Severe storms knock out power across Iowa cities
Severe thunderstorms in Iowa left about 3,500 Alliant customers without power in Cedar Rapids and Marion by 10:30 p.m. with lines down and a car struck by a line. Alliant dispatching crews to restore service, no ETA. About 2,000 Iowa City customers dark, total MidAmerican outages around 4,000 statewide due to storm damage.
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Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Marion
Alliant Energy
John Ruff
Ruff
Alliant
Iowa City
Kevin Waetke
MidAmerican Energy
Waetke
Man targets KFC. similar robbery reported two weeks earlier
Police link Saturday night attack outside 3927 Center Point Rd NE to a June 14 KFC robbery at 1341 First Ave SE. A Black man, 6 ft 2 in, wearing a dark shirt, pants and white visor, approached the manager with a nose mouth cover and possibly a weapon.
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KFC
Center Point Rd
First Ave. SE
County fair judges take their jobs very seriously
Veteran judges like Ron Paaske and Joe Warrick discuss the pressures and rewards of judging at county fairs. They emphasize boosting contestants confidence, rapid ring evaluations, and selecting animals with desirable traits such as strong legs and long loins.
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Kris Klingaman
Waterloo
Buchanan County
Independence
Joe Warrick
Oskaloosa
Marengo
Ron Paaske
Hillsdale
Ill
Muscatine County
West Liberty
Paaske
Muscatine County Fair
Waterloo Cattle Congress
Iowa
Illinois
Wisconsin
Warrick
Basketball and music guide Troy Hansen’s life in Iowa
Troy Hansen, 36, vice president and CFO of Highway Equipment Co. in Cedar Rapids, blends basketball and music with community service. A Central College graduate, he coaches Linn-Mar teams, chairs youth initiatives, drums since high school, and values mentoring youth while managing manufacturing finance duties.
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George C. Ford
The
Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Troy Hansen
Boone
Hansen
Highway Equipment Co
Central College
Pella
University of Iowa
Linn-Mar
National Bank of Detroit
Iowa
Norwest Bank
Wells Fargo Bank
Brenton Bank
Highway Equipment
Nite Express
Variety Club of
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Linn County
Nancy
HAWK
Hudson
Gary Archer Jr
Black Hawk County
Buzz Orr
Marlene Lucas
Troy
Nean
Variety Club
Five Seasons
Linn-Mar Lions
Nite Express Drum & Bugle Corps
Eastern Iowa Cash Management Association
Midwest
George Ford
Georgef
Troy Hansen Highway Equipment Co
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