Enduring Cedar Valley Trail Completed With Ribbon Cut
Glenda and Patrick Berry rode from Waterloo to Urbana to celebrate the 40 year in the making paving of the Cedar Valley Nature Trail. More than 100 bicyclists joined a sunny October ribbon cutting as the trail opened amid a 75 degree afternoon. Glenda rode a Terra Trike with Pollyanna the Yorkshire Terrier in a pink carry case, noting biking shaped her relationship.
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the Gazette
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Cedar Valley Nature Trail
Iowa
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World's largest truck stop debate stirs in Illinois
Outpost plans a 30 acre West Dundee site off Interstate 90 for 1000 truck spots, challenging Iowa 80 Truckstop in Walcott which counters the claim noting its 900 semis on 220 acres and 60 year history with more amenities. Delia Meier questions feasibility of 1000 spaces on 30 acres.
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Delia Meier
Walcott
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Ill
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Iowa 80 Group Inc
Illinois
Iowa
Dundee
Katelyn Metzger
Quad-City Times
Area traffic cameras monitor red light runners in Cedar Rapids
Iowa DOT denied permits for most stationary speed cameras but allowed some, while Cedar Rapids plans to use nine of its thirteen cameras for red light enforcement at city intersections. The new law limits speeding enforcement cameras and affects mobile setups too.
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Interstate 380
Union leaders press reforms after prison attacks in Iowa
AFSCME Council 61 president Todd Copley urged state officials to boost funding pay and staffing and restore bargaining rights for correctional officers. He cited more than 150 assaults on Iowa officers in 2024 amid prior violence including 2021 Anamosa killings involving Robert McFarland and Lorena Schulte.
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Todd Copley
Afscme Council 61
Iowa
Anamosa State Penitentiary
Robert McFarland
Lorena Schulte
Michael
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