Cedar Rapids man in river after motorcycle crash on Ellis Blvd
Wayne Snyder, 22, lost control of his motorcycle on Ellis Boulevard NW near Ellis Park around 7 p.m. Sunday. He fell or jumped into the river, avoided hospital with minor injuries, but was jailed for riding on a suspended license and charged with failure to maintain control and marijuana possession after officers found him. A tow truck retrieved the bike.
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Cedar Rapids
Wayne Snyder
Ellis Boulevard
Ellis Park
Snyder
Cory McGarvey
McGarvey
Infant Trapped When Car Flips After Driver Faints
A Waterloo driver, Judith Reedy, 41, choked and passed out causing her eastbound car on 16th Avenue SW to strike a culvert and tip over. Misty Griffith, 20, was thrown to the back seat. an infant in a back seat was unharmed and rescued by bystanders and police.
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Judith Reedy
Waterloo
16Th Avenue
Wiley Boulevard
Misty Griffith
Buried Tile Treasure From Iowa Fields Captured by Collector
Verlon Weaver, 71, of Buchanan, Iowa, has a lifelong passion for terra cotta farm drainage tiles. He shows an 8 inch relic and explains how tile drain works while noting his extensive collection built over 50 years as a tile installer.
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Verlon Weaver
Buchanan
Weaver
Iowa
Marlene Lucas
Gazette
Ipton
Verlon
Weaver Drainage
Tipton
Old Threshers Museum
Mount Pleasant
Texan craftsman stitches huge Last Supper quilt tour
Don Locke of Waxahachie Texas created a 15 by 5 foot quilt made of 51 816 half inch squares depicting Da Vincis The Last Supper. The retirement project required 1 200 hours over 2 1 2 years on a 1953 Singer, and now travels with views planned in Cedar Rapids Iowa before heading to Minnesota.
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Edar Rapids
Don Locke
Waxahachie
Texas
Don
Leonard da Vinci
United States
Europe
Cedar Rapids
New Covenant Bible Church
46Th St
East Iowa Quilt Guild
da Vinci
Dan
Linda Taylor
Melissa
Leonardo da Vinci
46Th St. NE
Iowa City man faces trial over puppy death heat exposure
Darren Hertzer, 25, pleads not guilty to animal neglect after leaving a puppy in a hot car last summer. Prosecutors must prove intentional deprivation of food and water caused death for a serious misdemeanor punishable by up to one year in jail and 250 dollars fine. negligent neglect carries 30 days and 500 dollars. The trial date is July 21.
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Iowa City
Darren Hertzer
Hertzer
News inquiries contact information for The Gazette
The Gazette offers contact details for readers seeking information about newsmakers and events. Readers can write to Newstrack at The Gazette Cedar Rapids address, or call the listed phone numbers and email for the Night Editor.
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Cedar Rapids
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Doug.beach
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