Three Charged After Paintball Shooting Incident
Jennifer Fisher, a Linn County corrections officer, tracked suspects after a paintball shooting toward a car near Edgewood Road and Williams Boulevard SW. Cedar Rapids police arrested Sean Herder, Jakob Raley, and Karson Kidd, cited for discharging missiles. a bag of paintballs was recovered from the suspect vehicle. No damage occurred to the officer’s car.
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Linn County
Cedar Rapids
Edgewood Road
Williams Boulevard
Steve O’konek
Sean Herder
Wells Lane
Jakob Raley
Wilson Ave
Karson D. Kidd
Sherman St
O’konek
Apartment residents return after mercury spill at Brandywyne
Residents of 3620 12th Ave. SW were allowed to return Monday after a mercury spill last week. The EPA investigated and cleaned up a couple of tablespoons of mercury with unclear origin. Susan Noreuil of Coe College warned mercury fumes can cause neurological harm even in small doses.
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Brandywyne
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EPA
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Coe College
Chemistry
Boundary change plans prompt concern at Iowa City school meeting
About 20 parents attended the Iowa City Community School District meeting to review six boundary change scenarios that could affect which students attend James Van Allen Elementary in North Liberty next year. Thad Collins urged neighborhood school options citing walking and biking to school. The board will discuss the issue at the June 22 work session.
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Iowa City Community
James van Allen
North Liberty
Thad Collins
Forest Edge
Kate Wickham
Reagan funeral cancels Friday mail delivery
No residential or business mail will be delivered Friday due to former President Reagan's funeral. Express mail will be delivered, but post office retail counters will be closed.
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Reagan
Vision Iowa likely to fund Cedar Bend project in Cedar Rapids
The Vision Iowa Board in Des Moines appears poised to enter negotiations with Cedar Rapids over a potential $55 million Cedar Bend redevelopment, part of a broader CAT grant round with 39 applications statewide for up to $72 million over six years. Several other eastern Iowa communities filed CAT grant applications today.
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Cedar Falls
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Fayette
Dyersville
Marengo
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Strawberry Point
Iowa
Independence
Lansing
Columbus Junction
Paul Pate
Nichole Warren
Iowa Reservist Works to Rebuild Iraq Schools
Army Reserve Maj. Chuck Larson Jr. 36, a attorney and state senator from Iowa, helps the 372nd Engineer Group deliver more than $30,000 in school and medical supplies to Iraqi communities near Camp Anaconda. He says schools are key to security though mortar and rocket fire remain daily threats.
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Maj
Chuck Larson Jr
Cedar Rapids
Balad
Iraq
372Nd Engineer Group
Des Moines
James Q. Lynch
the Gazette
372Nd Engineer
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Camp Anaconda
U.S
Balering
372Nd
State Senator Seeks School Supplies and Medicines Donations
State Sen. Chuck Larson Jr. invites individuals and organizations to donate basic school supplies and over the counter medicines. Donations may be mailed to MAJ Chuck Larson 372nd Engineer Group LSA Anaconda Iraq APO AE 09391. Emailing provides a photo of donations at work.
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Maj Chuck Larson
372Nd
Engineer Group
LSA
Anaconda
Iraq
APO
Remembering Reagan and Hoover Ties to Iowa
Audr ey Jordahl of Coralville a longtime Iowa resident recalls meeting President Reagan in 1984 after hearing his 1964 radio talk. She later sat near Reagan at the White House during a Maureen Reagan campaign event. Hundreds of Iowa mourners recall Dutch influence after Reagan's death.
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Herbert Hoover
West Branch
Iowa
Ronald Reagan
Audrey Jordahl
Coralville
North Liberty
Audrey
White House
Reagan
Maureen
Johnson County
Drug program closure harms poor HIV patients in Iowa
The Iowa AIDS Drug Assistance Program closed to new enrollees forcing 335 recipients onto a waiting list. As of Tuesday, 12 people were already waiting, prompting concerns from ICARE staff about access to costly antiretroviral medications and new barriers for low income and uninsured HIV patients.
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Iowa
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