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Mount Vernon News

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Wednesday Jul 2 | Des Moines Register

On a tour of Cedar Rapids, nine miles of devastation

Cedar Rapids, Ia. - This is Cedar Rapids, a city where nine square miles are gutted.

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Related Topix: Linn County, IA, Cedar Rapids Metro, Cedar Rapids, IA

Sun Jun 29, 2008

Mount Vernon News

'Peter Pan' brought to colorful life - VIDEO

The Bruce Jacklin and Co. production of "Peter Pan" opened Thursday night at the Memorial Theater in Mount Vernon for the first of a four-performance run.

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Related Topix: Theater, Arts

Fri Jun 27, 2008

Nbc4i.com

School Board Moves To Fire Mt. Vernon Teacher

School board members met Friday to consider what to do with a science teacher whom investigators said preached his Christian beliefs in class and used a device to burn the image of a cross on students' arms.

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Related Topix: Education Etc.

Wed Jun 25, 2008

The Gazette

President Bush stunned by massive flooding

President Bush was taken aback by the enormousness of flood damage he saw in Linn and Johnson counties during an aerial tour of the Corridor on Wednesday, one of his congressional escorts said.

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Mon Jun 23, 2008

ABC News

Teacher Accused of Branding Kid With Cross

The school board of a small central Ohio community voted Friday to fire a teacher accused of preaching his Christian beliefs despite staff complaints and burning the image of a cross on students' arms, ...

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Sat Jun 21, 2008

WBNS-TV Columbus

Report: Teacher Burned Cross On Students' Arms

Mount Vernon City school board members drafted a resolution on Friday to consinder the termination an eighth grade teacher accused of burning a cross onto students' arms.

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Related Topix: Education Etc.

Thu Jun 19, 2008

KWWL-TV Waterloo

Flooded roads may be closed for months

The flooding forced dozens of roads to close and some may not reopen for weeks, even months.

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Related Topix: Linn County, IA, Iowa City, IA

Tue Jun 17, 2008

KCRG-TV Cedar Rapids

DOT Updates Road Closures

" Flooding continues to affect many roadways in the state, according to Iowa Department of Transportation officials.

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Related Topix: Dubuque County, IA, Sageville, IA, Rickardsville, IA, Solon, IA

Sun Jun 15, 2008

KCRG

DOT Updates Road Closures

" June 15, 2008: 6:15 p.m. - " Flooding continues to affect many roadways in the state, according to Iowa Department of Transportation officials.

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Related Topix: Columbus Junction, IA, Fredonia, IA, Montour, IA, Oakville, IA

Sat Jun 14, 2008

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Cedar Rapids hard-hit; thousands lack power, water plant at 25 percent

A total of 3,200 homes were flooded, thousands of outages were reported, as many as 18,000 people were at risk of losing power, and dozens of flood-stranded residents were rescued by boat Thursday as Iowa's ...

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Related Topix: Coralville, IA, Linn County, IA, Iowa, Cedar Rapids, IA

Thu Jun 12, 2008

The Gazette

'We're keeping our fingers crossed'

A four-foot high sandbag wall stood this afternoon between Leigh Parkin's childhood home on northwest Ellis Boulevard and the raging Cedar River.

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Related Topix: Linn County, IA, Cedar Rapids, IA, Cedar Rapids Metro

Tue Jun 10, 2008

The Gazette

Farmers' options dwindle in flooded fields

Corn plants are submerged in pools of water in a field near Highway 1 south of Mount Vernon on Sunday.

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Related Topix: Ladora, IA, Marengo, IA, Belle Plaine, IA, Iowa City, IA, Iowa

Sun Jun 08, 2008

The Gazette

Miller-Meeks barely wins over Teahen

Mariannette Miller-Meeks overcame Cedar Rapids businessman Peter Teahen's local advantage in Linn County to win the Republican primary in Iowa's 2nd District by less than 100 votes Tuesday.

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Related Topix: Cedar Rapids, IA, Cedar Rapids Metro

Fri Jun 06, 2008

The Gazette

Photo feature: American Gothic

Mark Benesh of Mt. Vernon finishes work on a 26 foot by 20 foot reproduction of American Gothic painted on the side of a barn on Hwy.

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Related Topix: Linn County, IA

Wed Jun 04, 2008

WZZM-TV Grand Rapids

A 'drug drought' for pregnant women

Leslie Candy of Boston was expecting her first baby when she developed dangerously high blood pressure.

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Tue Jun 03, 2008

Telegraph Herald

180 degree turn

The Rev. Tom Zinkula has had a couple of career changes. After being a lawyer, he felt a calling to the priesthood.

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Related Topix: Dubuque Metro, Dubuque, IA, Law, Employment / Labor Law, Cedar Rapids Metro

Sun Jun 01, 2008

The Gazette

2 challenge incumbent in Linn Dems' primary

Linda Langston, twice elected to the Linn County Board of Supervisors, is seeking reelection because she says she wants to help complete initiatives she's helped get off the ground.

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Related Topix: Ely, IA, Cedar Rapids, IA, Cedar Rapids Metro, Linn County, IA

Thu May 29, 2008

Nbc4i.com

Group Supporting Mt. Vernon Teacher Pushes Officials

The Bible battle in Mount Vernon is still raging -- and it all has to do with whether a Bible can be on a teacher's desk.

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Related Topix: Education Etc.

Tue May 27, 2008

The Gazette

Fire destroys steeple of Mount Vernon church

Abbi Swanson The steeple of First Presbyterian Church in Mount Vernon was destroyed in a fire started by a lightning strike shortly after midnight Monday.

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Related Topix: Lisbon, IA, Solon, IA, Springville, IA, Cedar Rapids Metro, Hiawatha, IA

Sun May 25, 2008

About.com

Spotlight on Cornell College

Most folks have heard of Cornell University , the Ivy League powerhouse in Ithaca, NY.

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Mount Vernon, Iowa is located in Linn County and is part of the Cedar Rapids Metro Area. Zip codes in Mount Vernon include 52314.

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