Linn group buys 6 miles of abandoned railbed for new trail
The Linn County Trails Association has purchased six miles of former Chicago Milwaukee St. Paul and Pacific Railroad right of way to build a recreational trail from Cedar Rapids toward Jones County. They have spent 50 000 and seek to acquire four more miles, possibly extending 10 miles with a further 24 miles into Jones County.
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Chicago
Milwaukee St. Paul & Pacific Railroad
Highway 13
Squaw Creek Park
Martelle
Jones County
Keith Fletcher
Linn County Trails Association
Fletcher
Trail plan faces landowner resistance near Martelle
Trail proponents have raised funds from private gifts and area foundations. About six landowners along the railroad right of way refuse to sell. Doug Platner and Orland Weisley each own about a quarter of a mile and favor keeping land private.
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Fletcher
Doug Platner
Martelle
Orland Weisley
Barn razed for new McDonald’s at Details 13A site
Eloise Dillavou of Independence surveys rubble from a historic barn demolished to make way for a new McDonald’s at Details 13A, shifting local streetscape and business plans.
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Eloise Dillavou
Independence
McDonald’s
Family Christian Stores Buys Cedar Book Store
The Family Christian Stores expand in Cedar Rapids by purchasing Cedar Book Store on First Avenue. The move adds a second Christian bookstore to the local market as owners shift.
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Family Christian Stores
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Book
First Avenue
Team Rogers cheer Hawkeye game in Arizona
Eighteen supporters from Team Rogers traveled to Arizona to root for Hawkeye at Rogers in a recent matchup. Details, 1D.
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Rogers
Arizona
Hawkeye
Din ner's Ready launches personal chef service in Vinton
Sue Keller introduces a new personal chef service in Vinton offering a single item, sweet and sour pork, showcased in Friday's Gazette Ramblings.
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Sue Keller
Vinton
Ramblin
Gazette
Woman nearly blind falls into U of Iowa manhole
Priscilla McKinley, 37, a University of Iowa graduate student in education, fell into a 10 foot manhole near Jefferson and Dubuque streets while using a white cane. Firefighters rescued her around 1:25 to 2:00 p.m. She was listed in good condition at U of I Hospitals.
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Iowa City Firefighters Rescue
University of Iowa
Priscilla McKinley
Dubuque and
Jefferson Streets
McKinley
John Kenyon
Johnson County
Iowa City
Jefferson
Dubuque
U of I
Jason Moeller
Bettendorf
Moeller
Student rescued from manhole at university building
Witnesses watched as firefighters hoisted McKinley from a manhole near the Biology Building. She remained conscious, moving limbs though with left arm numb and a head scrape. University officials cited open access from work on the new building as the cause.
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Moeller
McKinley
University Relations
Biology
Chris Lacy
Lyle Deeds
Scot DeVall
Ann Rhodes
Iowa Supreme Court strikes down right to farm immunity in nuisance cases
The Iowa Supreme Court rules 7-0 that a provision shielding livestock feeding operations in designated agricultural areas from nuisance lawsuits is unconstitutional. Neighbors lose broad protections while still must prove nuisance, triggering reactions from Farm Bureau officials and legal scholars. The ruling centers on a 960 acre special agricultural area in Kossuth County and may influence future state and nationwide challenges to right to farm provisions.
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Gazette
Des Moines Bureau
DES Moines
Iowa Supreme Court
State Supreme Court
Hamilton
Iowa
Kossuth County
Chris Gault
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Iowa University presidents back 5.2 percent tuition hike
Iowa three public universities endorse a 5.2 percent rise for most students. ISU President Martin Jischke calls it a bargain at 20 dollars per day, while U of I President Mary Sue Coleman argues the increase aligns tuition with peer institutions and supports top ten goals. Student leaders oppose the hike and seek lower rates.
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Johnson County
Iowa City
Iowa
Iowa State
Iowa State University
Martin Jischke
State Board of Regents
ISU
University of Iowa
University of Northern Iowa
Cedar Falls
U of I
Mary Sue Coleman
Regents
Frank Stork
Bryan Burkhardt
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