Two V Vehicle Crash Injures Three in Cedar Rapids
In southwest Cedar Rapids a two vehicle crash at Sixth Street and 15th Avenue SW injured three people. Tammy Anderson is in serious condition at St Luke’s Hospital. Jeff Dighton and Mark Weber sustained minor injuries and were treated and released. Ronald Bechler faces a traffic device violation charge. Dighton faces a suspended license charge. Airport raises promised for non union staff this year. City to finish sidewalk repairs after years of downtown improvements.
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St. Luke’s Hospital
Jeff Dighton
First Ave
Sixth Street
15Th Avenue
Cedar Rapids
Ronald Bechler
Monticello
Dighton
Mark Weber
Second St
Mercy Medical Center
Weber
Anderson
Bechler
Airport Commission
Sidewalks Flake
Crock-Pot fire gut Lamont venue blamed by state marshal
A state fire marshal ruled an overheated Crock-Pot caused the blaze at the Coach House Supper Club and Locker Room Lounge in Lamont. Combustibles near the pot ignited, spreading to the ceiling and the two story former hotel building.
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Lamont
Coach House
Ottumwa Hosts TV Movie Set With Tom and Roseanne Arnold
Ottumwa crowds gather as filming for the ABC TV movie Graced Land continues with Tom and Roseanne Arnold. Locals donate Elvis props while the $4 million production boosts area shops and hotels. An autograph session is planned from 2 to 4 p.m. today.
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Tom Arnold
Elvis Presley
Elvis
Lisa Marie
Priscilla
Hagist
Evan Yayne
Yayne
Betty Byers
Glenda
Arnold
Tom
Betty
Norman Cropp
Roseanne Arnold
Seiferts
Cedar Rapids Mayoral Primary Sets Stage for 2nd Mayor
Cedar Rapids holds a special mayoral primary today with 11 candidates vying to succeed Don Canney. Polls run 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. costing an estimated $20,000 with $40,000 possible for the July runoff.
Gazette and KCRG TV to sponsor Cedar Rapids mayoral debate
The Gazette and KCRG TV Channel 9 will sponsor a July debate between the top two finishers in today’s mayoral primary. Eleven candidates are on the ballot and the leaders advance to a July 21 special election.
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Cathy Mayer
Wayne Murdock
Cedar Rapids
Donald Novick
Raven Inn
Bruce Obiedzinski
Don Pospishil
Bob Schorg
Teamsters
Larry Serbousek
Schorg
The
Gazette
Kcrg-Tv
Channel 9
Cox
the Gazette
Third Ave
Short sheriff Kenny Pophagen keeps Benton County steady
Benton County Sheriff Kenny Pophagen, 25 years in law enforcement, recalls a late night visit to a domestic dispute. Born 1948 in Vinton, he rose from small-town marshal to sheriff since 1972, overcoming height jokes, surviving a fiery 1969 crash, and earning four re‑elects with no opposition.
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Vinton
Benton County
Kenny Popenhagen
Kenny
Law Enforcement Center
Greenhorn
Sheriff's Deputies
Gazette
Dave Rasdal
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