Marion High School to add 90 parking spaces
Marion Independent officials announced at the school board meeting that a temporary lot on the south side of Marion High School should be ready for student use Wednesday, adding 90 parking spaces amid limited student parking from bond project start ups. The board also re-elected Don Norton as president and Tom Thurman as vice president.
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Marion High School
Marion Independent
Ken Cook
Marion
Don Norton
Tom Thurman
Cedar Rapids Teen Hurt In Car Semi Crash
A Cedar Rapids teenager, Matthew Becker 14, is hospitalized in serious condition after a crash between a car and a semi on Highway 30 eastbound off ramp at Waconia Avenue. Jessica Parmenter 16 was cited for failing to yield after the collision with Harold Melvin 48 of Rock Island. Parmenter and Justin Parmenter 13 were treated and released. Bever Park Zoo in Cedar Rapids will close at 7 p.m. Sunday for winter. animals moving to winter quarters and the zoo reopens in late April 1999.
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Cedar Rapids
Matthew Becker
St. Luke’s Hospital
Waconia Avenue
Becker
Jessica Parmenter
Parmenter
Waconia
Harold Melvin
Rock Island, Sr
Mercy Medical Center
Justin Parmenter
St. Luke's Hospital
Bever Park
Independence Man Dies After Train Collision Near Raymond
Billy Cornwell 60 died at Covenant Medical Center in Waterloo from injuries after his semi hauling grain was struck by an eastbound Chicago Central and Pacific Railroad train on Sept 22 near Raymond. He drove trucks 25 to 30 years for Burco Trucking Inc. and was known for humor.
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Independence
Raymond
Billy Cornwell
Covenant Medical Center
Waterloo
Black Hawk County
Vern
Burco Trucking Inc
Vern Cornwell
Ukraine musicians charm Anamosa as they perform for students
In Anamosa High School cafe the Kiev Symphonic Orchestra and Chorus delivered a 45 minute concert mixing Tchaikovsky with American songs. Conductor-in-training Matt Wherry, guided by Roger McMurrin, led a lively version of Bugler's Holiday. Dorogoj and others spoke little English. the performance bridged cultures with music. McMurrin, his wife, and Ukraine ministry founder, led a team to form the orchestra and chorus, a government-free ensemble.
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Monticel
America
Matt Rry
Boston Pops
Wherry
Orchestra
Roger McMurrin
McMurrin
Vladimir Koziatek
Anamosa High School
Koziatek
Kiev
Pickup crashes into Springville business injuring several
A pickup crashed into Banks Heating & Conditioning in Springville on Monday around 3:30 PM injuring one woman seriously who was transported by helicopter to a Cedar Rapids hospital. Four middle school students were involved. the driver is a Marion Learning Center student and all injured were treated and released. The corner of the building sustained heavy damage.
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Cedar Rapids
Sheriff's Department
Springville Middle School
Rick Blackwell
Neville Secondary S
Marion Learning Center
Gary Biles
Springville High School
Seedling Mile Faces Choice Between History and Safety
In Iowa’s Linn County the Seedling Mile on the Lincoln Highway, a historic 1918 19 concrete stretch between Cedar Rapids and Mount Vernon, has become a cracked narrow 20 foot road with 2200 daily vehicles. County officials weigh preserving the 1940s era while prioritizing safety, potentially overlaying or rebuilding with input from the Lincoln Highway Association, the State Historic Preservation Office, and the Iowa DOT. The final decision may hinge on federal funding.
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Cedar Rapids
Mount Vernon
Linn County
Dick Moore
Lincoln Highway Association
Sveen
Old Box
Steve
Bragg’s Corner
Federal Highway Administration
Dave Rasdal
the Gazette
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Ukraine
By Dave Rasdal
John Smith
University of Northern Iowa
McMur
Rin
Myrtle Brickley
Monticello High School
Wilma Cox Paulsen
Wyoming
Ing
Nathan
Davenport
Dick Brickley
Anamosa
Blanche Brickley
Blanche
Gazette
Miranda Meyer
Matt Wherry
Maxim Taraban
Taraban
Linn County Sheriff's Department
Banks’ Heating & Conditioning
Springville
First Avenue
Blackwell
Marianne Lerch
Ount NM
Vernon
Lincoln Highway
Iowa
Ramblin
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