Loras College Receives Major Gift for Arena and Wellness Facility
John and Mary Ann Colloton of Iowa City donated 500000 to Loras College in Dubuque to fund a 35 million athletic and wellness complex featuring a 2000 seat arena a fitness center and a training lab. Police issued 107 underage alcohol tickets in Iowa City after the Hawkeyes home game as part of a busy weekend.
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Mary Ann Colloton
Iowa City
Loras College
Dubuque
Loras
John Colloton
University Hospitals
John W. Colloton
University of Iowa
the Hawkeye
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Ruzicka and Martin Hurt in I 380 Crash Near 29th Street
Susan Ruzicka 55 and Antonio Martin 26 were injured early Monday when a car driven by Ruzicka went off the I 380 off ramp at 29th Street NE and hit a guardrail. The vehicle caught fire. firefighters extricated Ruzicka as Martin escaped and collapsed. Condition reports were not available from University Hospitals.
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Susan Ruzicka
Antonio Martin
Iowa City
Ruzicka
27Th St. NE
29Th Street NE
Martin
19Th St. SE
Coralville Officer Hospitalized After Back-Impact Crash
Coralville police officer Charles Murray, on the force since 1976, was hospitalized after a squad car was struck from behind on Highway 6. He was released from Mercy Iowa City later Sunday.
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Coralville
Charles Murray
Highway 6
Barry Bedford
Murray
Mercy Iowa City
Gephardt Promises Farm Family Protection Policy
Democratic presidential candidate Dick Gephardt pledges to curb corporate livestock ownership and curb large producer subsidies. He frames farm families as under threat from government indifference and plans rural issues talks in Cedar Rapids after a policy address.
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Rod Boshart
Gazette Bevington
Dick Gephardt
Gephardt
America
Kirkwood Community College
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Missouri
Land goes back to nature
Gerald and Shirley Heath, both 76, are among the first farmers to sell flood-ravaged farmland to the federal government for the Iowa River Corridor Project. Their 250 acre Heath Tract suffered repeated crop losses as floodwater reshaped land between the Amana Colonies and Tama, creating about 18 000 acres of natural land along the Iowa River.
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KCRG
Iowa River
Iowa County
Marengo
Tama
Amana
The
Gazette Arengo
Gerald
Shirley Heath
Gerald Heath
Heath
Dysart
Orlan Love
the Gazette
Gerald and
Meskwaki leadership dispute halts. court bars law firm
The 8th Circuit barred Blue Dog Olson and Small and two attorneys from representing Homer Bear Jr in disputes with the Walker council. The panel cited potential impropriety as Walker’s recall dispute continues. A Meskwaki election is set for Oct 21 amid casino closures and layoffs.
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Gazette Cedar Rapids
Minneapolis
Alex Walker Jr
Homer Bear Jr
8Th Circuit Court of Appeals
Blue Dog, Olson & Small
Steven Olson
Brad Jolly
Bear
Walker Council
Walker
Olson
Bear’s Council
Tom Jochum
Bear Council
Alex Walker
Jochum
Deep fried macaroni and cheese stirs food pyramid talk
A Brandon Iowa cafe visit sparks thoughts on the USDA food pyramid and its upcoming revision. The writer notes carb heavy guidance, recalls dietary trends from Atkins to South Beach, and mentions the 13 member advisory panel meeting today with public comments due Oct 27.
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Brandon
the Gazette
Norm Landgrebe
Usda Pyramid
South Beach
USDA
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