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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 2002
Page
13
Fire Department officials traced the May 30 blaze at Hacienda las Glorias, 715 First Ave SW, to an electrical cord on a coffeemaker. A passer by alerted 911. firefighters contained the flames but interior damage was extensive and owners plan to reopen.
A Sumner city project backhoe severed an underground fiber line Wednesday, isolating nine northeast Iowa towns. Iowa Telecom officials said service, including 911, was down from 9:40 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. The affected communities include Sumner Cresco Protivia Lime Springs Alpha Wancoma St. Lucas Lawler and Fredericksburg. No undue hardship reported by law enforcement. Iowa Telecom serves about 200 000 customers in 400 rural Iowa towns.
Linn County neighbors along Julie Lane Tarpy Drive Beverly Road and West Post Road oppose Robson Homes plan to build up to six houses per acre near Cedar Rapids. They warn dense development may turn Prairie Creek watershed into a flood path and call for a new Highway 151 access. They spoke at City Council and Planning Commission meetings amid flash flood fears.
About 200 Cedar Rapids students attend districtwide summer school with four to six weeks of focus on reading and math at Harrison Elementary and six other sites. The district uses at risk funds and parent fees to support expanded programs while preserving enrichment options at some buildings. Principal Joyce Fowler says the stronger academic focus attracts more students and could make a difference.
Lowell Spencer 64 appeared via video from Linn County Jail after being charged with attempted murder in the shooting of his ex wife Penny Spencer at their duplex. He declined discussion of a reduced charge, received a $100000 cash bond, and a July preliminary hearing was set. Penny was treated at Mercy Medical Center for a gunshot wound to the upper left arm. Evidence included a box of .22 shells found in the home.
Medical examiner in Linn County Iowa reports no evidence of foul play in 3 week old Emily Adcock death. Accidental asphyxiation regarded as likely pending toxicology results due next week. Mother Laura Adcock told 911 and provided differing accounts to investigators.
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