Public records forum at Cedar Rapids Library
The Gazette hosts a community forum on public records laws and access. Panelists include Gazette Editor Mark Bowden Kathleen Richardson Christoph Trappe and Cedar Rapids school district staff. The event aligns with National Sunshine Week and begins at 7 p.m. in Beems Auditorium.
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Gazette
Beems
Cedar Rapids Public Library
First St
Mark Bowden
Iowa Freedom of Information Council
Kathleen Richardson
Christoph Trappe
Laurel Day
Marcia Hughes
Cedar Rapids
State of City Luncheon to be Held at Crowne Plaza
The League of Women Voters hosts its 17th annual State of the City luncheon from 11 30 a m to 1 p m Wednesday in the Crowne Plaza Five Seasons Hotel ballroom. Mayor Kay Halloran and City Manager Jim Prosser will deliver the status report. Reservations at 319 366 0674. Cost 30 dollars per person and 275 for a table of 10.
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League of Women Voters
Crowne Plaza
Five Seasons Hotel
Kay Halloran
Jim Prosser
Dog at clinic triggers phosphine gas scare in Cedar Rapids
Firefighters were called to Eastern Iowa Veterinary Specialty Center as a dog treated for pesticide ingestion. While stomach pumping was underway a fishy odor raised concern of phosphine gas. 15 people and equipment were checked. no gas detected after ventilation.
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Eastern
Iowa
Capital Dr
Cedar Rapids Fire Battalion
Larry Stusak
Stusak
Iowa life on air Lauri Struve connects with Cedar Rapids listeners
Lauri Struve 38, morning news anchor for WMT AM, grew up on a farm and builds a one on one rapport with listeners. She moved from Wayne State College to a Sioux City TV station before switching to radio to pursue storytelling.
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Ben Fornell
Gazette Edar Rapids
Lauri Struve
Cedar Rapids
Struve
Wmt-Am Radio
Lauri
Wayne State College
Wayne, Neb
Sioux City
Cedar Rapids Radio Anchor Tracks Cedar Rapids News
Lauri Struve, 38, is a morning news anchor at WMT AM in Cedar Rapids. She starts at 4 AM, writes with two reporters, and delivers 5 minute newscasts every half hour from 5 to 11, with work typically ending at 11:30 AM. Struve grew up on a farm near Paullina, Iowa, and remains connected to farming and livestock.
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Cedar Rapids
Struve
Iowa
Paullina
Nebraska
Mike Johanns
U.S
WMT
Sam Beattie
Iowa State University
Pilot survives 1973 crash after engine failure near Missouri River
Don Anash, a Cedar Rapids pharmacist and pilot, recalls a 1973 emergency when his Piper Comanche lost power over Missouri forests while returning from Arkansas. With three passengers, he diverted to Quincy Illinois and narrowly avoided wires, trees, and the river during a forced, engine off landing.
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Edar Rapids
Don Anash
Don
Tom Kelly
Ray Thompson
Cedar Rapids
Quincy
Ill
Marthasville
St. Louis
National Forest
Missouri River
McKinley High School
Robins Farm
Cloud Nine Flying Club
Cessna
Don Unash
Missouri
Sons of Silence members in prison after 1994 Cedar Rapids indictments
Most of the 14 indicted in 1994 in Cedar Rapids for racketeering drug trafficking and violent crime remain jailed or were later convicted. Several members from Cedar Falls and Waterloo have been imprisoned, some released, others still serving, with national VP Jeffrey Gruber sentenced to life. Notable names include Leisinger Hursh Hazlet Fairchild Truesdell Racicot Pierce McPherson McAlister Gruber and Ross.
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Gazelle
Sons of Silence
Cedar Rapids
Waterloo
Cedar Falls
Washington State
Jeffrey
Gruber
U.S
Florence
Colo
Tacoma
Wash
James L. Leisinger
Nicholas P. Hursh
James L. Truesdell
Evansdale
Lewis K. Racicot
Boone
Kirk A Pierce
Mark B. McPherson
Ogden
Robert O. McAlister
Littleton
Ronald M. Gruber
Smithland
Robert N. Ross
Thornton, Colo
Indictment Targets Sons of Silence Chapter in Iowa
Fourteen members of the Sons of Silence motorcycle gang, based in Waterloo Cedar Falls, were indicted in federal court at Cedar Rapids on thirty eight counts. The charges include violent crimes racketeering drug trafficking and money laundering as part of a wide federal case.
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Sons of Silence
Waterloo
Cedar Falls
Cedar Rapids
Newstrack Details Contact Avenues For Readers
The Gazette outlines how readers can reach Newstrack to submit questions or follow up on newsmakers and events. Contact options include mailing address P O Box 511 Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406 or phone numbers 319 398 8254 and 1 800 397 8212. Email is provided for submissions.
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