Corridor man flees deputies after welfare warrant at Cedar Rapids apartment
Dennis A. Cejka, 32, of Cedar Rapids, fled deputies during a warrant search at 4303 First Ave SW. Holly L. Wright, 20, answered the door and later was jailed on suspicion of aiding Cejka’s escape. Cejka knocked a woman from a wheelchair and briefly grabbed a 3-year-old before escaping through a bedroom window. Deputies sought information on his whereabouts.
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Dennis A. Cejka
Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Don Zeller
First Ave
Holly L. Wright
Cejka
Zeller
Wright
Cedar Rapids School Budget Meetings Set Tonight
Three meetings this week inform and collect public comment on Cedar Rapids school district budget cuts for 2004-05. Two start at 7 p.m. at Franklin Middle School and Roosevelt Middle School, with a third on Thursday at Harding Middle School. PTA members urge cuts alternatives while parents press the school board to save $2.5 million by trimming art music PE and library staff.
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Cedar Rapids
Franklin Middle School
20Th St
Roosevelt Middle School
13Th St
Harding Middle
Golf St. NE
PTA
Hills Bank robbed in Iowa City bank details in Gazette report
Iowa City police and FBI investigate a Hills Bank and Trust branch robbery at 132 E Washington St. A man 35 to 40, white, 5 9, 170 pounds, bald with brown gray ears, wore a black T shirt plaid shirt and jacket and fled east with an undisclosed sum. No injuries reported. Call (319) 356 5275 with tips.
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the Gazette
Iowa City
Hills Bank and Trust
Washington St
Washington Street
John Benson
Iowa
Michele Stevenson
FBI
Omaha
Brian Ray
Doug Hart
Charles Singleman
Storm pounds Iowa with heavy snow and road closures
A late-season storm slammed western and central Iowa causing numerous minor accidents and travel bans. A bus carrying Western Dubuque elementary students sustained cuts but no serious injuries, while I 80 and Highway 30 faced heavy snow and road closures.
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Iowa
High Plains
Western Dubuque
State Patrol
Interstate 80
Grinnell
Illinois State Line
Terry Simmons
National Weather Service
Davenport
I-380
Poweshiek
Cedar Rapids
Tama County
Iowa City
Sioux City
Funding uncertainty stalls Iowa road plan amid highway debate
Federal funding chances loom large as a six year highway bill moves through Congress. The Iowa DOT scrambles to forecast July 1 spending while contractors delay hiring and equipment purchases. DOT Director Mark Wandro notes the state must adjust plans as reauthorization slips beyond October 1, 2003.
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Iowa
Iowa Department of Transportation
Senate
House
Bush
David Scott
Iowa Good Roads Association
Scott
Congress
DOT
Mark Wandro
Recycling jokes and NCAA talk highlight Cedar Rapids column
In a Sunday column Mike Deupree muses on March Madness jokes about UNI as the lone Iowa team and compares team expectations. He notes Red Star Yeast’s $50 million Cedar Rapids plant bringing 90 jobs and warns readers to stay taxi safe on St Patrick’s Day.
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Panthers
Greg McDermott
ISU
Hawk
Cyclone
Dick Vitale
Red Star Yeast
ADM
Cedar Rapids
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