Artifacts surface as Des Moines river dig uncovers ancient relics
Archeologists map early Des Moines settlements along the Des Moines River before Parkway and Court Avenue Station work. They unearth Oneota pottery, arrowheads, buttons, coins, pipe stems, and fort remnants dating 1100 to 1843, amid urban archaeology efforts across the parkway project.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Patricia Ohlerking
Raccoon Rivers
U.S. Army
Fort Des Moines II
Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway
Court Avenue Station
David Overstreet
Fourth Street
Court Avenue
Chris Schoen
Cedar Rapids Public Bodies Meet This Week
A bulletin lists public agency and mayor schedules for Cedar Rapids and surrounding communities. Meetings include the Airport Commission Linn County Board of Supervisors Cedar Rapids school boards City Council Walker Walford Marion Robins and more with sessions at City Hall Educational Service Center United Way Work Development Center and other venues.
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Cedar Rapids
P.O
Eastern Iowa Airport Commission
Linn County Board of Supervisors
Linn County
Cedar Rapids Community School Board
Springville
Iowa Workforce Development Center
Iowa Council of Governments
Walford
Planning and Zoning Commission
Linn County Community Empowerment Executive Committee
United Way
Community meal and senior center schedule and notices
Local neighborhood associations host meals and activities this week for seniors 60 and older at multiple sites including Witwer, Ambroz, Mount Vernon and Lincoln centers with varied menus and activities. The Gazette invites donations and lists reunions and regional graduations with contacts and addresses for readers to follow up.
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Witwer Senior Center
Second Ave
Gays Mills
Miss Marquette
Marion Senior Center
Nancy
Ambroz Senior Center
Mount Vernon Rd
Fifth St
Lincoln
18Th Avenue
Ninth Street
Irma
Elmer
Ely
Mount Vernon Lisbon
Linn Community Center
S. Washington
Lisbon
Palo
Klatter
Hiawatha
Emmons St
Center Point
Bridge St. Mark's United Methodist Church
Johnson Ave. NW
Bridge Closings Strain Davenport Businesses Over Island Access
Davenport area merchants say repeated Government Bridge closures to Arsenal Island hurt sales, with Ahmad Vossoughi reporting a 60 percent drop as painting crews leaders alter access. Contractors Ash Painting and MPG work schedules affect detours and timing, while a $14 million project spans lead paint removal and deck resurfacing through next year.
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Davenport
Army
Government Bridge
Arsenal Island
Ahmad Vossoughi
Oasis
Vossoughi
Government
Ash
MPG
Arsenal
Vicki Stapes
Stapes
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Second
Seventh Streets
Bulletin Board
St. Luke’s Board Room
Taylor Area Neighborhood Association
Taylor
Ter
Camp Tanager
Tanager Place
Gazette
Audrey Over
Bobbie
Joel
Pep, Vern
Millo Rompot
Clarence Krizek
George Nikodim
Chuck
Martha Krizek
Anita J. Hanson Kopecky Swerye
Floyd H. Weis
Vinnie Noce
Dick and
Lana Supinel
The
Metro-Iowa
the Gazette
Lowa
DeSoto
Suffolk
Grant
York
Graham
Lorain
Wood
Newport News
Charles C. Patton
P.O. Box
Ohio
Ailtel
Wilson High School
Sheraton Four Points Hotel
Bob Louvar
Deborah Dr
82Nd Airborne
82Nd Airborne Division Association
Airborne All
Northcutt Pl
Dayton
Shirley Gossett
USS
Gridley
USS Gridley
Galveston
Texas
Bill Cypert
Rock Elm Lane
Tomball
Rudyerd
Rudyerd Bay
Milwaukee
Wis
Earl Ewoldt
Kandiyohi
Minn
Canberra
Seattle
Wash
Paul McManuels
Somerset Dr
Shiremanstown
Aol
Mississippi
San Diego
Calif
Roger Moscone
Emery St
Imperial Beach
Moscone
Worldnet
Oak Hill
Uss Oak Hill
Albuquerque, N.M
Buddy Oney
Delly Rd
Rockdale
University OF Iowa
Iowa City
Laura Bowman
Mount Vernon
Patricia Woods
Wartburg College
Waverly David Wagoner
Maquoketa
Tania Schau
Calamus
Kansas State University
Manhattan
Kan
Aaron Swartzendruber
Kalona
Allan Lubben
Anamosa
Carol Achey
Nicolle Farrell
Jeanie Long
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati
Kirk Mayhew
Timothy Keegan
Earl Mobley
Iowa Foundation For Agricultural Advancement
Eastern Iowa
Leah Campbell
Colesburg
Dawn Drury
Gladbrook
Sarah B. Humbert
Marion
Augustana College
Kirkwood Community College
Cody A. Behrens
Laura Kendrick
Denison University
Erin Kaltwasser
Keystone
St. Ambrose University
Brenton Bank
Mercy Education Series
Mercy Cancer
Mercy Cancer Center
Cedar Rapids, Lowa
Mercycare.org
Witwer Senior Cen
Trust Company
FDIC
Hillsbank.com
Hedges Associates
Tami Timm
Girl Scouts
Girl Scouts of the
Mississippi Valley
Gconline.com
Girlscouts
Muse
Radko
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