Ely News

Harold Joseph Fiala, 78 of Solon, died Sunday, October 4, 2009 at his home. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday, October 8, 2009 at Brosh Chapel in Solon.

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The heavy rain overwhelmed streams and creeks in many parts of Eastern Iowa. And the Linn County community of Ely battled high water early on Thursday.

Green Iowa AmeriCorps workers Stephanie Meyer of Swisher and Jared Musil of Ely weed a plot of potatoes Monday at the AmeriCorps-built community garden on Third Street SE in Cedar Rapids.

A crash on Highway 30 just outside Cedar Rapids sent two people to the hospital and backed-up rush hour traffic Thursday evening.

Two people were hospitalized after an accident at Highway 30 and Jappa Road in Linn County.

James Ray Fisher, 76, of 1424 Hickory Hollow Rd, Solon, died peacefully Sunday, July 5, 2009, with his family present in his home following a long illness.

The former top executive at the Mid-Iowa Council of the Boy Scouts of America was paid $143,213 at his retirement and is collecting at least $48,000 per year in retirement benefits.

"It put me into a state of shock I think that day," Nora Daub said. "It was just unbelievable." Sitting in her home on the southwest side of Cedar Rapids, eight blocks from the Cedar River, Nora Daub watched as the water came in.

William 'Bill' Kadlec, 81, a lifelong resident of Ely, died Saturday, June 6, 2009, at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics.

Marj Nejdl of Cedar Rapids weaves around people during the Maypole Dance held at Houby Days in Czech Village on Saturday.