Obituaries for Calvin Breeden and Jason Nelson
Calvin Breeden age 54 died Tuesday July 29 2025. Services are at Carson Celebration of Life Center Cedar Rapids. Jason David Nelson 45 of Cedar Rapids formerly of Arizona died July 28 private services will be held later. The family remembers his humor and wishes him eternal peace.
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Maquoreta Calvin Breeden
Carson Celebration of Life Center
Jason David Nelson
Cedar Rapids
Arizona
Birmingham bids emotional farewell to Ozzy Osbourne
Birmingham, England honors Ozzy Osbourne with a somber procession through Broad Street to the Black Sabbath beach to mark his last visit to his home city. Thousands of fans, Sharon Osbourne and family members attend as police escort the hearse, while city officials praise his ties to Birmingham and his role in heavy metal history.
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Birmingham
England
Ozzy Osbourne
Metal
Black Sabbath
Osbourne
Broad Street
Broad Street Canal
Ozzy
Sharon
Antony Hunt
Katie Brazier
Terence Butler
Tony Tommi
Bill Ward
Prince of Darkness
Villa Park
Aston Villa
Osbournes
Kelly
Jack
Jack Osbourne
Sharon Osbourne
Kelly Osbourne
Iowa AG settles two major Iowa water pollution cases
Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird settles two environmental cases tied to water pollution. Agri Star Meat and Poultry in Postville faces a 50000 dollar penalty and must meet NPDES permit compliance by end of 2026 after years of wastewater rule violations. NEW Cooperative's Red Oak plant agrees to 50000 dollar penalty, another 50000 toward a soil and water project, and a three year statewide injunction.
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Iowa
Brenna Bird
Iowa Waterways
Iowa Department of Natural Resources
Agri Star Meat and Poultry
Postville
Allamakee County
Agri Star
Driftless Water Defenders
Iowa Dnr
Gazette
Bird
Hecker Creek
Red Oak
NEW Co-op
Nishnabotna River
Missouri River
Montgomery County Conservation Board
Iowa water contamination linked to cancer and birth defects
Experts warn Iowa faces preventable suffering from nitrate polluted water linked to agricultural runoff. Raffensperger notes dangerous levels in Des Moines and Cedar Rapids areas while urging precautionary action and acknowledging personal cancer ties. Environmental researchers cite factory farming as key risk, urging swift state response.
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Iowa
Science and Environmental Health Network
Carolyn Raffensperger
Raffensperger
Food & Water Watch
Polk County
Central
Environmental Protection Agency
Raccoon River
Des Moines
Cedar Rapids
Cedar River
Kentucky
The
Gazette
Jennifer Breen
Breon
Iowa City
Kim) Reynolds
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Cedar Memorial Park
William
Bill” Anderson
Schutte-Gray Funeral
Toledo
Garland
Richard “Bud” Hopper
Kruse Phillips Funeral Home
Agit Star
Olivia Cohen
the Gazette
Report For America
Ag and Water Desk
Mississippi River
Olivia.cohen
Thegazette
Water Quality Forum
Breen Food & Water Watch
Lowa
Sandra Steingraber
Steingraber
Jennifer
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