Railroad cars rebuilt as bridges cut costs in Buchanan County
Buchanan County officials unveiled a bridge on 280th Street built from three railroad flatbed cars. The project cost about 50 thousand dollars, far below the typical 125 thousand for a new bridge, and county crews can mate smaller jobs without bids.
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Lown State
280Th Street
Buchanan County
Independence
Brian Keierleber
Ralph Kremer
Board of Supervisors
Keierleber
Iowa
Tama County
Cerro Gordo County
Iowa State University
State Highway Research Board
Kremer
Funeral services set for slain Cresco mother and daughter
Friends and relatives plan 11 a.m. Friday services at Assumption Worship Center Cresco for Angela Hyke 25 and her 8-year-old daughter Ashley Lucas. Slain in Cresco with suspect Clayton Irwin Thomas 24 of Atchison Kan charged with two counts of first degree murder. Authorities found the bodies July 19 in a wooded Atchison State Park area after the pair were seen with Thomas at the Howard County Fair July 8. Investigators seized 32 items from Hyke home July 18. Autopsies done July 20 in Kansas pending results. Cresco located 95 miles north of Cedar Rapids 10 miles from Minnesota.
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Hyke
Fareway
Thomas
Howard County Fair
Evans United
Carnival
Nancy Evans
Decorah
Bobbie
Kansas
Lucas
Angela Hyke
Ashley Lucas
Assumption Worship Center
Cresco
Atchison State Park
Howard County
Hyke and Lucas
Cedar Rapids
Minnesota
Editor Acknowledges Ethics Breach In 1939 Iowa Stuttering Study
San Jose Mercury News editor says reporter Jim Dyer acted unethically in obtaining and writing about a Davenport orphanage stuttering experiment by Wendell Johnson and his assistant. The study involved 22 children and suggested environment influences on stuttering. University officials apologize and consider Dyer’s student status implications.
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Dyer
School of Journalism
Johnson
The
Mercury News
City considers new swimming pool project tonight
La Porte City officials weigh a 1.9 million pool plan with a shallow area, eight lanes, diving board, two slides, a concession stand, bathhouse and heated pool for handicapped riders. Funding options include grants, fundraisers and possible TIF.
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LA Porte City
Rick Lubben
Marshall
Department of Natural Resources
Linn County Meeting Schedule and Local Events Highlights
A dense listing covers daily meetings in Linn and regional areas including the Iowa County Board of Supervisors and Cedar Rapids City Council. It also items fairs in Poweshiek and Johnson counties, Nordic Fest in Decorah, and family entertainment from theatre and music to mazes and travel lectures.
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Oxford City Council
Okerberg
School Board Association
Iowa County Board of Supervisors
Marengo
Cedar Rapids
Cedar County Board of Supervisors
Tipton
Vinton City
Grinnel
Johnson County
Iowa City
Louisa County Fair
Columbus Junction
Benton County
Vinton
Norway
Decorah
Births and public notices in The Gazette area
The Gazette lists newborn birth announcements available at Cedar Rapids and Iowa City offices. other public notices summarize drunken driving charges across Eastern Iowa with names ages and arrest details. The Log collects public safety notices and charges, with addresses drawn from court records and county attorney review.
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the Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Third Ave
Iowa City
E. Market St
Gazette
Iowa
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Jim Hekel
Buchanan County Board of Supervisors
By Kristophere’ Owens
Yarnold
Venise Berry
Jim Jacobson
Jimja
la Porte
Steve Meyer
Douglas Rasmussen
Debra Lynn
Ernest Henderson
Ken Chudzinski
Tim Don
Nelly
Rasmussen
Lynn
Henderson
Chudzinski
Donnelly
Donald Hiner
City Hall
Ruth Kalkbrenner
Waterloo
National Weather Service
Cedar Falls
Evansdale
Associated Press
Clear Creek
Oxford
Clear Creek Amana
Peter Feldstein
Daily Notebook
Linn County Meetings
Ellis Park
Ridgeview
Effigy Mounds National Monument
Palo
China
Peter Chen
Iowa City Public Library
Tommy
Third St. SE
TCR
Into the Woods
Mount Vernon Community Theatre
Mount Vernon High School
Travel
Prague
Wfla Heritage Hall
National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library
Miles Forman
WFLA
16Th Ave
Penguins Comedy Club
First Ave. SE
Illinois
Illinois Lottery
Farmers Markets
Riverside Roundhouse Farmers Market
Central City Farmers Market
Brender Park
Shueyville Farmers Market
Cedar Rapids Free Medical Clinic
Jane Boyd Community House
14Th Ave
Linn County Public Health
13Th St
Public Works Complex
Sixth St
Bluestem Solid Waste Agency
Linn County
Richard Clark
Anamosa
Highway 13
Mount Vernon Road
Marcel Compton
Americus Dr. SE
Second Avenue SE
Casey Hines
Oakland Rd
Oakland Road
Hines
Denise Knox
First Ave
Rodney Washington
Richard Armstrong
Fourth St
Shirley Adney
Eighth Ave
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