Daily Archives: July 12, 2010

Cedar Rapids Chamber’s Priority One is scratched from City Council agenda

CEDAR RAPIDS — Priority One, the economic development arm of the Cedar Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce, isn’t coming to the City Council meeting this week after all. The group’s planned appearance has been scratched from the City Council agenda. … Continue reading

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Lincoln Cafe in Belle Plaine opens in September

BELLE PLAINE – A Tama café owner decided to take the advice of his customers and purchase the historical Lincoln Café in Belle Plaine. Gzim “Jimmy” Limani, 37, owner of King’s Tower Café in Tama, said Monday it took about … Continue reading

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Former Cedar Rapids spokesman Paul to shift focus to governmental relations at federal level

DES MOINES – Matt Paul, a former spokesman for Cedar Rapids mayors and Gov. Tom Vilsack, will focus on public affairs at the federal level as part of a new government relations firm. He will be part of Link, Paul, … Continue reading

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State files suit for civil rights violation

UPDATE: INTERVIEW WITH ANNA BUSS, DEFENDANT. IOWA CITY — The state of Iowa filed a petition for declaratory judgment against A.B. Property Management for violating the Iowa Civil Rights Act for an alleged incident of discriminatory housing practice Thursday. Alicia … Continue reading

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New IC police substation could improve housing market

IOWA CITY – Tonight, Iowa City council will vote on whether to approve a new police substation on the southeast side of town – an area that has become known for being somewhat of a breeding ground for criminal activity, … Continue reading

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Jones County Flash Flooding

EMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTS WATER TO 2 FOOT DEEP OVER             LINN-GROVE ROAD NEAR MARTELLE. ALSO REPORTED OTHER ROADS             IN THE AREA WITH WATER OVER ROAD BED. ALSO RELAYED A             REPORT OF 2.50 INCHES OF PRECIPITAIN SO FAR FROM … Continue reading

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New flood plain maps coming soon

IOWA CITY – The 100 and 500 year flood maps currently used by FEMA, state agencies, and local governments are going to change. Soon, there will be maps forecasting flood projections in 50, 10, even 2 year increments. The Iowa … Continue reading

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Benton County Reports Flash Flooding

From the National Weather Service: Vinton [Benton Co, IA] emergency mngr reports FLASH FLOOD at 03:13 PM CDT — reports of water over hwy 218 in four locations over 13 miles from just south of vinton down to hwy 30.

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Charges allege failure to properly dispose of dead animals

John Spies, 33, and Jennifer Spies, 32, both of West Union, have been charged with four counts of failure to properly dispose of dead animals, a simple misdemeanor. Though the charges stem from an investigation of alleged animal neglect, Fayette … Continue reading

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Harkin aide to meet with foster grandparents

Sen. Tom Harkin’s aide Tamara Milton will visit Linn County July 20 to meet with members of the Foster Grandparents program to talk about how they have been impacted by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Milton will be at … Continue reading

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