Squirrel Causes Car Malfunction and Quirk Accusation
In Cedar Rapids a 2001 Ford Focus failed to start after sitting idle as a squirrel nested in the engine area between the firewall and battery. The owners Esther and John Mae Candless report insulation from the nest damaged, and the car is deemed unsafe until checked. The couple note Esther recently had rotator cuff surgery, keeping her from driving. Keith Hastings of Waukon dies at 86 after a brain tumor, remembered as a jovial clothing seller who owned over 150 suits. Dave Rasdal’s column notes his passing.
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Edar Rapids
John MaeCandless
John
Hiawatha
Keith Hastings
Waukon
Keith
Dominick Damiano
Dave Rasdal
the Gazette
Esther McCandless
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Man Dies In Apartment Fire From Smoke Inhalation
Rodney L Noye 35 died from accidental smoke inhalation after a Monday fire at 901 Oakland Rd NE Cedar Rapids. Firefighters found him near the door. the dog also perished. No working smoke detectors were found. the apartment was vacant and unregistered. Memorial donations listed at Veridian Credit Union. investigation ongoing.
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Jeff Raasch
Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Rodney L Noye
Secor
Oakland Rd
Noye
St. Luke’s Hospital
Linn County
Don Linder
Hurt
Fire Department
Greg Buelow
Cedar
Buelow
Veridian Credit Union
Assistant Linn prosecutor leaving for other end of the Corridor
Susie Nehring, a Linn County Assistant Attorney, will depart after 14 years to join the Johnson County Attorney's civil division in Iowa City. The move follows her long commute and desire to support her child. Denton notes a replacement is not yet chosen.
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Linn
Trish Mehaffey
The
Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Susie Nehring
Johnson County
Iowa City
Nehring
Todd Tripp
Harold Denton
Denton
Trishlehaffey
Gazcomm.com
Cedar Rapids hosts preservation meeting on river corridor history
Historic preservation commissions from Waterloo Cedar Rapids Marion Mount Vernon and Linn County gather Saturday at the Koehler History Center to share lessons from disasters over the past two years. They will report on floods and a tornado impact and Linn County’s rural documentation effort. The afternoon session includes the Iowa Historic Preservation Office outlining disaster preparedness steps.
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Iowa News Service
Cedar Rapids
Carl and Mary Koehler History Center
First Ave
Waterloo
Marion
Mount Vernon
Linn County
Iowa City
The
Iowa Historic Preservation Office
Prosecution tests in Cedar Rapids robbery trial
Ramone Moon, 18, of Cedar Rapids, is set to testify as the defense begins its case in Linn County District Court. Moon faces four counts of first degree robbery after an incident at Motel 6 involving two Woody's Show Club dancers and their boyfriends. Prosecutors rested after testimony that Moon demanded money at gunpoint, threatened to kill the men, and pistol whipped one man. Moon says he was invited to the room and attacked by the dancers and boyfriends. he was shot with his own gun.
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Trish Mehaffey
Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Ramone Moon
Linn
Moon
Woody
Ul selects new diversity officer from Ohio State
Georgina Dodge, assistant vice provost at Ohio State, named UI chief diversity officer and associate vice president, effective July 1 pending regent approval. She will earn 200000 dollars annually and hold an adjunct English professor title. Nicole Nisly served as interim officer. Dodge holds a BA from UC Irvine and a PhD in English from UCLA.
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Iowa City
Georgina Dodge
Ohio State University
University of Iowa
State Board of Regents
Dodge
Sally Mason
Nicole Nisly
University of California, Irvine
University of California, Los Angeles
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