Broken incinerator pushes more city sewage to farm fields
City faced with slug of sludge from Water Pollution Control Plant after June flood. Incinerator down for repairs forces alternatives including land application to fields, which costs about 25 dollars per ton versus 55 for landfill. Odor and track complaints accompany field spreading as the city weighs a new multimillion dollar incinerator.
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Amanda LaRae Larkin
the Gazette
Jake McCallister
Wulfekahle
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Rick Smith
Edar Rapids
Steve Hershner
Illinois
Hershner
Adopt-A-Family program faces growing waiting list
Cedar Rapids volunteers warn demand for sponsors outstrips supply as 19 families receive aid and 90 more wait. The Cedar Rapids Area Association of Realtors backs the program to help flood rebuilding before winter. Kevin Franks and his eight‑member family are among those needing assistance.
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Cedar Rapids
Sharon Kennedy
Iowa Realty
Kevin Franks
Dubuque
Fehrentz testimony on two player abuse cases delays assault trial
Iowa City report notes Kirk Ferentz testified he felt responsible to uncover truth after two former players Abe Satterfield and Cedric Everson faced sexual abuse allegations last October. He said interviews yielded contradictory accounts and he referred the matter to University officials including Gary Barta.
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Tne Gazette
Iowa City — Iowa
Kirk Ferentz
Abe Satterfield
Cedric Everson
Ferentz
University of Iowa
Gary Barta
Study of wast warning recalls Cedar Rapids flood fears
87-year-old ex mayor Robert M L Johnson recalls a 1967 study by the Iowa Natural Resources Council and the Army Corps of Engineers that warned of a record flood, discussing proposals for new levees similar to those proposed today. The former mayor noted it was a study, not a formal warning.
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Rue GaZelus
Cedar Rapids
Robert M.L. Johnson
Johnson
Iowa Natural Resources Council
Army Corps of Engineers
Kally
Corps’ Engineers
Ferentz testifies on discussions with former players in Iowa trial
University of Iowa head football coach Kirk Ferentz testifies at a Johnson County District Court pretrial hearing in Iowa City regarding conversations with former players Abe Satterfield and Cedric Everson.
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University of Iowa
Kirk Ferentz
Abe Satterfield
Cedric Everson
Johnson County
Iowa City
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