Stain from Vulcan Quarry discharge sinks into Cedar River
A two mile green tan stain moved down Prairie Creek into the Cedar River after silt discharged from a broken pipe at the Vulcan Quarry near Edgewood Road. DNR officials say fish and wildlife are not endangered and minnows swam through the water. The neighbor reported the 7:45 a.m. discharge as quarry staff notified the DNR. Water is normally settled in sedimentation tanks before discharge.
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Prairie Creek
Cedar River
Vulcan Quarry
Edgewood Road
Cedar Rapids
Joe Sanfilippo
Iowa Department of Natural Resources Environmental Protection Division
Sanfilippo
Ron Draves
DNR
Tic Toc Restaurant Burglary Suspect Arrested
Police answered an alarm at the Tic Toc restaurant in Cedar Rapids at about 1 a.m. Monday and arrested Geoffrey L. Olson 20 inside the building after finding him attempting to keep a back room door shut. Olson is charged with third degree burglary and held on 10500 bond. A prior Jan 12 alarm led to the arrest of a 21-year-old man fleeing the scene.
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Cedar Rapids
Geoffrey L. Olson
17Th St. NE
Olson
15Th St. SE
IES Lineman Falls From Pole in Fairfax Incident
An IES Utilities lineman fell over 30 feet Monday on Front Street Fairfax while adjusting insulators on a high voltage line. He was climbing with spikes, loosened his safety belt to descend, and was transported by ambulance to Mercy Medical Center. Company officials have not released his name or condition.
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IES
Front Street
Fairfax
Colleen Dykes
Mercy Medical Center
Opera troupe brings Musketeers to Iowa students
OPERA Iowa from Des Moines tours Iowa City area elementary schools this week to demystify opera for grades three through six. Music director John McCauley and cast members explain makeup lighting sets and storytelling while performing The Three Musketeers or Hansel and Gretel they aim to show opera is lively and enjoyable for kids.
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Opera Iowa
Iowa City
Des Moines
Danielle Sinclair
Bellevue
Wash
OPERA
Iowa
Des Moines Metro Opera
Nancy Ann Hill
Fort Madison
John McCauley
Elkader
Illinois
Mark Twain
Longfellow
Ernest Horn
Regina
Penn Elementary
North Liberty
Grant Wood
Hills Elementary
University of Iowa’s Hospital School
McCauley
Christy Curry Hayland
Three Musketeers
Hansel & Gretel
Joy Walker
Longfellow Elementary School
Yohu Sula
Sinclair
Snafu sidelines school drivers
Central City Community School District faced a bus staffing disruption when four of six district drivers had expired state permits. Unable to find substitutes, superintendent Dave Hoyt borrowed drivers from Alburnett and started classes 90 minutes late for 150 to 200 elementary students.
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John Kirsch
Central City Community School
Dave Hoyt
State Department of Education
Central City
Hoyt
Alburnett
Dwayne Powell
Powell
Cedar Rapids Airport weighs second level of parking
Airport Manager Larry Mullendore told the Airport Commission that demand is surpassing the 1,600 space lot after a 600 space expansion last summer. A second level could be built over the present lot with limited temporary measures like opening employee spaces to the public. Officials will study feasibility of an upper deck amid overflow lots at Kirkwood complex.
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John Kirsch
Cedar Rapids
Larry Mullendore
Airport Commission
Kirkwood
Wright Brothers Boulevard
Mullendere
Mullendore
Frank Magid
Mailboxes Too High Spur Public Complaint in Cedar Rapids
In Cedar Rapids residents complain that newly installed main post office mailboxes are taller, making it hard for drivers to reach the slot. The curb height shifts the snorkel, forcing several people to climb or stretch. The USPS plans to reinstall shorter boxes to ease access.
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Cedar Rapids
Eileen Lathrop
Marilyn Melton
Marilyn
Sixth Ave
Lindale Mall
First Avenue
Johnson Avenue
Woody Swartzendruber
Jolene Kacere
U.S
Swartzendruber
Gazette
Dave Rasdal
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East Iowa Journal
Linn County
Gazetty Y
Johnson County
Owa City
Musketeers
Hansel and
Gretel
Snafu
Central
Point-Urbana
David Hoyt
C.R. Airport
U.S. Postal Service
the Gazette
Ramblin
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