Labor Day Activities and Cedar Rapids Schedule
Government offices closed for the holiday and no residential mail delivery. Mayor's schedule includes a 1 p.m. Labor Day picnic and 2 p.m. remarks at the Kernels game. Events include Hawkeye Labor Council picnic 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. with speakers at 1 p.m. and Taste of Cedar Rapids with multiple stages and venues across downtown Cedar Rapids plus regional fairs and exhibitions nearby.
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Cedar Rapids
Noelridge Farmers Market
Collins Road
Council Street
Hawkeye
Labor Council
Hawkeye Downs
Iona
Sponge
Seven Mary
Spin Doctors
Gin Blossoms
Shane Johnson
Merrill Miller
D-Dog
St. Luke's
Herbert Hoover Museum
West Branch
Marengo Civil War
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Pam Ohnemus
Boyd Tower
Denis Roussel
AKC Dog Show & Obedience Cluster
Amana Colonies RV Park
Amana
Iowa Equestrian Center
Kirkwood Community College
Center For Faith and Life
Luther College
Decorah
Lottery results and jackpot update for Iowa Illinois
Sunday September 1 Iowa Illinois Pick 3 36 7 Illinois Pick 3 Evening 56 35 Pick 4 Evening 12 14 22 29 Powerball 41 Jackpot 62.4 million Power Play 5 No winner reported. Wednesday jackpot 70 million
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Illinois
Ottumwa man arrested after 11 mile chase in Poweshiek
Ottumwa resident John Richard Paxton III aged 23 was arrested after an 11 mile pursuit in southern Poweshiek County. Deputies blocked his path at 510th Avenue and 160th Street near Guernsey and took him into custody without incident. He faces felony eluding, child endangerment and multiple traffic charges.
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Ottumwa
Poweshiek County
Sheriffs Department
John Richard Paxton III
510Th Avenue
160Th Street
Paxton
Homesick Tennessean fakes robbery report
Sarah A. Gibbons a 19 year old Memphis woman pleaded guilty to filing a false report to Dubuque police saying she was robbed at knifepoint by two men. The incident occurred Aug 19 and she admitted no robbery occurred as she sought help to return to Tennessee.
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Tennessee
Sarah A. Gibbons
Memphis
Tenn
Gibbons
Hiawatha Public Library Kicks Off Fall Reading Program
Hiawatha Iowa begins its fall reading program running Tuesdays through Nov 30. Children as young as 3 and teens can earn a free book by reading and attending programs with no registration required. Activities include Toddler Time for 24 to 36 month-olds, Story Time for ages 3 to 6, and a Kids Book Club for ages 7 and up reading A Wrinkle in Time aloud weekly.
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Hiawatha
Hiawatha Public Library
Hiawathalibrary.com
Madeleine L’engle
Study: Iowa Still in Recession Says Policy Researchers
The Iowa Policy Project researchers Peter Fisher and Colin Gordon say Iowa remains in a weak economy with stagnant labor force and few high wage jobs. They note a 2001 median wage of 12.31 dollars and 3.3 percent unemployment, with 65,000 unemployed in July.
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Iowa
Iowa Policy Project
Peter Fisher
University of Iowa
Fisher
Colin Gordon
Midwest
Gordon
Riverboats tip slot odds and boost Iowa revenues
Iowa riverboat casinos legally tipped slot odds by 7.7 percent since 1999, adding 62.3 million dollars in revenue. Multicoin nickel machines, favored by players, now account for 87 percent of fiscal year 2023 revenue, contributing to a statewide record profit of 645 million dollars. Isle of Capri Casino executive Michael Hirsch says players vote with each nickel pull.
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Davenport
Iowa
State
Racing and Gaming Commission
Michael Hirsch
Isle of Capri Casino
Bettendorf
Opera House Opens New Life as Bar and Hall in Volga
Volga’s Opera House may reopen this year as a bar restaurant and reception hall after being damaged by the 1999 flood. Owners Diane and Russell Freiburger purchased the building for 25000, plan a meat and potatoes menu, and will host weddings reunions and anniversaries upstairs once cleaned and licensed. The levee has been raised to prevent further flooding and the Freiburgers aim to restore the landmark on Main Street built in 1914.
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Diane Freiburger
Russell
New Diggings
Wis
Joe Kuhse
Central High School
Elkader
Freiburger
Kirkwood Community College
Russell Freiburger
Volga River
Clayton County
Cedar Rapids
Volga Opera House
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