AMES, Iowa – May 17, 2012 – The Iowa Department of Transportation, in coordination with the Federal Railroad Administration and Illinois Department of Transportation,...
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As I reported in today’s Gazette, Johnson County is trying to decide whether to restore Sutliff Bridge. Click here to read the story and watch a video. The overwhelming sentiment is to rebuild the historic structure. Supervisor Larry Meyers says of the almost 80 e-mails he’s received, all but one are for saving the bridge....
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The city wants to build a new $7.9 million facility to house its parks and transit departments, which were displaced by last year’s record flood. The city is considering buying land near its water plant on 10th Street east of 12th Avenue, City Engineer Dan Holderness said. That’s well away from the flood plain...
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Josh Kaine announced Friday that he was dropping out of the Iowa City school board election race. Kaine, of Iowa City, said he has personal and professional commitments that must take precedence over campaigning. Seven candidates remain for three seats open in the Sept. 8 election.
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IOWA CITY — Josh Kaine sent me an e-mail this afternoon saying he was dropping out of Iowa City school board election race. Kaine, of Iowa City, said he has personal and professional commitments that must take precedence over campaigning. “I wish the best of luck to the other candidates and for the next school board...
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A Thomas Pynchon book release used to be an event. Well, it still is to us nerds, and there are quite a few of us in Iowa City, which is home to the famed Writers’ Workshop and has been designated a “City of Literature.” But after publishing two novels in the past three years, Pynchon...
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IOWA CITY - The city has received a $60,000 federal grant to conduct a feasibility study of a proposed business incubation program, Sen. Chuck Grassley announced Wednesday. The money comes from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration. “Iowa City has worked hard to get its economy back on track after last year’s flooding,”...
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The city of Coralville will host an open house from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday at City Hall on its preliminary plans for the area south of Fifth Street ravaged by last year’s flood. The event will be a chance for the public to see the plans and provide feedback. Ideas include recreational, entertainment...
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A man was shot and killed by a police officer and the officer was injured in Davenport this morning, according to the Quad-City Times. Click here for the newspaper’s account. It is the second time in a little more than a week that a person was shot and killed by a law enforcement officer in Iowa, following last...
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IOWA CITY – It’s a crowded field in the Iowa City school board election. As of 3 p.m., eight people had filed nomination papers for three open seats. Only one of them is an incumbent, first-term board member Mike Cooper. I’ve heard school board members talk about how they have a hard time getting...
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IOWA CITY – The City Council’s denial of liquor licenses to two downtown bars this week will not necessarily lead to there being fewer bars downtown. There’s been some confusion as to what the council’s vote means in light of a new city law that prohibits the opening of a new bar within 500...
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