Night-vision helicopter aids Cedar Rapids search in Jones County
A Cedar Rapids police helicopter aided in locating a missing 90-year-old man near Cascade. The man, found in a cornfield conscious but very cold, was spotted on the first pass. The operation cost outside agencies about 30 to 100 dollars, depending on the aircraft. Also, Greg McGraw of Cedar Rapids was found guilty of harboring vicious animals after a three hour bench trial, with fines totaling 67.50 per count and court costs. McGraw’s two pit bulls had been seized after police served an arrest warrant on his wife for unpaid tickets. In school news Linn-Mar crowned Chris Postel and Dana Jacob-Dvorsky homecoming king and queen, while Regis High School named Heather Coomes queen with King Tony Campbell in the football program.
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Cedar Rapids
Jones County
Richard Stephens
Cascade
Stephens
Iowa
Pam Lewis
Greg McGraw
Lewis
McGraw
10Th St
McGraws
Linn-Mar
Chris Postel
Dana Jacob-Dvorsky
Linn-Mar High School
Postel
Mary
Butch Postel
Marion
Jacob Dvorsky
Joan Jacob
John Haack
Denver Dvorsky
Toddville
REGIS
Heather Coomes
Dennis
Teresa Coomes
Activist urges ending religious medical exemption for children
Rita Swan of Sioux City urges Iowa to repeal religious exemptions that shield parents from manslaughter or endangerment charges when they refuse medical care for their children. She cites personal tragedy and notes Iowa and Ohio are among the few states with such exemptions while lobbying at a St. Luke's Hospital conference. The Iowa Legislature has repeatedly failed to pass repeal measures, with 1989 House approval and Senate defeat, and a 23 23 Senate tie last year.
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Rita Swan
Sioux City
St. Luke’s
Swan
Iowa
Ohio
Swans
Iowa House
Senate
Bikers Celebrate Prairie Trail Opening in Winneshiek County
The Winneshiek County Conservation Board showcases the 16 mile Prairie Farmer Recreation Trail from Cresco to Calmar with an 18 mile Beadle Park start. The day features breakfast, music, workshops, and a Calmar depot hobo stew as riders finish. Officials note a 50 foot buffer from fields and safety for children on the new flat ridgetop path built on a former Milwaukee Road railbed. The project cost tops 140000 funded by the board and an Iowa DOT grant, with plans to link to trails in southern Minnesota.
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Val Swinton
Winneshiek County Conservation Board
Cresco
Calmar
Beadle Park
Ridgeway
Herold
Oestmann
Conservation Board
Chicago-Milwaukee Corp
Iowa Department of Transportation
Minnesota
Steven Kolbach
Northeast
Iowa
Cedar Rapids Schools 2nd Best in Iowa Survey Ranking
Cedar Rapids Community School District ranks second among nine Iowa districts in Expansion Management magazine’s national survey of 500 districts. Ames leads with 133.6. Cedar Rapids scores 118.2, Iowa City 110. The panel used graduation rate teacher salaries board scores class size spending and pupil teacher ratios in the assessment.
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Cedar Rapids
Ames
Iowa City
David Else
Institute For Educational Leadership
University of Northern Iowa
Else
Daeschner
Iowa
Dubuque
Mason City
Fort Dodge
Des Moines
Burlington
Sioux City
Two Men Injured in Linn County Crash at Highway 13 Intersection
Two men were hurt in a two car crash at Highway 13 and Munier Road east of Marion as Wayne McQuilkin and John H. Bulman Jr. collided during a left turn around 3:23 p.m. McQuilkin was cited for failure to yield. Both were hospitalized at St Luke's with unspecified conditions.
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Highway 13
Munier Road
Marion
Linn County
McQuilkin
Bulman
St. Luke’s Hospital
ERA vote sparks battle over Iowa women’s rights
Gazette editor warns of a "war on values" as about 100 people at Mount Mercy College hear a 45 minute appeal urging defeat of the Equal Rights Amendment in Iowa. Elwell, leading the Iowa Committee to Stop the ERA, links opposition to abortion-neutral language and argues the measure adds gender based rights beyond protection of women. Opponents say the ERA would require abortion funding and broader feminist aims.
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Iowa Right To Life Committee
Iowa Christian Coalition
Eagle Forum
Mount Mercy
Eleanor Smeal
Elwell
Iowa
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Chris Stewart
Todd Mcinturf
Tom Fruehling
Children’s Rights Advocate
Christian Science Church
Bikers
Happy Trail
Dave Oestmann
Cletus Herold
Loren Rue
Frail
Decorah
Gazette Map
C.R
Stephen Daeschner
D R
ERA
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