Scouts Could Get Free Access to Iowa City Schools
Iowa City district weighs Helms Amendment impact on Boy Scouts access to school buildings and federal funding. Board debates policy, potential litigation, and how parent groups sponsoring Scouts may be affected as Congress considers equal access for recruiters. The issue hinges on a yet-to-pass federal amendment and could influence 1.7 million dollars in federal aid. District officials say a decision is imminent with a Tuesday meeting scheduled.
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Zack Kucharski
Iowa City
Helms
Senate
Boy Scouts
Armed Forces
Scouts
Plugge
Reece
Ing
S. Dubuque St. Hawkeye
Ed Brandon
Brandon
Cedar Rapids Man Clears Truck Fuel Filter After Debris
Mr. Fix-It Arthur Rogers of Cedar Rapids works on his 1978 Ford pickup along Oakland Road SE. He installs a used fuel tank that carried debris, clogging the filter and stalling the engine. He fixes the problem in about 45 minutes.
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Arthur Rogers
Cedar Rapids
Rogers
Oakland Road SE
Mercy Medical introduces BAT system for precise radiation
Mercy Medical Center's Hall Radiation Center treats cancer patients with the BAT system B-mode Acquisition and Targeting an ultrasound guided tumor localization method installed mid may The technology links to the center's 3D treatment planning and allows millimeter precision matching daily radiation to the tumor reducing margins and healthy tissue impact Also planned uses include prostate breast bladder pancreas and gall bladder cancers
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Cedar Rapids
Mercy Medical Center
Hall Radiation Center
Mercy
Kevin Spear
Spear
BAT
Wapsipinicon water monitoring group forms in Iowa
A new organization is forming to monitor water quality in the Wapsipinicon River basin. Jeremy Wiles coordinates volunteers to survey 17 sites from Bremer to Buchanan counties, with monthly chemical tests and quarterly insect checks to guide conservation efforts.
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Orlan Love
Iowa
Bureau
Independence
Wapsipinicon River
Jeremy Wiles
Wapsipinicon
Viles
Crane
Buck Creeks
Bremer County
Buffalo
Pine
Otter Creeks
Buchanan
Wiles
Iowa Department of Natural Resources
Bremer Counties
The
Natural Resources Conservation Service
Iowater
WMT Tractorcade 2001 Urges Large Riverside Route
About 300 riders join a 200 mile Great Eastern Iowa Tractorcade from Waterloo to Vinton with open views along Iowa countryside. The event starts Sunday at the Donald Street John Deere plant in Waterloo, with 700 tractors across two rides including WHO Radio sponsor route to Nevada. Participants pass Jesup Union Community High School La Porte City Dysart South Tama County High School and Vining before reaching Vinton. Public viewing at rest stops and route details available via route manager Molly Pins. Sponsors include John Deere Iowa Farm Bureau and others.
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WMT
WHO Radio
Des Moines
Nevada
Former Star Search comedian fights Iowa transfer for trial
Vinson Champ, 39, once a Star Search comedian, faces extradition to Iowa to face two rape charges from 1996 and 1997. His attorney argued in Nebraska appeals court that Iowa lacks authority over the case. prosecutors say evidence places Champ in Iowa at the times of the assaults. He is already serving 30 to 40 years in Nebraska for Union College rape and 25 to 30 years for a Nebraska faculty attack.
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Lincoln
Neb
Midwest
Iowa City
Nebraska
Iowa
Vinson Champ
Shawn Elliott
Nebraska Court of Appeals
Champ
Los Angeles
Union College
University of Nebraska At Omaha
Johnson County
University of Iowa
Scott County
St. Ambrose University
Davenport
Lancaster County
Paul Merritt Jr
Elliott
Bill Howland
Howland
Oxford Junction to Host Czech Sister City Dinner
Residents who visited Jilovice in late May plan an authentic Czech dinner at the Senior Citizens Community Center from 11 am to 1 pm to raise funds for air fare for two youth delegates. Tickets cost 5 for adults and 3 for children under 12. Proceeds support Jilovice delegates visiting Oxford Junction.
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Jilovice
Oxford Junction
Judy Nelson
Belleair
Fla
Nelson
Betsy Benny
Cortney Balichek
Jones County
Cedar Rapids
Rita Balichek
Cortney
Flory
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Lauren Reece
Lane Plugge
Zackk
Fyiowa
Mr. Fix-It
Gazette
Brian Ray
Mercy Medical
Said Viles
Americorps
Northwest Missouri State University At
Maryville
Tam
Jeremy Viles
Fontana Park
Hazleton
Bremer County Conservation Department
Tripoli
Orlani
WMT Tractorcade
Jesup
Central Park
Union Community High School
la Porte City
Union Middle School
Dysart
South Tama County High School
Vining
Vinton
Great Eastern Iowa
John Deere
Iowa Farm Bureau
Cookies
Ethanol
Zimmerman Ford
Lynch Livestock
Antique Power Magazine
White Water Bison Meats
Molly
Wmtradio.com
Mie
Dunkertor
Ibefor i
Evstane
Suibuie
Iowa Transfer
I.C
L.C
Czech City
By Kristophere’ Owens
Sister City
Marlene Flory
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