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1. Moving plans announced for Czech museum

   Thursday Nov 12 | Action 3 News

   The Czech & Slovak Museum & Library will be moving from the banks of the Cedar River to an area in Cedar Rapids that is less vulnerable to flooding.

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2. Cedar Rapids Tigers Spoil Homecoming for Elgin Eagles

   Oct 22, 2009 | Elgin Review

   ELGIN a ' More often than not, size matters in high school football. Cedar Rapids used their size advantage to post a 66 to 30 victory over the Elgin Eagles Friday night.

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   Related Topix: High School Football, Nebraska High School Football, High School Football

3. Body identified as that of missing student

   Oct 15, 2009 | Action 3 News

   Medical examiners have confirmed that a body found in Cedar Rapids was that of missing University of Iowa student Jacques Similhomme.

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   Related Topix: University of Iowa

4. Med examiner: Body in river is missing UI student

   Oct 15, 2009 | Action 3 News

   ... . His father is a minister in Minnesota. Funeral services are planned for Saturday at Calvary Baptist Church in Cedar Rapids.

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   Related Topix: University of Iowa, Coralville, IA

5. FEMA wants Cedar Rapid library moved

   Oct 14, 2009 | Action 3 News

   The Federal Emergency Management Agency says Cedar Rapids must build its new downtown library on a site other than that of flood-wrecked library along the Cedar River. 1 comment

   Related Topix: FEMA, US News, Coe College

6. Body found in Cedar Rapids may be missing man

   Oct 10, 2009 | Action 3 News

   Cedar Rapids authorities have found a body they believe is a 28-year-old man who's been missing since late September.

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7. Railroad repairs nearly complete

   Sep 28, 2009 | Omaha World-Herald

   ... said. Another major railroad bridge that has been rebuilt after being damaged by last year's flooding is the Cedar Rapids and Iowa City Railway Co. bridge in Cedar Rapids. Giertz said the cost of rebuilding that bridge was nearly $9 million. The ...

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   Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Representative Bruce Braley, Iowa, Marshalltown, IA, Natural Disasters, Flood

8. FEMA director tours Cedar Rapids neighborhood

   Sep 22, 2009 | Action 3 News

   The director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency says much of the emergency-management work in Cedar Rapids is finished and that his agency will focus on preventing future disasters in the city.

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   Related Topix: FEMA, US News

9. FEMA agrees to pay for new CR fire station

   Sep 7, 2009 | Action 3 News

   ... Management Agency has agreed to pay to replace a flooded-out fire station just blocks from the Cedar River. Cedar Rapids Fire Department Chief Steve Havlik says the new station will cost between $5 million and $7 million. FEMA will pay 90% of the ...

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   Related Topix: FEMA, US News

10. Need a job? This weeka s top 10 intriguing openings.

    Aug 13, 2009 | Christian Science Monitor

    ... the job listings in search of interesting places to work. The most intriguing jobs we found this week are in Cedar Rapids, Neb.; Atlanta; Fairbanks, Alaska; Los Angeles; New York; Cranston, R.I.; Twin Falls, Idaho; and Tampa, Fla. Got good taste? We ...

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11. Beverly P. VanDeWalle

    Aug 7, 2009 | Elgin Review

    ... attended Grand Island Beauty School. On August 14, 1965 Beverly was united in marriage to Donald VanDeWalle at Cedar Rapids, NE.A The couple lived near the Timbercreek area in Nance County for 20 years.A Beverly then moved to Cedar Rapids.A Later ...

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12. Man dies after being sucked under at CR dam

    Jul 30, 2009 | Action 3 News

    ... wearing a life vest but the undercurrent was too strong. The incident happened at about 7:45 p.m. Wednesday in Cedar Rapids. Fire department spokesman Greg Buelow says a woman riding a separate watercraft was able to get safely to shore. He says the ...

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13. The Scout

    Jul 29, 2009 | Press-Citizen

    Several local tennis players won titles at the Iowa Open over the weekend in Cedar Rapids.

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    Related Topix: Sports, Sports Etc.

14. CR police say man is dead after 21-story fall

    Jul 27, 2009 | Action 3 News

    Police say a man is dead after falling 21 stories from a Cedar Rapids apartment building.

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15. Murder suspect's family troubled, brother says w/Photo

    Jul 20, 2009 | The Gazette

    ... Curtis Bailey, but that they had no choice - they wanted to have their family back together. Hilgendorf, of Cedar Rapids, told KCRG-TV9 that Bailey abused his mother, Denise Frei, for years. He said he doesn't know what happened on Sunday but knew ...

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    Related Topix: Cedar Rapids, IA, Marengo, IA, Belle Plaine, IA

16. Cedar Rapids flood official knows tough job awaits

    Jul 20, 2009 | Action 3 News

    Cedar Rapids' new flood-recovery director knows he has his work cut out for him but says he took the job because it's a public service he owes to the city.

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17. Stop Aquatic Hitchhikers

    Jun 30, 2009 | WOWT-TV Omaha

    ... their movement. A new state record 79 pound 4 ounce bighead carp was caught last week from the Cedar River in Cedar Rapids. Even though anglers enjoy catching these large fish, all aquatic invaders can create serious problems when they become ...

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