Fires erupt in dry Linn County fields
Firefighters battled several combine and field fires Monday across Linn County Iowa. Walker Fire Chief Philip Snitkey noted two rural fires including a barn loss, Palo teams handled two fires near Palo with Hiawatha aiding one. Fire Chief Mark Powers warned dry cornfields spread fast as overheated engines risked fires. no major damages reported.
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Walker
Philip Snitkey
Palo
Hiawatha
Mark Powers
Powers
Fire destroys cafe in Dysart from furnace malfunction
The State Fire Marshal's Office determined a blaze that destroyed Carla's Coffee Shop on Main Street was caused by an overheated furnace. Fire Chief John Schneider said the furnace ignited contents in a back room. Owner Carla Kearns opened Sunday morning but closed before the 2:47 p.m. fire. no injuries reported.
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Main Street
Dysart
John Schneider
Carla
Carla Kearns
Schneider
College Community approves open enrollment limits plan
Cedar Rapids district eyeing new policy to cap classrooms as growth demands room. Initial board approval sets next year as effective date with final action possible in November. Class sizes would be 23 for K–2, 25 for grades 3–5, and 28 for grades 6–8 while honoring current out of district and sibling transfers on a first come basis.
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College Community School Board
Mick Starcevich
West Burlington
Bridge repairs on 5-in-1 Interstate 380 over Cedar River
Repairs to the 5-in-1 bridge over Highway 94 and the Cedar River begin Thursday. Night work replaces compression seals with one lane each way. Daylight concrete pier repairs may drop Highway 94 to two lanes. Completion aimed for early November.
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Highway 94
Cedar River
School Couple Plans Wedding in Butterfly Garden
Davenport 51, an elementary counselor, and Coder 45, a sixth grade teacher, will marry Saturday at Pilson School in the butterfly garden. The ceremony doubles as a school event with students invited and staff baking cake and providing music. The couple met through Project Create and have worked on school beautification projects.
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Becky Stover
Pilson
Jerry Davenport
Linda Coder
Davenport
Coder
Cedar Rapids
Joan Foster
Wilson
Tim Wood
Keely
Allison
Kelly
Heto
Elli Gurfinne
Wilson School
Cedar Rapids priest recovers from carbon monoxide poisoning
Monsignor Robert Hogan of St. Matthew parish emerged from a grave CO incident to sit up and converse with visitors at University Hospitals after inhaling fumes from a garage below his Cedar Rapids residence. He recalled waking to the exhaust odor and collapsing in bed.
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Dave Gosch
Cindy Hadish
Cedar Rapids
St. Matthew Catholic
Robert Hogan
James Barta
Hogan
Mercy (Medical Center
Iowa City
Barta
University Hospitals
Prairie Crest day care under review as district weighs options
Prairie Crest building space crunch prompts Prairie Community School Board to consider moving 5Cs Child Care Center or even ending day care. George Chadima floated moving 5Cs off campus to free rooms for K 12 needs while voters mull a potential bond for a new elementary school.
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Chadima
5C’s
Prairie Crest
Jim Steffen
Kelly Zbanek
Sandy Flatgard
Patti Jansa
Cedar Rapids
Bob Sherman
Prairie Oaks
Mick Starcevich
John Maehl
Squirrels and a retiree find renewed life with Riley the brave
Harold Griffith an 83 year old retired publisher cared for Riley a rescued squirrel who became a daily companion. Riley thrives in the Tur keys River yard visiting on request and at times choosing to roam free. He feasts on seeds and nuts, greets neighbors by leaping onto pant legs and even sits on Harold or Louise Griffiths shoulders. Riley's bond helped Harold after surgery and illness and inspired a church devotion.
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Harold Griffith
Harold
Riley
Bob
Jane
Louise Griffith
Louise
Turkey River
Clayton County Register
Peace United Church of Christ
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Linn County
C.R
James
Marion
Penny Gray
Carol Nickels
Nickels
Gray
Future of Prairie
Elkader
Dave Rasdal
the Gazette
Gazette
Ramblin
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