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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 15, 2010
Landfill quietly expands in planned, ‘state-of-the-art’ fashion on Marion’s north edge
MARION — Certain places can make a person feel smaller and the bigger things larger. Shorelines, mountaintops, monasteries … The same thing just might happen, too, in the unlikeliest spot — at the bottom of the new, still-empty pit, called … Continue reading
Posted in government
Tagged Cedar Rapids/Linn County Solid Waste Agency, landfill, plasma arc
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Daycare Providers Near Daniels Park Concerned Over Safety
CEDAR RAPIDS – Lori Abben Goodwin doesn’t usually get a moment’s peace. At least not Monday through Friday. “We have 12 full-time and can have up to 16,” said Abben Goodwin, who runs a daycare out of her Oakland Road … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Law and Justice
Tagged Cedar Rapids, children, crime, Daniels Park, police
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CR Fire Department Relaunches Chaplain Program
CEDAR RAPIDS – On his first day on the job as Cedar Rapids’ Fire Chief, Stephen Reid encountered a burning house, a dead body and a grieving family. Reid realized there was no one on hand to comfort those affected … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Law and Justice
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Why Are So Many People Homeless in Cedar Rapids?
Updates Entire Story at 5:53 p.m. CEDAR RAPIDS – A new study this week says Cedar Rapids ranks #11 as the most affordable place to live in America. It’s a new poll by CNN and Money Magazine. Yet, also this … Continue reading
Posted in economy, business and finance, human interest
Tagged affordable, Cedar Rapids, homeless, Iowa Institute, Money Magazine
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UPDATE: Explosion, fire destroy house in Middle Amana
UPDATE TO ADD INFO ABOUT FUNDRAISER: The Amana Colonies Convention & Visitors Bureau is accepting monetary donations for the Ramsey family. Donations can be brought to the office at 622 46th Ave. in Amana from 9 a.m. to 5 … Continue reading
Posted in Disaster and Accident
Tagged 2812 G St., Amana, David Ramsey, explosion, fire, Iowa County, Linda McDowell, Middle Amana
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Nearly 1,200 in Linn, Johnson aided through state’s rental help
Nearly 1,200 households in Linn and Johnson counties have had their rent paid under a state program over the past 10 months, Iowa Finance Authority officials said today. “If it wasn’t for their help, I really don’t know where I’d be right … Continue reading
Posted in economy, business and finance, government
Tagged HACAP, homeless, Iowa Rental Help, Waypoint
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Cedar Rapids Accident with Injuries
Two people were taken to the hospital for treatment of injuries sustained in a two-vehicle accident at the intersection of Wilson Avenue and Wiley Boulevard SW in Cedar Rapids. A vehicle traveling south on Wiley hit an oncoming car around … Continue reading
Posted in Disaster and Accident
Tagged accident, Cedar Rapids, intersection, Officer Kraig Krueger, oncoming car, traffic, Wiley
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Full obituary posted for Lynn Fraker
Van Steenhuyse-Russell Funeral Home has posted a full obituary for Lynn Suzanne (Stiff) Fraker, of North Liberty, a longtime Kirkwood Community College administrator who was killed in a three-car Missouri crash on Sunday, July 11. Recent article published at GazetteOnline
Mark Becker will remain at Oakdale
OAKDALE – Mark Becker, convicted of killing a legendary Iowa high school football last year, will remain at the Iowa Medical and Classification Center in Oakdale. Becker, 25, completed the initial intake and evaluation process a few weeks ago and … Continue reading