Cedar Rapids police helicopter makes precautionary I 380 landing
A broken engine cooling belt forced a Cedar Rapids police helicopter to land on I 380 near Blairs Ferry Road. Pilot Kevin Lynch landed after turbulence while patrolling a Wal Mart construction site. Traffic bottlenecked for about two hours until the helicopter was removed. Sgt. William Serboucek provided the account.
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Cedar Rapids
William Serboucek
Kevin Lynch
Wal- Mart
Blairs Ferry
Jefferson hosts state solo and ensemble music contest
Jefferson High School is among several Iowa sites today for the Iowa High School Music Association Solo and Small Ensemble Music Contest. Other eastern sites include Oelwein Eldridge Fort Madison Maquoketa and Waterloo East. Competition starts at 8 a.m. and ends by 5 p.m. Public admission is free.
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Jefferson
Cedar Rapids
Jefferson High School
Iowa High School Music Association
Iowa
Oelwein
Eldridge
Fort Madison
Maquoketa
Waterloo
Public hearing on Cedar Rapids school smoking ban planned
Cedar Rapids community school officials host the second public hearing on a proposed ban of all smoking in school buildings and grounds. The 7 p.m. Monday session in the Educational Service Center board room follows a March 19 hearing with two speakers.
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Cedar Rapids
Educational Service Center
Second Ave
Cedar Rapids-Marion Commit
Stephen Daeschner
Cedar Rapids Police seek officers in spring recruitment push
Cedar Rapids Police Department launches a campaign to fill staff shortages by May 4 with hopes for up to 17 new recruits in the academy this August and officers on duty by October. Highlights include eligibility rules, testing steps, and encouragement of minority and female applicants amidst a prior staffing deficit.
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Lisa Ann Williamson
Azette
Cedar Rapids
Stephens
U.S
Drunken Driving Charges Listed For Linn County Suspects
The Log reports drunken driving arrests with times and arrest locales. Names include Rex Walker Dawn Dohler Mark Fangman and Preston Waters with details from court documents.
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Rex Walker
Johnson Ave. NW
Ellis Boulevard
Dawn Dohler
Coralville
Riverside and University Events Mix Public Arts and Talks
The calendar lists The Glass Menagerie at Old Brick Iowa City and Let X Y at Theatre A, plus a Hawkeye Downs expo with 60 booths. Music includes Fiedler Tribute at Paramount and Barbara Fairchild at Dubuque Senior High School. Lectures and forums feature James Demetrion and a Louise Noun Collection talk at Iowa Museum of Art.
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Riverside Theatre
Glass Menagerie
Old Brick
Iowa City
Theatre A
U of I
Cedar Rapids
Paramount Theatre
Barbara Fairchild
Nashville
Dubuque Senior High School
Louise Noun
U of I Museum of Art
James T. Demetrion
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Johnson County Court Filing Details Two Juvenile and Drunk Driving Cases
In Johnson County Iowa City a 17 year old from Oxford faced an adult court initial appearance after a second degree criminal mischief charge was waived from juvenile court for shooting a BB gun from a vehicle near Nemora Street causing over 500 dollars in damage. A Davenport man 23 faced his third drunken driving offense after officers found his car on I 80 near Highway 1 and he refused sobriety tests. He awaits an April 18 preliminary hearing and remains under corrections supervision for evaluation.
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Iowa City
Johnson County
Chad P. Koenighain
Oxford
Koenighain
Nemora St
Koenigham
Ronald R. Bloomer
Davenport
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Metro-Iowa
Iowa Department of Transportation
St. Paul
St. Louis
Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Ian MacGillivray
Idot Planning and Research Division
John McIvor
Julia Swenson
Hawkeye Downs
The
Gazette
Linn County
Sixth Street
First Avenue
18Th St
McCarthy Road
Second St
15Th Ave
Eighth Avenue
36Th Ave
Waconia Ave
F Ave
13Th St
C Ave
42Nd St
16Th Ave
Nue Bridge
Mark Fangman
Eighth Ave
Marion
Blairs Ferry Road
Preston Waters
22Nd St
16Th Avenue
Darrel
Darrel’s Video
8Th Ave
Cedar Rapids Stamp Club
Ibew Hall
Wiley Blvd
Iowa City Public Library
Johnson County League of Women Voters
Birds of
Izaak Walton League Building
Vinton
Cityline
Johnson County Court
Day
Dodge Street
Bloomer
Bettendorf
Interstate 80
Highway 1
Department of Corrections
Jim Leonard
Fran Chihak
Kelly Arthurs
Joanne Karns
Judy Sloane
Pat Ernberger
Jerry Mackin
Molly Bovine
Marilyn Palma
Jean Perkins
Lana Batdus
Lee Clancey
John Lamb
Jim Handel
Chris Huberty
Dick Brown
Sue Moses
Elsie Garrett
Diane Fitzgerald
Chuck Webb
Dave Morningstar
Tom Davis
Wanda Bys
al Weaver
Jim Winker
Joe Conner
Wayne Sell
Bill Grabe
Ralph Briles
Dick Ramsey
First Avenue Building
Skogman
Realty
7Th Ave
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