Fire damages Cedar Rapids home. one resident displaced
A Tuesday morning blaze at 3311 Mansfield Ave SE Cedar Rapids displaced at least one resident. Firefighters arrived within minutes and extinguished the 10 am fire in 15 minutes. A cat overcome by smoke received oxygen and was taken to a vet. Rex Willingham owns the house. Red Cross aided residents. fire began in a first floor bedroom causing fire and smoke damage.
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Larry Stusak
Temporary stop signs on Marion business route
Temporary four way stop on Business Highway 151 at 50th Street in Marion will aid exits due to culvert work on Eighth Avenue. City Engineer Dan Whitlow says the project may last about four weeks.
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Coralville Christian school ends day program becomes Vacation Bible School
Cornerstone Christian School in Coralville ends its Summer Day Program and runs a weeklong Vacation Bible School through June 23 amid state closure actions by DHS. church leaders say continuation may extend past the deadline with legal avenues and church support.
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Christian School
Cornerstone Christian School
Royce Phillips
Tabernacle Baptist Church
Phillips
Cornerstone
Iowa
David Gibbs
Florida
Bible School
Drowning at Coralville Lake Beach Shocks Onlookers
A Cedar Rapids man in his early 20s drowned at West Overlook beach on Coralville Lake Tuesday night after swimming toward a buoy. Rescue crews retrieved the body around 8:20 p.m. Officials said details would follow after notifying relatives. Witnesses questioned the delayed response and noted no lifeguard on duty.
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Gazette
Coralville
Cedar Rapids
Coralville Lake
West Overlook
Keith Slaughter
Johnson County
Slaughter
Buzz Orr
the Gazette
Coralville Lake Beach
Maj
Brighton Horses Must Clean Up After Mess on Streets
Brighton residents urged to tidy up horse manure after ongoing complaints about flies and odors. City officials warned of possible fines under the nuisance ordinance but urged cooperation, with Mayor Robert Shelangoski citing two to three offending families among about 15 regular riders.
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Brighton
Iowa
Robert Shelangoski
Linda Berger
Fly Wright display dodges vandalism in Cedar Rapids
The Fly Wright Just Plane Art exhibit in downtown Cedar Rapids has seen only minor vandalism since its June 6 unveiling. One graffiti incident and a small theft were reported, with the propeller stolen from Wright's Flight by Light and a John Hancock left on Plane Corn.
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Fly Wright
Grant Wood
Matt Krug
Cedar Rapids Convention and Visitors
John Hancock
Second Avenue SE
Third Street SE
Wright
Third Ave. SE
Krug
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