Man Reportedly Jumps Off Cedar Rapids Bridge Triggering River Search
A Cedar Rapids motorist claimed to glimpse a young white or Hispanic man with dark hair on the 12th Avenue bridge railing at 12:15 a.m. The Cedar River was dragged for eight hours by firefighters and police, with boats and a helicopter aiding the search, until the operation was suspended at 3 p.m. without results.
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Cedar River
12Th Avenue
Leonard Drake
Cedar Rapids
Bowling Street SW Closure for CRANDIC Crossing Repair
The 4400 block of Bowling Street SW will close at 7 a.m. for CRANDIC crossing repair and resurfacing. The project is expected to last about two weeks. Northbound drivers should use J Street SW between 50th and 33rd avenues. southbound traffic should use C Street SW between 41st Avenue Drive and Highway 30.
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Bowling Street
Crandic Crossing
J Street
50Th
33Rd Avenues
C Street
41St Avenue
Day care program to be reviewed by school board
Representatives from St. Luke's Hospital Cedar Rapids school district and Five Seasons Day Care staff will present at the work session to review current programs and operations of the jointly run day care. The session starts at 4 30 p m and the regular meeting at 7 30 p m at the Educational Service Center includes swearing in of the board president and vice president.
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St. Luke’s Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Five Seasons
St. Luke’s
Educational Service Center
Marion trailer fire under arson investigation
A pickup trailer at the 3600 block of Munier Road burned around 11 20 p m Saturday. Firefighters stopped the blaze but the trailer and its contents owned by Bowker Mechanical Contractors Inc Cedar Rapids suffered extensive damage. Police and fire officials are investigating as suspected arson.
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Munier Road
Bowker Mechanical Contractors Inc
Cedar Rapids
Monona Man Killed In Mower Accident
A 64 year old Monona man Ronald C. Blumhagen died when the lawn mower he rode overturned on a hill near his home along Highways 18 and 52. The mower rolled and landed on him and he was pronounced dead at the scene.
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Monona
Ronald C. Blumhagen
Clayton County
Blumhagen
Waterloo man dies in motorcycle crash at Bismarck and Kirkwood
Mark McKinney, 26, of Waterloo died Saturday after his motorcycle collided with a car driven by 51 year old Douglas Embrey at the Bismarck Kirkwood intersection. Police say Embrey turned left into the motorcycle’s path.
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Mark McKinney
Waterloo
Bismarck and
Kirkwood Avenues
Douglas Embrey
Gazette Net offers electronic bulletin board access
The Gazette introduces Gazette Net an electronic bulletin board service via modem dialing 319 368-8800 with 8 data bits no parity 1 stop bit full duplex You can submit letters ideas obtain forms for announcements start or suspend subscriptions and place classified ads Engage in continuing discussions on current topics via the service.
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Gazette
Gazette Net
Flowa
The
Gazette Co
Nuclear waste storage delays hindered by indecision in Washington
Utilities face mounting pressure as the DOE's 1998 disposal deadline lingers unresolved. Utilities like IES seek interim solutions at Palo while options include increased rack density, on site dry storage in steel and concrete casks, or renting external storage. Lead times and NRC approval push the timeline, risking storage capacity into the early 2000s.
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DOE
Bruce Lacy
IES Utilities
Palo
IES
Lacy
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
White corn growers in Iowa feed Cap'n Crunch supply
About 200 Iowa farmers raise white corn destined for human foods like Cap'n Crunch and related products. Gene Kula grows on 550 acres near Springville and notes the crop yields about 10 percent less than yellow corn, with risks and rewards tied to top-management operations. Industry officials say field days help attract new growers as older farmers retire.
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Gene Kula
Kula
Springville
Mount Vernon
Iowa
Lowa
Scott Smith
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