Regina Education Center closes on threat found in bathroom
Regina Inter-Parish Catholic Education Center in Iowa City shut down Thursday after a threatening message was found in a bathroom stall. Principal Ray Pechous said the threat targeted the student body. police responded, no suspects were named, and classes resume today.
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Mount Mercy bids for Cedar Rapids reserve center site
Mount Mercy College and Cedar Rapids Recreation Department vie for the six acre U S Armed Forces Reserve Center at 1599 Weing Rd NE slated to close in about five years. The college proposes converting it to adult education and graduate programs while the city eyeing it as a recreation center with an indoor pool. The City Council will decide in June with DoD final approval.
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Semi parts fly from 380 bridge in Cedar Rapids crash
A southbound Interstate 380 crash near Cedar Rapids sent the semi’s engine and parts airborne. Driver Bobby G. Roberson, 63, of Tulsa, was treated for a hand cut. no other injuries were reported. Debris lined the road as the guardrail was ripped apart and several lanes were blocked.
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de Gazette
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Bobby G. Roberson
Tulsa
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Miles
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UI lab director firing suit moves toward trial
Judge Mitchell Turner denied a summary judgment motion in the University of Iowa case over Mary Gilchrist firing. Gilchrist, who led the Hygienic Laboratory 11 years, was dismissed after warnings about lobbying for funding for a $36 million facility. She seeks a jury trial and begins a new role at Massachusetts State Laboratory in Jamaica Plain next month.
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Mitchell Turner
Johnson County
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Thurmond brothers charged with Robbery in Cedar Rapids
Laron L. Thurmond 22 and Lyndon C. Thurmond 18 of 718 Fourth Ave SE Cedar Rapids were charged with second degree robbery for the assault and theft of wallet and money from Thomas Larson at 1233 Third Ave SE around 9 p.m. Tuesday, per court records.
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Memorial Day event kicks off Hunger Drive in Iowa
Memorial Day observance at All Veterans Memorial Park in Cedar Rapids will double as the launch for the Freedom from Hunger food drive. Veterans officials urge attendees to bring non perishable foods to fill the army truck marked Veterans Fight Hunger in the Heartland.
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Barb Elsasser
Hacap Food Reservoir
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