Freedom Festival events across Cedar Rapids celebrate unity
The schedule lists Freedom Festival activities including a downtown parade from 10 to 14 a.m. a flag raising at 8 a.m. the KCRG televised parade at noon and a BBQ Roundup with multiple bands and family activities. Pre registered entries receive a commemorative button and discounts on wristbands.
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Masonic Grand Lodge
First Ave
KCRG
Cedar Rapids
Riverside Skate Park
C St
Ambroz Center
FestaFun
Greene Square Park
Fourth Ave
American Radio Relay League
History Center
First Ave. SE
Amateur Radio Operators
Marion Farmers Market
Seventh Ave
Marion
Granger
10Th St
Kernels
Veterans Memorial Stadium
Rockford Road
Beloit
Free bus rides offered for Cedar Rapids Freedom Festival
Cedar Rapids residents ride city buses free through July 3 if wearing a festival button. City officials say the first free transit effort aims to unite neighborhoods and encourage first time riders to save money while reducing emissions. Bill Hoekstra notes mass transit convenience and environmental benefits.
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Cedar Rapids
Bill Hoekstra
Five Seasons Transportation & Parking
Police hunt shooter after Cobb family car targeted in Cedar Rapids
Police investigate who fired on a car owned by Tyrone Gilbert family after his Thursday killing in southeast Cedar Rapids. At least one bullet struck the vehicle about 7 30 p m in the 1300 block of 15th Street SE no injuries reported witnesses questioned autopsy completed but not released no weapon details or shell casings found. Gilbert 28 died on his porch after a street confrontation and there is no known link to the 1999 Jamar Magett case nearby.
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Tyrone Gilbert
Cedar Rapids
15Th Street
Gilbert
Joe Cerrato
Cerrato
Paul
Jamar Magett
Gangster Disciples Gang
Magett
Fifth Street
Tyrope Gilbert
Cedar Rapids woman seeks to curb sprawl with land easement
In Cedar Rapids Marilynn Keller places a conservation easement on 56 acres at 3700 Otis Rd SE to block future development. Donated to the Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation, the agreement stays with the land indefinitely, protecting woodland pasture a prairie and marsh. Keller says the area faces growth pressures including East Post Road SE.
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Otis Rd
Keller
Detroit
East Post Road
Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation
Gazette
Kelly Etzel
Marilynn Keller
Otis Road SE
Insurance agent Jon Volz runs for Cedar Rapids mayor
Cedar Rapids eight candidate field includes Jon Volz 57 of Cedar Hills who aims to unseat Mayor Lee Clancey. Volz vows not to sling mud and targets veterans cabbies and boat harbor residents angry over park moves and new smoking ban.
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Jon Volz
AOG
Cedar Rapids
Paul Pate
Iowa
Clancey
Volz
U.S. Navy
Boat Harbor
Coralville Lake rises. high water not harming Fourth of July boating
Coralville Lake sits about 9 feet above normal at 692.01 feet. boat ramps in Sandy Beach area closed as beaches flood. Army Corps limits releases to 6,000 cfs. officials expect water to recede with dry spells but forecast possible drop of up to 5 feet by next weekend. Park Manager John Castle notes high water enables access to new areas yet warns of ongoing beach closures.
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Coralville Lake
John Castle
Castle
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