Freedom Festival honors five heroes in Cedar Rapids
Five Eastern Iowans will be honored June 22 at a noon Crowne Plaza luncheon. Honorees Marsha Bradley Shirley Cutchlow Elda Licht Melvin Irvin and Kevin Sterenchuk will be grand marshals for the June 24 parade. Captain Al Haynes is keynote. Tickets 25 dollars with 3 dollars aiding WWII Memorial.
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Marsha Bradley
Shirley Cutchlow
Elda Licht
Melvin “Dino” Irvin
Kevin Sterenchuk
Crowne Plaza
Five Seasons Hotel
al Haynes
United Airlines
Sioux City
Washington, D.C
St. Luke's
Steve Havlik
Sterenchuk
Regis
Xavier
Dino Irvin
Clarence
Iowa survey links income growth to urban expansion
A 40 page ISU survey shows Johnson Linn Marion and Scott counties losing 11 to 16 percent of farm land while Polk loses 22 percent as metro areas grow. Cedar Rapids and Iowa City regions expanded in acres and population between 1941 and 1990. Fifty five to sixty two percent express views on outdoor recreation urban amenities CRP barn preservation and tax supports with 334 city residents 333 small town residents and 333 farmers surveyed.}}
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Polk County
Cedar Rapids
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Teen in Shellsburg Injured in 10th Street Crash
Daniel Lunden, 16, of Shellsburg, was cut from his car after a 11:45 a.m. crash at 10th Street and F Avenue NW. He was treated at Mercy Medical Center in fair condition. Police say he ran a stop sign and collided with a pickup driven by 32-year-old Patrick Manternach of Monticello, who was not injured. Lunden was ticketed for disobeying a traffic control device.
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Daniel Lunden
Mercy Medical Center
10Th Street
F Avenue NW
Lunden
Shellsburg
Patrick Manternach
Monticello
Manternach
Cedar Rapids police to triple canine unit size
Cedar Rapids Police Department plans to expand its canine unit from two to six dogs by funding four new dogs and related training and equipment. The council will vote on a $33,736 budget drawn from department funds, a grant, and miscellaneous sources. Ringo and Djarko are the current dogs.
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Ringo
Djarko
Jar-Ko
Public Safety
David Zahn
Blairs Ferry Rd
RCP Group
Oakwood Avenue
Blairs Ferry Road
Storms Knock Out Power Across Cedar Rapids Marshalltown and Ottumwa
Weather officials reported outages from a storm front in Cedar Rapids affecting four homes after a transformer was struck and later widespread outages in Cedar Rapids ottumwa and marshalltown. Crews replaced fuses and transformers restoring power within hours while showers and storms were expected to ease but continue today with milder temperatures in the mid 70s.
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Cedar Rapids
Ruff
Marshalltown
Ottumwa
Kcrg Tv-9
Andy Shaw
Gazette
Kristophere’ Owens
Doris Hartwig
Public notices and local meetings in Eastern Iowa
Gazette readers learn about Linn and Eastern Iowa meetings with schedule details and public notices. Topics include city council sessions in Cedar Rapids and Marion, county board meetings, planning and school boards, flag day events, and recycling sites. Also listed are lottery results, birth notices, and drunken driving charges.
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Gazette Online
Gazetteonline
Iowa
Linn County
Cedar Rapids
Linn County Board of Supervisors
Metro Mechanical Board of Examiners
Hiawatha
Linn County Community Empowerment Board
United Way
Marion Public Service Board
Marion Public Services
Marion Park Board
Marion Parks Department
Winneshiek
Decorah
BGM Community School Board
Brooklyn
Marion Square Park
Marion
St. Joseph's
Linn-Mar
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TELUS
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Five Seasons Center
U.S. Cellular Center
U.S. Military Academy
Today
Washington
Old Creamery Theatre Company
Amana Colonies
Riverside Theatre Shakespeare Festival
Lower City Park
Farmers Markets
Noelridge
Collins Road
Council Street
Marion Farmers Market
East End
Seventh Ave
Public Works
Sixth St
Cal! Bluestem Solid Waste Agency
Illinois
Illinois Lottery
Rebecca Reid
Anthony Pickart
Palo
Amy
Jeff Hammer
Meadowview Dr
Lisa
Tony Nicol
Fifth St
Heidi Grother
Mark Harger
16Th Ave
Leslie
Cory McKibben
Vinton
Tammy
Matt Fox
Blake Blvd
Dawn
Shane Andresen
Eastland Dr
Malika
Ronald Glover
F Ave. NW
Jennifer
Jeremy McCollum
33Rd St
Heidi Shields
Second Ave
Jeanne Reed
First St. NW
Christine
Jeffrey Tjaden
Anamosa
Angela Johnson
21St Ave. Place
Melissa Gornick
Matt Hoyle
Atkins
MERCY
Antonio Vega
Ely
Merlyn E. Fisher
Camburn Ct
18Th Street
Mount Vernon Road
Michael C. Sheber
Johnson Ave
13Th Avenue
Trevor J. Weber
Central City
35Th Street
Ralph E. Hutchinson
Urbana
Interstate 380
Toddville
Tracey L. Lavelle
Mourning Cove Lane
Agin Court
Jeffrey A. Nazer
18Th St
Edgewood Road
Johnson Avenue
Michael L. Paul
Park Towne Lane
First Avenue
Scott S. Shives
Todadville
Misty L. Thompson-Carson
Coggan
Bradley M. Zieser
Eighth St
15Th Street
Steven A. Kitto
First Ave
Lori R. Ruiz
Catskill St
Williams Boulevard
Coleman C. Salvey
Dean H. Ortberg
Blakely Blvd
Memorial Drive
Glenn L. Clark
10Th Ave
Stanley Lewis
Sixth Avenue
Christy Fuller
Fourth St
Joe Goettsch
15Th Avenue
William J. Lucas
Melissa Finger
Arnold R. Toomer
Fifth St. NW
Terrie Dewitt
Olivia Jade Gardner
Ninth Ave
Dorry Buck Jr. Gardner
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