Iowa Team Booster Shirts Aid US Recovery Fund
Hawkeye football season ticketholders led by Kelli and Steve Grubbs raised funds after the Iowa River flood. UI two design shirts sell for 15 dollars with 70 percent of proceeds to the US recovery fund, and total local efforts exceed 6 thousand dollars through Cedar Rapids Red Cross drives and Hy Vee stores.
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Cedar Rapids
Blairs Ferry Rd
Grant Wood
American Red Cross
Kelli Grubbs
Hawkeye
Grubbses
Steve Grubbs
Grant Wood Chapter
Red Cross
Cedar Rapids Wastewater Plant faces lengthy recovery
After June flooding, Cedar Rapids Water Pollution Control plant suffers damaged lift pumps incinerators and biomass loss. Crews test river water for bacteria while restarting pumps, trucking seed biology from Mount Vernon and awaiting FEMA aid to cover up to 75 percent of public facility repairs.
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Cedar River
Mount Vernon
Cedar Rapids
Stephen Hershner
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Hershner
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Jeff.raasch
Gazcomm.com
Cedar Rapids Reads FEMA Ready Uplifts for 500 Mobile Homes
Cedar Rapids officials will seek 500 temporary housing units from FEMA for flood recovery. Barbara Hames and Dyer and Hames own large manufactured home communities with capacity for about 120 units. Iowa officials say the single wide three bedroom homes will pass health safety checks and may come from Arkansas storage for use statewide.
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Cedar Rapids
Barbara Hames
Voorhees
FEMA
Iowa Department of Public Health
Iowa
Dyer
Hames
Oakville
Louisa County
West Branch
Arkansas
Iowa Bars Brace for Smokefree Air Act Implementation
East Iowa bars prepare for a smokefree rule taking effect Tuesday. Owners like George Karr and Chris Wehmeyer discuss cleaning walls carpets and ducts and potential outdoor patios while officials from the Iowa Department of Public Health deny distance claims for patios. The Iowa Board of Health will review rules and the law hinges on their approval. Local business owners report heightened interest in cleaning services and prices ranging from hundreds to thousands of dollars as they adapt to the new regime.
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George’s
Karr
Bonnie Mapes
Iowa Department of Public Health
Iowa Board of Health
Mapes
Chris Wehmeyer
Americlean
Rockford Rd
Wehmeyer
Andy Meander
Carpet Care Plus
Beachview Dr
Iowa City
Meander
Randy Novak
Novak
16Th Ave
Mahoney
E Ave
Dennis Mahoney
Maxine Boffeli
Monticello
Eagles
Dan Dailey
Jim Bell
Deadwood
Bell
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the Gazette
Kris Koberg
Sports Image
Hiawatha
Mount Vernon Rd
Johnson Ave
Sixth St
32Nd St
Boyson Rd
Marion Hy
The
University of Iowa
Bertram Rd
Eyerly
Janda Electric Motor Service
Midwest
Greg Eyerly
FEMA/C.R
Rick.smith
Cindy
Hadish
Cedar Rapids, IA
Dickey
Famous Dave's
Bloomington
Johnson's
Chesapeake, VA
L&J‘s
North Liberty
Tony’s
United Way
Evans United
Best Buy
Duffy
South
Kingston Lot
15Th St
Cedar Rapids Ice Arena
KRNA
Mark Moss
Josh Misener
Kenny Wayne Shepherd
General Mills & the Esco Greut
WMT
the Trux
Hailey Faith
Crazy Delicious
Swing Crew
KKRQ
the Fox
Aeroroot
Uscellularcenter.com
Gagette
Alliant
Reeeneneee General Mills
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