Cedar Rapids woman arrested after drunken driving hits house
Lee Ann Faler of Cedar Rapids, 28, was arrested on drunken driving charges after her car struck a house at 547 10th St. SW, triggering a gas leak and evacuations. Neighbors and four children were moved while MidAmerican Energy shut off the gas. The damaged home must be inspected before occupants return. A separate investigation involved an apparent accidental shooting at 624 C Ave NW, where a man died. police planned an autopsy and were notifying the family.
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Lee Ann Faler
Cedar Rapids
Faler
10Th St
Cory McGarvey
McGarvey
C Ave
Tom Jonker
St. Luke’s Hospital
Maple tapping at Kromminga farm yields homemade syrup
Dixie and Lance Kromminga of Monticello tap maples on 3 1/2 acres using 90 taps. They began five years ago after a co worker sparked interest and now produce syrup in a Sugarin Shed from mid February to mid March.
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Owa
Dixie Kromminga
Monticello
Dixie
Lance
Krommingas
Duane Crock
the Gazette
Lance Kromminga
Christina
Ruta
Ben
Daniel Kromminga
Kromminga
Iowans actor Bill Mehegan recalls YMCA days and stage life
The piece recalls Bill Mehegan a lifelong actor from high school to community theater. He shares that acting began as an avocation and notes his early roles including Boris in You Cant Take It with You and later performances opposite Frances McLaughlin in Yes My Darling Daughter. He reflects on how acting moved audiences and shaped his career.
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Edar Rapids
YMCA
Bill Mehegan
Bill
Franklin High School
Boris
Grandpa
Frances McLaughlin
Cedar Rapids
Community Players
Cedar Rapids Community Theater
Monticello fights flood damage with buyouts and plans
After June 2002 floods, Monticello completed two FEMA buyouts in the flood plain. Demolitions will expand green space while the Army Corps of Engineers weighs a dike project for the wastewater plant, with the city covering about 10 percent of the estimated 2.2 million cost if approved. The city updated subdivision rules to require storm water basins and awaits a decision later this year.
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Orlan Love
Gazette
Maquoketa
Kitty Creek
Monticello
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Joshua Smith
Smith
Army Corps of Engineers
Corps
Maquoketa River
Lake Delhi
Douglas Russell
Lake
Monticello flood damages rise after heavy June rains
Heavy rains in early June 2002 breached riverbanks along the Maquoketa River and Kitty Creek, damaging over 100 Monticello homes and businesses. Property losses reached about 4 million dollars as floodwaters overwhelmed the town’s wastewater plant, forcing untreated discharge for more than a week. Residents blame the Delhi Dam operated by the Lake Delhi Recreation Association, prompting lawsuits by more than a dozen parties seeking damages.
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Iowa
Maquoketa
Kitty Creek
Monticello
Lake Delhi
Newstrack follows up on newsmakers and events
Monday edition of The Gazette outlines follow ups on local newsmakers and events. Contact details for the Cedar Rapids paper provide newsroom and editor information for reader queries.
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Cedar Rapids
Doug Beach
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