Lindsay Thomas to return home after I 35 accident
Lindsay Thomas 18 will briefly go home to West Union from University Hospitals in Iowa City after a serious April 25 crash on Interstate 35. Doctors report progress but caution about possible future readmission as her graduation from North Fayette High School remains uncertain.
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University Hospitals
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West Union
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North Fayette High School
Mason City
Department of Transportation
Boy Injured When Scooter Hits Moving Car
An 8-year-old boy was rushed to Mercy Health Center after his scooter collided with a car at Fifth Avenue and Eighth Street SW in Cedar Rapids about 7 30 p m. Erin McCormally 27 of Cedar Rapids was driving and told police she did not see the boy until he appeared in front of her vehicle. Police said McCormally was not at fault. The boy’s condition was not available last night.
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Fifth Avenue
Eighth Street
Erin McCormally
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Mercy Health Center
Tuberculosis Case Identified at Waterloo School
Health officials in Black Hawk County announced a tuberculosis diagnosis at Orange Elementary School in Waterloo. Director Tom O'Rourke cited confidentiality and refused to name the patient.
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Waterloo
Health Department
Tom O'Rourke
Orange
Eastern Iowa eateries on CBS Sunday Morning segment
Four Eastern Iowa businesses will be featured in a CBS Sunday Morning segment about the Slow Food movement. The feature includes Simone's Plain and Simple in Wellman Bill Leefer's Bison Ranch in Solon Jeff Allen's Stone City Brewing in Iowa City and the Devotay restaurant. Slow Food promotes locally produced foods from small farms bakeries and breweries worldwide.
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CBS
Kgan-Tvv
Channel 2
Simone
Plain and Simple
Wellman
Bill Leefer
Bison Ranch
Solon
Jeff Allen
Stone City Brewing
Iowa City
Devotay
Pearl Harbor film criticized for inaccuracies and focus on romance
Cedar Rapids reader recounts viewing Pearl Harbor and argues the film is more a love story than a war epic. He cites ship placements, uniforms, and Roosevelt’s wartime allies to challenge scenes and historical details, noting personal memories of the December 7 attack.
Mennonite Relief Sale at Johnson County Fairgrounds Raises Aid
The 22nd annual Mennonite Relief Sale at the Johnson County Fairgrounds runs through today with strawberry pie, apple fritters, pork chops, ice cream and crafts to support causes in 50 countries. About 2,000 bread loaves will be baked by 3 p.m. and 35 volunteers help run the ovens.
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Drew McDaniel
Eudora Muller
Kalona
Mike Hlas
Iowa City
Mennonite Central Committee
Johnson County Fairgrounds
Lowa
Pauline Bontrager
D. Paul Yoder
Diagnosis reversed as Cedar Rapids police dog retires
Cedar Rapids police dog Ringo, a 6 year old German shepherd, has retired after a cancer scare was corrected to degenerative arthritis. Police Capt. Phil Peters said the dog is living at Officer John McDaniel’s home and not working. It remains unclear if a new working dog will be paired with McDaniel.
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Phil Peters
Ringo
John McDaniel
McDaniel
Hiawatha land annexation hearing set for summer
A July 19 joint meeting of a state committee will weigh competing involuntary annexation bids by Cedar Rapids and Hiawatha for 60 acres owned by Francis Pruss. The Iowa City Development Board will convene in Des Moines to address procedural issues before the Hiawatha panel considers the land dispute.
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Randy Scholer
Pruss
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Cedar Rapids
Interstate 380
Tower Terrace Road
Cedar Rapids and
Robins
Prussa
State City Development Board
Linn County
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