Hurricane Katrina brief spurs Iowa rescue plan
Cedar Rapids fire chief told the City Council urban search and rescue from eastern Iowa may assist Katrina relief. If activated, services would be reimbursed by FEMA. Planned Parenthood in East Central Iowa offers free contraception to hurricane evacuees from Alabama Mississippi and Louisiana. Alburnett Elementary initiates a Red Cross drive.
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Cedar Rapids
Mark English
Iowa
English
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Central States
Centralstates
Iowacity.com
Iowa City
Hand To Hand drive aids Slidell appeal in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Erskine will launch a Hand To Hand fund drive in Slidell Louisiana offering handprint pins to contributors. Students will also write notes to Slidell children linking school charity to a prior gesture of mittens and scarves from a local donor. Iowa National Guard sends advance team for Joint Task Force Iowa bound for Mississippi.
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Cedar Rapids
Erskine
Slidell
Des Moines
Iowa National Guard
Gulf Coast
Iowa
Mississippi
Greg Hapgood
New Orleans
Associated Press
Gazette seeks hurricane victim stories from readers
The Gazette asks Eastern Iowa readers with Hurricane Katrina experiences to contact Community Editor Diana Nollen. Call 319 398 8212 or 1 800 397 8212 or email news gazette communications com with name phone numbers and contact details for hurricane victims.
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the Gazette
Diana Nollen
news@gazette communications.com
Katrina Devastation Described From Biloxi War Zone
Pamela Martin of Cedar Rapids describes Biloxi after Katrina as a war zone with military trucks and helicopters overhead. She cites power, phone, and water outages, long gasoline lines, widespread destruction, and displaced residents as the National Guard distributes water and food.
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Dick Hogan
Te Gazette
Pamela Martin
Cedar Rapids
Biloxi
Miss
Martin
National Guard
Hawks Clones Aid Katrina Victims In Baton Rouge Mission
Iowa and Iowa State students join to assist hurricane victims in Baton Rouge Louisiana integrating with LSU Student Center relief efforts. Twenty volunteers depart Coralville and will stay with a church group through Sunday before returning for classes. Johnson leads Iowa Salt service group linked to Mars Hill Church.
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Coralville
Cyclone
University of Iowa
Zach Johnson
Baton Rouge
Johnson
Iowa City
Iowa Salt
Mars Hill Community Church
Mars Hill
Salt
Iowa State University
Local groups mobilize aid for hurricane victims
Grant Wood Area Chapter Red Cross seeks monetary donations via phone numbers in Linn and Johnson Counties or online at grantwood-redcross.org. Catholic Charities welcomes monetary gifts for Katrina victims at Cedar Rapids address or by calling. Area United Methodist churches collect water, blankets and health kits with drop-offs at four churches on specified hours. Wilson School students prepare non perishable goods during the Fall Festival to fill a semi truck for hurricane relief.
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Grant Wood Area
American Red Cross
Linn County
Johnson County
Grantwood-Redcross
Catholic Charities
Second Ave. SE
Cedar Rapids
Call
United Methodist
Lovely Lane United Methodist Church
42Nd St
First United Methodist Church
Seventh Ave
Marion
Salem United Methodist Church
First Ave
St. Paul’s United Methodist Church
Third Ave
Wilson
Iowa and Illinois Lottery Results Report
Lottery results show various drawings from Iowa and Illinois on Tuesday September 6. Major games include Mega Millions with numbers 1 8 27 31 50 and Mega Ball 40 for a $150 million jackpot, plus the $5.25 million Little Lotto and several Pick 3 and Pick 4 outcomes.
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Iowa
Illinois
Hazleton woman dies in two-motorcycle crash on Highway 150
Vicki Silver, 57, died Saturday from injuries after a northbound pickup crossed the center line on Highway 150 near Hazleton and struck her motorcycle. Sterling Silver, 58, also on a motorcycle, was injured. Steven Hein, 23, of West Union, the pickup driver, remained at the scene. Hein and Sterling were treated at Covenant Medical Center in Waterloo. condition reports were unavailable Tuesday.
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Hazleton
Vicki Silver
Silver
Sterling Silver
Steven Hein
West Union
Iowa State Patrol
Hein
Covenant
Second suspect arrested in Dubuque killing case
Alberta Wilmer, 14, of Dubuque was arrested on a first degree murder charge in the stabbing death of 17 year old April Johnson. A second suspect Andrea Alsup, 22, also faces first degree murder charges and is jailed on a 100000 dollar bond.
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Dubuque
Alberta
Wilmer
Iowa
Waterloo
April Johnson
Andrea Alsup
Alsup
Dubuque County
Burlington Soldier Severely Injured in Iraq
Burlington National Guard Spec. Terry Grant, 39, was seriously wounded in Iraq when a roadside bomb he was attempting to remove from a ditch detonated. The Burlington native sustained injuries described as severe, with details continuing in the report.
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Christine Grant
Grant
Germany
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Washington
Company
224Th Engineers
Burlington
Iraq
Iowa National Guard
Terry Grant
Fish kill on Little Turkey River near Lawler under probe
The Department of Natural Resources investigates a Saturday morning fish kill about six miles north of Lawler. Investigators find dead fish along four miles of the river and in an unnamed tributary, valued at 13172 dollars, including 519 smallmouth bass from 3 to 16 inches.
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Lawler
Department of Natural Resources
Little
Turkey River
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