Marion extends leaf drop off hours on Sundays
Marion residents gain Sunday drop off time for leaves and yard waste starting this weekend at 195 35th St. from noon to 4 p.m. through November weather permitting. Raking leaves into the street remains prohibited. Curbside collection runs through November for biodegradable paper bags or a clearly marked 32-gallon can labeled with Y, and plastic bags are not accepted.
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35Th St
Marion
Public Service
Tom Newbanks
Two-Car Crash Injures Local Drivers on I 380 at Collins
Rita Reilly, 65, of Hiawatha, remained in good condition after a mid afternoon two car crash at I 380 and Collins Road. Reilly was airlifted to University Hospitals in Iowa City. Thomas Pitlik, 35, of Mount Vernon, was not charged as the investigation continues.
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Rita Reilly
Hiawatha
Interstate 380
Collins Road
Reilly
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Thomas Pitlik
Mount Vernon
Foreign exchange students to attend Xavier round table
Fifty-one exchange students from 22 countries will participate in the International Round Table at Xavier High School. The event runs 9 a.m. to noon in the Regis LaSalle Theater. Student journalists from local high schools will question the visitors about life in their countries and impressions of the United States.
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International Round Table
Regis LaSalle
Xavier High School
42Nd St. NE
Xavier
United States
West Nile reports reach 41st human case in Iowa
Iowa officials confirm the 41st human West Nile virus case, a 38-year-old Marshall County woman and a 49-year-old Woodbury County woman, bringing the state total to 41. The department notes two cases have resulted in deaths and does not identify victims by name.
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Marshall County
Woodbury County
Iowa Department of Public Health
City Council Finalizes Skateboard Rules Ordinance
After debating, the City Council approved an ordinance to regulate skateboards bicycles roller skates and scooters. It requires yield to pedestrians and bans reckless riding and stunts with penalties including impoundment and fines escalating by offense.
Correction explains Cedar Rapids 11th grade proficiency graphic error
A Thursday chart on Cedar Rapids Community School District 11th graders misrepresented proficiency levels after numbers were reversed. The reading shows low-income students face two to three times the share in the low-proficiency range compared with higher-income peers, with national percentiles noted.
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Cedar Rapids
University enrollment hits new high across three state schools
The combined enrollment of the University of Iowa Iowa State University and the University of Northern Iowa climbs to 71 521 students a 1 2 percent year over year with UI up 3 2 percent to 29 697 ISU up 0 3 percent to 27 898 while UNI falls 1 percent to 14 070 as state funding curbs shrink UNI growth and ISU campus saturation is noted
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the Gazette
Cedar Falls
University of Iowa
Iowa State University
University of Northern Iowa
Willard Boyd
Regents
College of Liberal Arts
Iowa State
UNI
Robert Koob
ISU
Gregory Geoffroy
Dea and Bob’s Auto Repair: Cedar Rapids shop sold to Jeff Ellerby
Dea Schminkey and Bob Schminkey announce the sale of their Cedar Rapids auto repair shop Dea & Bob's to Jeff Ellerby of Marion. The couple started in 1972 after Bob left Glen's Auto Mart and named the business with Dea’s name first per their joke and history.
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Edar Rapids
Dea & Bob’s Auto Repair
Dea Schminkey
Bob
Dea
Jeff Ellerby
Marion
Glen Darrow
Glen’s Auto Mart
Sixth Street
Cedar Rapids
King’s Material’s Inc
Glen
Dea & Bob’s
Bob Schminkey
Fifth Avenue SE
Quarton Place Affordable Housing Groundbreaking in Cedar Rapids
MidAmerican Housing Partnership announced a new affordable housing project in Cedar Rapids named Quarton Place. The 28 unit complex at 85 Harriet Ave NW offers 22 efficiency and 6 one bedroom apartments with utilities included. Rents target households at or below 40 percent of area median income. Funders include MidAmerican Housing Partnership, the city, Fannie Mae Foundation, Iowa Finance Authority, and other state and federal programs.
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Gazette
Cedar Rapids
MidAmerican Housing Partnership
Quarton Place
William Quarton
MidAmerican
Harriet Ave
City of
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Thompson praises UI health research funding advances
Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson lauded University Hospitals research on cochlear implants asthma and smallpox vaccines and thanked Rep. Jim Leach for boosting NIH funding. He toured the UI clinical research center noting a 3.7 billion NIH funding increase as a major step forward.
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Iowa City
Thompson
University Hospitals
National Institutes of Health
NIH
UI Research Center
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