Tree falls on Cedar Rapids home pins resident injures woman
A hickory tree toppled onto the north west Cedar Rapids house at 5:30 p.m. trapping resident Vicki Forcht briefly. Jeff Forcht freed her as major damage occurred. The incident followed wind gusts of 29 to 32 mph during a storm. The Red Cross aided the Forests afterward.
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Westwood Dr
St. Luke’s Hospital
Jeff
Cedar Rapids
Luke Franzenburg
Westwood Dr. NW
Cedar Rapids-Marion
Iowa
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Grant Wood
American Red Cross
Animal activist arrested at Westdale Mall protest
Jill Sligay of Solon, 30, charged with criminal trespassing and interfering with official acts after distributing animal cruelty literature near the Carson and Barnes Circus at Westdale Mall. Police said property owners did not want her on the premises.
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Jill Sligay
Solon
Westdale Mall
Sligay
Carson and Barnes
Cedar Rapids
Westdale Security
Cedar RapidsOld MacDonalds Farm Opens After EIEIO Project
The Cedar Rapids Junior League opened Old MacDonalds Farm in Bever Park after raising about a half million dollars. Nearly 5000 people toured the renovated site with history boards, live animal demonstrations, and educational displays. The league plans to gift the facility to Cedar Rapids and establish an endowment for ongoing needs.
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Bever Park
Cedar Rapids
Tom Harrington
Kylee Harrington
MacDonald
Edar Rapids
Leah Rodenberg
League
Hilary Livengood
Livengood
Old MacDonald
Sonja Krob
Lisbon
Krob
Iowa City drinking culture and bar crawling debate
A column argues that underage and binge drinking persist in Iowa City despite rhetoric. It challenges bar owners and officials to enforce age limits and curb minors in taverns, criticizing hypocrisy and urging decisive action rather than complaints. The piece notes problematic attitudes toward alcohol in a college town and calls for real steps beyond talk.
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Iowa City
H. Allen Smith
Bourbon Street
New Orleans
New Orleans City
Hinhiness
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