City reopens Cedar Corridor boat ramps amid high river risk
Ellis and Mohawk parks ramps reopen after safety line failure last week. Cedar River remains high with strong currents, prompting continued boater caution. Deer bowhunt rules require proficiency test at Great Outdoor Traditions, meetings at Central Fire Station, and an eight hour safety course for new hunters. I 380 ramps and several avenues closed for a week for bridge repaint and dam area traffic changes.
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Great Outdoor Traditions Store
Center Point Rd
Central Fire Station
Third St. NW
Waltonian Archers Club
Toddville
Carl Kelly
Steve Havlik
Hunt
First Street
Iowa Department of Transportation
E Avenue
Third Street
First Avenue
Second Street
Eighth Street
Seventh Street
City Council Primary Set For October in Iowa City
An October 9 primary will narrow candidates for two open at large city council seats. Five filed by the deadline: Dee Vanderhoef Matt Hayek Brandon Ross Terry Smith and Mike Wright. Mayor Ross Wilburn and council member Regenia Bailey face no opposition.
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Dee Vanderhoef
Matt Hayek
Brandon Ross
Terry Smith
Mike Wright
Ross Wilburn
Regenia Bailey
Iowa Supreme Court Rules City Retention Votes Not Required
The Iowa Supreme Court ruled 7 to 0 that cities with home rule charters cannot be subject to public retention votes. It also held that while a city appointed objections committee cannot rule on charter amendments, a court can review legality before an election. The case involved three proposed amendments to Iowa City’s charter stemming from a 2001 petition drive.
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Iowa City
Iowa Supreme Court
Minneapolis
Bruce
Nestor
Eleanor Dilkes
Faith and Values The virtues of hard work
Molly Rossiter notes that Anette Speers credits her parents for instilling a strong work ethic. Speers, 47, runs Heaven Scent Flowers and Gifts in Coralville with her sisters. The piece contrasts past family duty with a current drift from traditional religious emphasis on labor.
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Molly Rossiter
The
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Anette Speers
Speers
Heaven Scent Flowers
Coralville
Christopher Arch
Good News Bible Church
S. Riverside Dr
Iowa City
Brian Ray
the Gazette Florist
Manette Speers
Oxford
Heaven Scent Flowers and Gifts
Suspicious van sightings raise school districts warning
Dawn Brown reports a white van with an open door parked on her rural driveway as her children, ages 13 and 11, hurried home. Deputies investigated as the van sped away. plate data did not match a listed vehicle. Authorities warn parents to beware strangers and ensure children use cell phones to call for help.
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Adam Belz
Gazette
Walford
Dawn Brown
Jonathan
Kristin
Brown
Linn County
Brian Gardner
College Community
Alan Marshall
Center Point-Urbana
Excursion train stirs rail hopes from Iowa City to Cedar Rapids
Local column notes interest in a CRANDIC line linking Iowa City and Cedar Rapids. Passengers on an Aug 25 tour described proximity to The Eastern Iowa Airport Hawk Eye Downs and University of Iowa campus. Officials are urged to write letters backing light rail expansion.
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Iowa City
Cedar Rapids
Java House
Crandic
Iowa
Hawkeye Downs
Coralville
Iowa River Landing
University of Iowa
Johnson County
Bob
Janice Carson
University Hospitals
Kay Halloran
Linda Detroy Alexander
Dillon Kiigbaum
Ethan
Marion
Matthew
Amy Krigbaum
Zachary
Dillon
Chicago
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