Central City Two-vehicle crash sends three to area hospitals
A Sunday collision at Highway 13 and Maine Ridge Road in Central City involved Stanley Carry of Alburnett and Kent Beese of Marion. Three people were hospitalized with minor injuries after the crash, under investigation.
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Cedar Rapids
Central City
Linn County Sheriff's Department
Stanley Carry
Alburnett
Kent Beese
Marion
Highway 13
Maine Ridge Road
St. Luke’s Hospital
Mercy Medical Center
Coralville Woman Rescued From Iowa River Bridge Incident
Tamara Elam a 19 year old Coralville woman was pulled from the Iowa River at Park Road Bridge by a Johnson County deputy after threatening to jump. She was treated and released from University Hospitals in Iowa City later that day. Her address was not released.
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Coralville
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Iowa River
Park Road Bridge
Tamara Elam
Johnson County
Bob Dolezal
Elam
Cedar Rapids arrests teen at Mercy Challenge Bike Races and festival results
An 18 year old man was arrested after an off duty officer spotted a stolen vehicle at Fourth Avenue and Fifth Street SE during the Mercy Challenge Bike Races. The vehicle was released to the owner and the case remains under investigation. Also over the weekend Freedom Festival hosted its Seventh Annual BBQ Roundup in downtown Cedar Rapids with Camp 31 Castleberry Alabama first in Best Park BBQ and Fat Freds Famous Bar B Q St Petersburg Florida leading Best BBQ Ribs. Judging panel included Charyne Stecker and Greg Her gert among others.
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Michael Allen Riechmann
Fourth Avenue
Fifth Street
Cedar Rapids
Castleberry
Ala
Butch
Mount Laurel
N.J
David
Marion
St. Petersberg
Fla
The
Medina
Ohio
St. Petersburg
Charyne Stecker
Iowa Pork Producers Association
Greg Hergert
Amana Meat Market
Mark Harman
Kcrg-Tv
Les Blankership
Coca Cola Bottling Co
Mary Russell
the Gazette
Paul Tuzi
Twin Anchors Restaurant
Chicago, Ill
Benton County Prevails In Abuse Suit Over Becker Arrest
A seven member jury ruled in favor of Benton County Sheriff Ken Popenhagen and Detective Peter Wright, dismissing claims of abuse of process invasion of privacy and malicious prosecution by James Becker Christina Rickels and her children Stephanie and Robert Rickels. Becker faced assault causing injury and child endangerment charges in 1991 which were later dropped for insufficient evidence.
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Benton County
Ken Popenhagen
Peter Wright
James Becker
Christina Rickels
Stephanie
Robert
Becker
Robert Rickels
Removable flap cap aids sun protection for farmers
A Wisconsin study introduces a French Foreign Legion style cap with a removable nape flap to protect farmers’ necks and ears from sun. The lightweight design blends practicality and image, with farmers adapting bandanna and brass fasteners for DIY versions.
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Marlene Lucas
Gazette Rural Affairs
Iowa
French Foreign Legion
National Farm Medicine Center
Wisconsin
Marshfield Clinic
M.L. Kishige Manufacturing Co
California
Barbara Lee
Lee
Sales tax eyed local option seen to protect bond rating
Cedar Rapids officials weigh a local option sales tax to diversify revenue and protect the Aaa bond rating. The plan could surface in November with potential metro-wide adoption yielding about 14.1 million annually, while Des Moines’ downgrade prompts focus on options. Moody’s downgrade highlights the cost of higher borrowing for cities without the tax.
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Hanson
Cedar Rapids-area
Bob McMahan
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Don Yucuis
Yucuis
Des Moines
Iowa
Moody’s Investors Service
Kinney
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Paul Gunderson
Marshfield
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Lonnie Zingula
Bill Kinney
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