleanup is planned to introduce the group, spanning 200 plus blocks between First Avenue Rockford Road SW and 16th Avenue SW. DeAnn King, a longtime resident, says the effort aims to preempt vandalism graffiti and crime by mobilizing residents to lead the neighborhood future.
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Lonnie Zingula
Cedar
Rapids
Wellington Heights
Cedar River
Taylor
Jim O’connor
Taylor Neighborhood Association
River
First Avenue
Rockford Road
16Th Avenue
O’connor
O'Connor
DeAnn King
Second St. SW
Jazette
Jim O'Connor
State rolls out insurance proof check for vehicle registration
A state computer crackdown lets county treasurers access IDOT files to verify proof of insurance before vehicle registration. About 60 000 to 80 000 Iowa drivers with poor records face filings. The effort started in multiple counties and continued in Linn and neighboring counties as officials assess its impact.
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John Kirsch Lazette
Linn
Iowa Department of Transportation
IDOT
Antle
Cedar Rapids rejects incinerator plan for 280 ton per day waste
City Council unanimously denied Five Seasons Resources local site approval for a waste to energy facility at 1193 Ingleside Dr SW. The decision delays the project, with public opposition and questions about viability noted. president Jim Ledenbach can seek court reversal or pursue action in another city.
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Lonnie Zingula
Cedar Rapids
Five Seasons Resources
Ingleside Dr
Five Seasons
Jim Ledenbach
The Pearsons Dress Alike for Twenty Love Story
Brent and Betty Pearson have worn matching outfits through their 20 years together in Iowa and Florida. They met in grade school, married in 1937, ran Pearson’s Royal Blue store in Anamosa, and now retire while split between winters in Florida and summers in Iowa. Their daily uniform includes bright coral shirts and white linen, a symbol of their long shared life and enduring affection.
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Brent
Betty Pearson
Iowa
Florida
Betty
Maquoketa
Elks
Cedar Rapids
Prairieburg
Oelwein
Walford
Cuba City
Wis
Anamosa
Des Moines Lincoln High School
H.L. Greene
A&p
Des Moines
Minneapolis
Mason City
Gretchen
Jane
Mom
Dad
Pearsons
Main and
Davis
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Waterloo
King
King’s
Nmsot Association
Taylor Sretiyiy
Jon Wilson
Black Hawk
Allamakee
Bremer
Buchanan
Butler
Clayton
Clinton
Delaware
Fayette, Grundy, Howard, Jackson
Winneshiek Counties
Ehlert
Shane Antle
Johnson, Benton
Jones and
Washington Counties
C.R
Ledenbach
Linn County District Court
R.W. Beck and Associates
Robert Craggs
Beck
Nashville
Dave Rasdal
Ramblin
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