Alma Johnson Powell speaks at Coe College Sinclair Auditorium
Tickets go on sale Monday to see Alma Johnson Powell wife of U S Secretary of State Colin Powell at 7 30 p m April 18 in Sinclair Auditorium Coe College. Price 30 for floor 15 for balcony. Powell will discuss volunteer outreach amid uncertain times. Call 399 8600 for tickets. Firefighters fought a blaze at Iowa Medical Waste Reduction Center Inc 500 41st Ave Dr SW last night starting near a water heater smoke from vents seen thermal imaging used to locate hot spots and limit damage.
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Woman pinned by guy wire dies in Iowa incident
Glenda Lee Irlbeck 45 died in Templeton when a utility pole guy wire snapped as she backed from a friend's driveway. Deputy Kevin Cartrider said the wire trapped her door handle, broke it, and struck her neck as she leaned to lock the car. Templeton is 180 miles west of Cedar Rapids.
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St Joseph's Day Parade Starts in Cedar Rapids Czech Village
The St. Joseph's Day parade in Cedar Rapids Czech Village begins today at 2 p.m. Participants line up at 1 p.m. on Fourth Street SE between 12th and 14th Avenues SE. This marks the 25th year of the parade sponsored by the Czech Village Association.
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Paramount bids rejected in Cedar Rapids renovation
The Gazette reports Cedar Rapids officials rejected all five bids Tuesday to renovate the Paramount Theatre and Ice Arena. The $5 million construction estimate plus overruns faced bids at about $6.74 million base plus $634,000 add-ons, prompting a budget reassessment by Sharon Cummins of the U S Cellular Center and Paramount Theatre.
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Paramount Theatre bids far exceed estimates forcing rebid
Five area contractors submitted renovation bids for the Paramount Theatre well above city estimates, prompting planners and Finance Commissioner Lyle Hanson to pursue cost-cutting and a potential rebid. Officials say funding from the state of Iowa Hall Perrine Foundation and private donors restricts cutting project scope. Separately Hanson floated refinancing the Ice Arena debt to keep Cedar Rapids RoughRiders hockey in town as leaseholder Butch Johnson warns lease payments will plateau near 650000 dollars annually starting July.
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Family waits for answers after Iowa City home explosion
Dave Brissey, 58, is in critical condition at University Hospitals burn unit after an early Thursday blast and fire at 2916 East Court Street. Fire investigators and state authorities continued probing Friday for a cause with neighbors and responders recounting explosions that shook the area.
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Roger Jensen
Jim Thiele
Noel
Brisseys
Neli Mendoza
St Luke's selects new CEO Townsend Jr for St Luke's Iowa Health System
Theodore Townsend Jr. a Geisinger Health System veteran, was named chief executive of St. Luke's Hospital Cedar Rapids succeeding Stephen Vanourny. Townsend will also serve as senior vice president of the Iowa Health System after approvals by the hospital and Iowa Health System boards.
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Wallace
Valley seeks tax levy to expand Valley School
Valley Community School District asks voters to approve a physical plant and equipment levy raising about 1.4 million over the next decade. The district serves Clermont Elgin Wadena and surrounding areas between the Turkey and Volga rivers. Superintendent Cathy Molumby cites enrollment gains and quality of life driving plans to expand facilities.
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