Cedar Rapids Woman in Critical Condition After Downtown Crash
Joyce Nowers, 61, was listed in critical condition at St. Luke's Hospital after being struck by a pickup driven by Craig Perry, 34, while crossing Third Street SE at Third Avenue. Perry's left turn is cited. no charges have been filed.
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Cedar Rapids
Joyce Nowers
St. Luke’s Hospital
Nowers
Third Street
Third Avenue
Craig Perry
Perry
Cedar Rapids fire damages residence on Dunham Drive
No one injured after a fire at the Doug and Patricia Stigers home on Dunham Drive SW in Cedar Rapids. Firefighters arrived just before 9 a.m. finding smoke and heat damage. flames were contained to a bedroom. cause traced to a candle that fell onto a mattress. Repairs expected in about two days. Red Cross aiding the family.
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Cedar Rapids
Doug
Patricia Stigers
Dunham Dr
Dave Koch
Koch
Grant Wood Area
The
American Red Cross
Cedar Rapids Council Meeting At Mount Mercy College
Observers for today’s Cedar Rapids City Council meeting at Mount Mercy College are advised to park in marked spaces along the main campus driveway. The 9 am session is in Cherry Heritage Hall within Lundy Commons near the Donnelly Center, with Elmhurst Drive NE access up the hill on the right. Parking should be available due to fall break, and signs will direct traffic to the venue.
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Cedar Rapids
Mount Mercy College
Cherry Heritage Hall
Lundy Commons
Donnelly Center
Elmhurst Drive
Free nicotine patches for Cedar Rapids smokers event
The American Lung Association of Iowa teams with nicotine patch marketers to offer 500 smokers a free six week Nicotiol Patches program valued at 155. Patches and the Freedom From Smoking program will be handed out first come, first served starting 3 p.m. Friday at Westdale Mall Cedar Rapids for adults 18 plus who smoke at least 10 cigarettes daily. Coupons for two other nicotine replacement products will also be available.
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American Lung Association of Iowa
Westdale Mall
Cedar Rapids
Smoke Over Cedar Rapids From Tar Fire Near Monroe Township
A trash fire sparked tar ignition near 7500 42nd St. NE in Monroe Township causing a large smoke plume over Cedar Rapids. No injuries. fire under control in about 20 minutes with 500 gallons of water. Black Diamond Asphalt owner John Warner insured for shed damage.
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Cedar Rapids
Hiawatha Fire Department
Monroe Township
Mark Powers
Black Diamond Asphalt Management
Breeden Tree Service
42Nd St
Hiawatha Department
Powers
John Warner
Black Diamond
Warner
Gore rallies for Vilsack at Cedar Rapids Democratic rally
Vice President Al Gore stumped for Tom Vilsack at a Cedar Rapids rally focused on voter turnout. The event drew about 400 attendees including teachers and union members as Gore urged intensity in the late campaign push.
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Mount Pleasant
Jim Ross Lightfoot
Linda Fisher
Coralville
al Gore
C.R
Tom Vilsack
Iowa City
Alex
Washington, D.C
Iowa
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Lee Kohl
Cedar Rapids
Kohl
Vilsack
Leonard Boswell
Clinton
Tom Harkin
Gore
Christie
Gazette
Miranda Meyer
Linn County
Doris Peick
David Lee Hardage
Crowne Plaza Five Seasons
Vigil in Greene Square Opposes Domestic Abuse
Sixty people gathered in Greene Square Park for a YWCA sponsored vigil against domestic violence. Linda Vance of the YWCA spoke on removing stigma and empowering survivors as Town Mercer, a homeless mother of seven, shared tears and a poem about abuse. Mercer described losing homes and jobs due to abuse and urged awareness.
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Adam Lowenstein
Gazette
Greene Square Park
Linda Vance
YWCA
Town Mercer
Madge Philips Center For
City eyes urban renewal area north of Blairs Ferry
A 178 acre urban renewal area near Dry Creek Lane to C Avenue NE is discussed for tax incentives to spur private development. The plan includes a greenbelt along Dry Creek and widening Blairs Ferry Road with internal street extensions. A public hearing is set for today at 9 a.m. before a City Council vote following Planning Commission guidance.
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Douglas Neumann
Blairs Ferry Road
Rockwell Drive
Dry Creek Lane
C Avenue NE
Ridgemount Drive
Blairs Ferry
Dry Creek
Cimmie Avenue
City Planning Commission
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