Cedar Rapids schools restore phone service after outage
The Cedar Rapids school district restored telephone service to all schools by about 12 30 p m after a systemwide malfunction began before 8 30 a m. The disruption halted incoming and outgoing calls though in district calls worked. Main buildings were redirected to fax lines by 10 30 a m with busy signals likely continued due to one line per school. McLeodUSA caused the issue by removing equipment tied to main phone trunks while removing old gear for the district's former data network.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Marcia Hughes
McLeodusa
Disaster drill planned Friday at Kinnick Stadium Iowa City
Kinnick Stadium on the University of Iowa campus will host an all day disaster drill on Friday. The 12 hour exercise begins at 8 a.m. and includes area hospitals emergency responders UI officials state and federal agencies. Citizens should expect sirens and other alarming sounds during the drill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kinnick
University of Iowa
Sheehan to speak at University of Iowa on war protest
Anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan will lecture at UI Tuesday at 7 30 p m in Macbride Auditorium with no admission charge though tickets are required The event titled One Person Can Make a Difference covers her Iraq war protest and her son Casey Sheehan who died in 2004. City Hall moves to 1225 6th Ave with a 8 a m Monday reopening and a Nov 9 ribbon cutting open house from 11 a m to 1 p m with tours for staff and the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheehan
Cindy Sheehan
University of Iowa
Women's Resource & Action Center
Macbride
University
Iowa Memorial Union
Iraq
Casey Sheehan
U.S. Army
City Hall
6Th Ave
Langston Signals Possible 5 Member Linn County Board
Langston softened her stance on a five member Linn County Board at a Mount Vernon forum. She noted pros like broader representation and spreading workload, with cost as the main drawback. Opponent Machacek argued five members elected by districts improve rural-city balance and allow brainstorming outside meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gazette Mount Vernon
Linn County
Linda Langston
Langston
the Gazette
Gazette
Mount Vernon High School
Bers
Alburnett
Dave Machacek
Machacek
End of the road for Sondrol's Hardware in 1515 First Ave SE
City orders demolition of Sondrol's Hardware after 12 years of repairs talks. The 1923 building, closed since 1990, was deemed unsafe when the floor collapsed. Dwight Dohlman cites rare city-forced demolition amid owner’s funding struggles and family considerations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rick Smith
Gazette
Edar Rapids
Sondrol
First Avenue SE
Hal Sondrol
Dwight Dohlman
Dohlman
First Ave. SE
City Manager to Choose Labor Negotiator Amid Tension
Cedar Rapids city officials plan to defer the labor negotiation pick to City Manager Jim Prosser after friction over Ray & Associates. The council will vote soon to hand the decision to Prosser, who will report his choice and reasoning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Jim Prosser
Council
Ray & Associates of
Justin Shields
Hawkeye Labor Council
Ray & Associates
Ray
Shields
Labor
Prosser
End of Angle Parking Opposed in 1950 Cedar Rapids
A June 22 1950 Gazette banner and front page report show 18 First Ave E business owners petitioning City Council with over 1000 signatures against changing angle to parallel parking in a 1500 block. Opponents argued it would ruin downtown business. plan tied to state paving funds along 10th to 20th streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Diane Langton
The
Gazette
First Ave
First Avenue E
15Th Street
Park Court
10Th
20Th Streets
Loop
Alaska
Also Mentioned on This Page
Iowa City
Kinnick Stadium
Marion
Old
BOARD
Linda Langston County
Cit Jette
Vera Murphy
D.W. Zinser Company
Sandrol’s Hardware
Sondrol’s
Sondrol’s Hardware
Bt Ie
C.R
By Rick Smith
Keota
Schmitty
Dale Kueter
Shirley Ruedy
Mike Dupree
Shirley
Mike Deupree
Mike
Deupree
Gazettecommunications.com
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!