Marion baby dies after heart surgery and liver transplant
Caleb Davis six month old son of Ginger and Russ Davis of Marion died after back to back operations at University Hospitals. He had a ventricular septal defect and liver failure diagnosed earlier, with heart surgery Saturday and a liver transplant early Sunday.
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Cedar Rapids Man Arrested After Carousel Robbery
A Cedar Rapids man, Donald Eugene Bogue aged 22, was arrested after an armed robbery at Huckleberry's carousel near 4810 First Ave NE. Employee Matt Perkins said the suspect demanded money, though no weapon was seen. Perkins was uninjured. Bogue faces second degree robbery charges. Manager Luis Arceo announced patrons must pay inside to ride the carousel for safety.
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Prairie Dr. NE
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Third Ave. SE
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Menards seeks rezoning for 14.7 acre Williams and Wiley site
The Planning Commission recommended Tuesday approval of a rezoning request by Menards Inc for a 14.7-acre tract across from Westdale Mall at Williams and Wiley boulevards SW. It also backs a conditional use permit for building materials sales and storage for the project. Menards plans a 144,000 square-foot store like the Iowa City site, with another 77,000-square-foot store at 4601 First Ave SE.
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Muscatine County approves 1-cent sales tax in several towns
About 18 percent turnout across Muscatine County decided the local option sales tax. The measure passed in Muscatine, Fruitland, Wilton, Atalissa, Conesville and Stockton and failed in unincorporated areas plus West Liberty, Nichols and Durant. Tax collection starts July 1 in cities approving.
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GAO report slows Decorah mail center closure talk
A GAO findings on the 1991 Mason City and Waterloo mail sorting merger halted plans to close the Decorah mail processing center. Waterloo regional center manager John Stongard questioned further moves citing the investigation and the agency’s negative report. The GAO says efficiency declined after the merger, a point disputed by Postal Service officials.
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Proposed Cedar Rapids substation sparks neighborhood clash
Sparks flew at a Planning Commission hearing over SES Utilities plan by IES to build a 69 000 volt substation at 3105 E Ave NW near a northwest Cedar Rapids neighborhood. Neighbors warned of noise health risks and ditch impacts while IES touted service to growing demand and buried 12 500 volt lines.
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IES
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Diane Rizzio
32Nd St
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Noonday Eclipse Captivates Cedar Rapids Students
Kennedy High School sophomores and peers at Washington High School gathered on campus Tuesday to view a partial solar eclipse using filtered telescopes and eclipse shades. Teachers described the event as educational, unifying science with social studies and math as students observed leaf shadows and a drop in temperature.
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Suiter
Cedar Rapids
Washington High School
Bill Desmarais
Washington
Mark Brown
University of Iowa
Iowa City
Stephen Fasnacht
Josh Feickert
Kennedy High School
Tim Golding
Roger panel eases critique of Cedar Rapids council
Cedar Rapids Efficiency and Reform Committee backs off harsh comments on a slow council response to its Blueprint for Change. Chair Henry Royer says answers may come days to months as council members study recommendations. The council will answer public questions at 7 p m in Beems Auditorium ahead of a May 24 Cox Cable call-in finale.
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Cedar Rapids
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Police Department
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Tom Aller
Roger
Beems
League of Women Voters
the Gazette
Cox Cable
Judge dismisses neighbors suit against condo project
District Judge William Eads issued a 41 page ruling dismissing a lawsuit by eight Cedar Rapids residents opposing the One Eleven Cottage Grove condo complex. The project valued at 7 million dollars features six stories with 2000 square foot units priced at 285000 to 300000 on a 29 acre hilltop near Brucemore developed by Leo Peiffer. The neighbors argued the council needed a super majority to approve site changes but the judge ruled a site plan revision does not trigger such a requirement. The attorney Alfred Willett said he would discuss an appeal with clients.
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