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Your voice- I-80 Westbound Reduced to One Lane Near AvocaThe left lane of Interstate 80 is blocked Near Avoca, In Pottawattamie County, due to a semi crash. Use caution when traveling in this area. Source […]Iowa Department of Transportation
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Daily Archives: July 1, 2010
Rescuers Hope Not To Get A Similar Boating Call This Weekend
CENTRAL CITY – Josh Yoder admits the Central City Fire Department doesn’t have to get in the water too often. “We don’t get a lot of calls for it in our area,” said Yoder, the fire chief in Central City. … Continue reading
Posted in Disaster and Accident
Tagged boating, Central City, firefighters, Linn County Sheriff's Office, rescue, rescue crews
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Bittersweet Moving Day At Historic Mobile Home Court
HIAWATHA – While many Eastern Iowans will be taking a few days off this weekend, several families in Hiawatha will be moving. It’s a move they’d prefer to do on their own terms. But, back in March, the city of … Continue reading
Posted in government, human interest
Tagged Hiawatha, mobile home, Oak Brook, Trailer
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Evelyn Miller Murder Investigation: 5 Years Later
FLOYD COUNTY – Evelyn Miller disappeared from her family’s Floyd County home in July of 2005. Days later, a kayaker found the five-year-old girl’s body in the Cedar River near Charles City. The search for Miller still haunts the tiny … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Law and Justice
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Farmers’ Market to Close?
Chris Maakestad, of Cedar Rapids, buys some vegetables from Joan Musil (Musil Gardens), of Shellsburg, at the Greene Square Farmers’ Market at Greene Square Park in southeast Cedar Rapids on Thursday, July 1, 2010. Some of the vendors said they … Continue reading
Posted in economy, business and finance
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More than 300 flood victims seek up to $10,000 on first day in Cedar Rapids’ ‘unmet-needs’ program
CEDAR RAPIDS — More than 300 flood victims picked up paperwork on Thursday, the first day it was available, to apply for city grants of up to $10,000 to help cover costs for personal possessions lost in the June 2008 … Continue reading
Posted in government
Tagged Cedar Rapids City Council, local-option sales tax, unmet-needs program
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Personal Possession Replacement Fund Brings Steady Stream of Applicants
CEDAR RAPIDS- Hundreds of flood victims in Cedar Rapids can now apply for a new helping hand program offered by the city. And the first day of applications for the “unmet needs” of homeowners in the flood zone brought a … Continue reading
Johnson officials concerned about flooding
UPDATE 4:40 p.m. IOWA CITY – Local officials are preparing for serious flooding south of Coralville Lake, but the forecast, while concerning, is not all gloom and doom just yet. Computer models indicate Coralville Lake, a man-made reservoir meant to control flooding … Continue reading
Posted in government
Tagged Army Corps of Engineers, Coralville Lake, dam, Dave Wilson, flood, John Castle, Johnson County
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Medicare reimbursement changes will benefit Iowa hospitals, doctors
A proposed change in Medicare reimbursement could increase payments to Corridor hospitals by more than $4 million next year. Under changes expected to be finalized later this month, reimbursement for Medicare services would increase payments to St. Luke’s Hospital by … Continue reading