Cedar Rapids to move land for new city park project
Dwight Hughes Jr outlines plans for a 7.5 acre site on Wilson Ave SW to become a park with trees planted by his grandfather. Habitat for Humanity will remodel a donated 1955 Hughes home for an affordable family. The city funds 25 percent of the home cost. park development may take 3 to 5 years.
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Michaela Ramm
the Gazette
Ferneau & Sons House Moving & Raising
Wilson Avenue
Cedar Rapids
Hughes
Habitat For Humanity
Wilson Ave
Dwight Hughes Jr
Hughes Nursery & Landscaping
Cedar Valley
Iowa Department of Natural Resources
Leff
Justin Shields
Shields
Heat buckling from extreme June heat hits Iowa City area roads
Iowa City and Cedar Rapids report buckling on several streets as concrete expands in high heat. Officials mark and repair buckling areas on Rochester Avenue Melrose Avenue and Mormon Trek Boulevard with lane reductions and near term fixes. Other cities note sidewalk and road buckling but remain proactive in sealing joints to prevent future incidents.
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Iowa City
Cedar Rapids
Jon Resler
Rochester Avenue
Melrose Avenue
Mormon Trek Boulevard
Resler
Hawkeye Park Road
Highway 218
Scott Boulevard
Shannon Drive
Eric Fischer
Coralville
Wright Brothers
33Rd Avenue
Mike Duffy
Duffy
Minnesotan pleads to manslaughter in 1999 Cedar Rapids slaying
De shaun Phillips, 37, of Shakopee, Minnesota, entered an Alford plea to voluntary manslaughter in the 1999 death of Judith Weeks. He faced up to 10 years, with restitution due, after DNA tied him to the scene and a 2013 arrest renewed the case. Sentencing is set for August 23.
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Minnesotan
Judith Weeks
Cedar Rapids
Deshaun Phillips
Kristin Twilla
West Liberty
Phillips
Linn
Shakopee
Minn
Alford
Iowa
Weeks
Tyler Johnston
Slaughter
Twilla
Minnesota
Linn County
Monica Slaughter
Second Ave
Jordan Schier
Schier
Liz Martin
the Gazette
Correction notes Loebsack affiliation in photo caption
A photo caption in The Gazette corrects U S Rep Dave Loebsack's party to Democrat. The notice lists publication details including press address Cedar Rapids Iowa subscription rates and contact numbers.
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U.S
Dave Loebsack
Third Ave
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Gazette
The
Gazette Company
Gazette Co. Inc
P.O. Box
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