Shueyville News

Tornado sirens are sounding in Linn, Iowa, Benton and Johnson counties after radar indicated a tornado from a severe thunderstorm.

Patricia Mae "Fuzzy and Turkey" Meskimen, 52, a resident of Systems House, died Thursday, June 26, 2008, at Mercy Iowa City of a lengthy illness.

Powerful Tools for Caregivers, a class designed to provide family caregivers with the skills needed to take care of themselves, will be from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Tuesdays, June 17 through July 29, at Shueyville ...

A son, Jacob Matthew, was born May 21 to Matt and Gina Reynolds of Cedar Rapids.

Surrounded by acres of boaters, cyclists and campers, a few hundred people gathered Monday afternoon at a picnic area at Coralville Lake to celebrate the true meaning of Memorial Day.

Virginia Evelyn Nekvinda, 84, passed from this life on Friday, April 18, 2008, of a heart attack at St. via The Gazette

“There's only so much space available to expand to.”

The National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library is looking into nearly tripling its size so it can enlarge its permanent exhibit, build a new library and add more public program areas. via The Gazette

“It didn't take long to travel into the barn”

Firefighters work to put out a barn fire outside Shueyville on Sunday afternoon. via The Gazette

“We are looking forward to that relationship with them”

Emily Ernst lost her health insurance when she changed jobs, but the Cedar Rapids woman still makes it a point to see her doctor regularly. via The Gazette

Velma A. Zakostelecky, 90, of Cedar Rapids, died Tuesday, March 4, 2008, at the Dennis and Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy in Hiawatha from a brief illness. via The Gazette

Arno K. Grabe, 78, of 50 Devonwood Ave. SW, died Thursday, Feb. 28, 2008, in Living Center West from complications of diabetes. via The Gazette

An accident on Interstate 380 southbound just south of the 33rd Avenue interchange is slowing traffic in the area, police say. via The Gazette

“The pain was like a sharp numbness.”

It's a place every soldier knows about, yet wish they could avoid. Not because of the place itself, but instead, the reason they are there. via KCRG

Danielle Berregaard of Cedar Falls and Corey Philips of Swisher are announcing their engagement. via Waterloo Courier

“The majority of the guys out there don't even have their legs.”

Spc. Kain Schilling arrived at Walter Reed Army Medical Center on his 21st birthday. via The Gazette

An official groundbreaking ceremony will be at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Shueyville Community Center, 2863 120th St. via Press-Citizen

“We've been waiting for this for weeks we can't wait until he gets home”

It's a day that some military families never get to see. "I'm waiting here for Kain Schilling, my brother," said a little girl holding a banner and a small flag. via KCRG-TV Cedar Rapids

Amy O'Neall and Nicholas Cole were married July 7 in Waterloo. The 4 p.m. ceremony took place at Ascension Lutheran Church. via Waterloo Courier

When David Bowersox was growing up in Shueyville, there was a one-room schoolhouse to attend. via The Gazette

Two soldiers from eastern Iowa are hospitalized with multiple gunshot wounds suffered last weekend in an attack in Afghanistan. via KCRG-TV Cedar Rapids