Tornadoes, outages disrupt Iowa community near Washington
A post storm scene in a town of 7 000 saw debris removal at Lantern Grove Apartments where 20 residents were rescued from two damaged buildings and 41 were left homeless. Nearby, two more low income units were destroyed. Utilities crews from Cedar Rapids and eight other cities aided the effort as about 17 000 lost power at the peak, later dropping to 4 500. Governor Branstad declared Washington and Kossuth counties disaster areas and mobilized 90 National Guard personnel. No fatalities reported as of 8 45 p m, but up to 700 customers may be without power until Sunday night.
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Washington
Lantern Grove
Alliant
TES Utilities
Cedar Rapids
Greg Goodman
Washington County Safety Center
Terry Branstad
Mount Pleasant
National Guard
Des Moines
Branstad
Kossuth
Iowa
Tornado Leaves Johnson County Homes Damaged and Damaged
A powerful tornado path across Johnson County caused severe damage to homes and barns near Lone Tree and Tipton. Jim and Dorothy Goody survived after sheltering in their basement, treated for minor injuries, while many structures including a barn were leveled. Local residents reported debris, wide storm reach, and caution urged to avoid damaged areas.
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Johnson County
Grabe
Goodys
Mercy
Holderness
Tony Wiseman
Wiseman
Bob Carpenter
Carpenter
Jim Lang
Lone Tree
Lang
Highway 6
American Legion
Lisbon man finds invoice from Des Moines in driveway
Dean Mallie of Lisbon discovered an invoice from an electronic engine business in Des Moines in his driveway after a storm. The bill was addressed to Chris Cheney in Washington Iowa. Report by staff writers Dave Gosch Lynn M Tefft and John Kenyon.
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Dean Mallie
Lisbon
Des Moines
Chris Cheney
Washington
Iowa
Dave Gosch
Lynn M. Tefft
John Kenyon
Gazette promotes agriculture with soybean ink
The Gazette highlights agricultural promotion through soybean ink and prints on recycled newsprint. Readers are urged to recycle newspapers at City Carton on 4250 Sixth St SW or at the nearest recycling location.
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the Gazette
City Carton
Sixth St
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Robert Youngquist
Washington Community Center
Youngquist
Gazette
Adam Lowenstein
Lyle Muller
Mary Zielinski
Azette
Buzz
Cedar River
Ours
Cedi
Landscape Services
Habitat Center
Rapids
Blairs Ferry Rd
Larsh Rd
Collins Rd
Jcpenney
Iowa City
Liberty Plaza
CAL
Owa City
Burlington St
Holiday Inn
Shanti
Avhad
M.D
Dermatolog
All Seasons Golf
Cedar Book Store
Cedar River Garden Center
CFS Chi Chi
Coldwell Banke
Creative Artists
First Avenue
Chrysler First National Bank
First Trust & Savings Bank
Fox Eye Hall Home Furnishings LLC
Iowa Mennonite Jcpenney
Kamal
Kenwood House
Kirkwood
Merle Norman
Metro
Phelan's
Piersons Florists
Ralston Creek Scheels
Slumberland
Smulekoff
Speer Electric
St. Ambrose University
St. Andrews
M.A.C
University of Iowa
Zeeshan Inte
Sheriff's Deputy
Tipton
Cedar County
Ken
Sherry Schmidt
Schmidts
Matt
Harold Harmsen
Schmidt
Third Avenue SE
Cedar
States
U.S. Territories
Associated Press
All A
Arrere & Cote
Center Financial Services
First
Executive Plaza
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