Ice cream shop closes as drought dries well water
Coralville Lake's heat wave cuts water supply forcing Funcrest Dairy & Grill in Iowa City to shut its frozen custard machines July 17. Owners Tim Kallaus and Brandi Hierseman will pay over 31000 to drill a new well behind 3981 West Overlook Rd NE as wells near Coralville Dam run down.
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Gazette
Iowa City
Coralville Lake
Funcrest Dairy & Grill
Tim Kallaus
Brandi Hierseman
Funcrest
Kallaus
Iowa
Coralville Dam
U.S. Geological Survey
Hierseman
West Overlook Rd
Cedar Rapids City Council race under way with 38 filings
As of Thursday 38 people had filed nomination papers for nine city council seats in Cedar Rapids. Only two candidates so far seek the mayor's office Kay Halloran and Scott Olson. The new council includes five district seats and three at large seats. Nomination period runs Aug 29 to Sept 22 with potential runoff on Dec 6.
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Kay Halloran
Scott Olson
California cows may face emissions testing under new rules
UC researcher Frank Mitloehner quantifies bovine emissions amid state air quality rules. With over 3 million California cows, debate grows on cows versus cars for smog. Mitloehner argues cows contribute far fewer VOCs than once thought, possibly half the prior estimates.
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Mitloehner
Law Enforcement Brief From Fragmentary OCR Text
A partial OCR passage references drivers and a law enforcement context. Details are unclear but imply road safety or traffic enforcement notes.
Fewer drivers exceed new 70 mph speed limit in Eastern Iowa
A Gazette speed check shows about 90 percent of rural interstate motorists were above 65 mph before the change, while last week roughly 65 percent exceeded the 70 mph limit on designated rural sections. Officials say speeds rose only modestly, with many drivers still in the 65 to 69 mph range.
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Gazette
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Waterloo
Coralville
Iowa City
Dena Gray-Fisher
Iowa Department of Transportation
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Independence
I-80
Williamsburg
West Liberty
the Gazette
Jim Saunders
Petty Charity Ride Stops at Cedar Rapids Mall
Kyle Petty is interviewed by the media in the Westdale Mall parking lot Cedar Rapids as Micky Medberry and Bob Gulick watch. The Chick-fil-A Kyle Petty Charity Ride Across America with 200 motorcyclists visits the area to greet more than 1,000 fans and raise money for children’s charities.
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the Gazette
Gage Medberry
Cedar Rapids
Micky Medberry
Bob Gulick
Davenport
Kyle Petty
Westdale Mall
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