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Waypoint has resumed most services in wake of flooding

- posted: 22.08.08
http://www.gazetteonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080822/NEWS/27671337/-1/rss01&rssfeed=rss01 Waypoint Services for Women, Children and Families has resumed most services at its downtown headquarters.Waypoint's Madge Phillips Center shelter for women and children remains closed awaiting further repairs, but the agency's Uptown Kids day care and its counseling and support services for victims of domestic and sexual violence and abuse are back in operation, spokeswoman Corrine Ramler said.The basements at Waypoint's complex at 318 Fifth St. SE were filled during the city's June flooding, forcing programs to temporary sites across the area.Staff returned this week, and repairs continue at the Madge Phillips Center, which has 48 beds to accommodate up to 16 families."We're waiting on our elevator vendor," Ramler said. "That's our last final thing."

Large blade for wind turbine blocks I-80 on-ramp

- posted: 22.08.08
http://www.gazetteonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080822/NEWS/27671307/-1/rss01&rssfeed=rss01 The westbound on-ramp to Interstate 80 from northbound Highway 218 in Johnson County was closed after a large blade for a wind turbine fell off a truck and blocked the road.

Cedar Rapids boat ramps now open

- posted: 22.08.08
http://www.gazetteonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080822/NEWS/27671404/-1/rss01&rssfeed=rss01 At long last, boat ramps into the Cedar River inside the city limits are open.Fire Chief Steve Havlik has been reluctant to open the ramps because of debris and fecal contamination in the river as a result of June's flood.However, some users of the river and some on the City Council have been pushing to get the ramps open. In the process, the council learned that the river itself is under the control of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources and had never been closed.The whole matter led to a discussion by the council about whether it or the city manager and fire chief had the say over the boat ramps. The council agreed that it was not its call.This week a company hired by the city cleaned debris from the river and used sonar to try to identify items hidden in the river. A floating marker is identifying one piece of submerged debris, and a partially submerged boathouse remains in the river, the city reported Thursday.Contamination levels in the river above downtown are now at normal levels for the river, Havlik reported this week.

Suspicious package at AEGON contained cat litter

- posted: 22.08.08
http://www.gazetteonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080822/NEWS/27671304/-1/rss01&rssfeed=rss01 Two AEGON employees requested transport to the hospital after handling a suspicious package this morning, according to Cedar Rapids Fire Department Public Information Officer Dave Koch.The package, a manila envelope, which smelled like mildew and urine, was deemed to contain cat litter.Haz-mat teams, along with Cedar Rapids Police and Fire responded to AEGON on Edgewood Road NE in Cedar Rapids.There was no intended recipient; the letter was addressed to AEGON from an out of state address.Check back for updates later this afternoon.

Missouri corn crop goes from bleak to bumper

- posted: 22.08.08
http://www.hpj.com/archives/2008/aug08/aug25/Missouricorncropgoesfromble.cfm According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture crop production report released Aug. 12, Missouri farmers are poised to harvest the fourth largest corn crop on record. 'These numbers again prove the unrelenting production capacity of Missouri growers to meet the needs of feed, food and fuel,' said Mike Geske, Missouri Corn Growers Association president and farmer from Matthews, Mo. If weather cooperates, corn production is expected to reach 380 million bushels, making this one of the top ...

New Mexico Rural Renewable Energy Alliance forms to help inform public

- posted: 22.08.08
http://www.hpj.com/archives/2008/aug08/aug25/NewMexicoRuralRenewableEner.cfm Energy costs are rising, particularly in rural areas, and New Mexico is rich in renewable energy resources. It is in this context that the New Mexico Rural Renewable Energy Alliance was formed to help get the word out to the state residents about energy conservation and renewable energy opportunities. 'We're looking at the continuum of educational needs for energy conservation and renewable energy, in that order--conservation first, renewable energy opportunities next.

USCA Director Emeritus McDonnell addresses CICA members during summer meeting

- posted: 22.08.08
http://www.hpj.com/archives/2008/aug08/aug25/USCADirectorEmeritusMcDonne.cfm On Saturday, July 19, U.S. Cattlemen's Association Director Emeritus Leo McDonnell, Columbus, Mont., addressed the Colorado Independent CattleGrowers Association's annual convention held near Wray. McDonnell, representing USCA, updated CICA members on key issues within the cattle industry. 'U.S. live cattle producers deserve the same level of representation with leadership at the helm who are focused on the things that will impact cattle producers.'

Nebraska's 2008 row crop prospects good

- posted: 22.08.08
http://www.hpj.com/archives/2008/aug08/aug25/Nebraskas2008rowcropprospec.cfm Yield is forecast at 163 bushels per acre, 3 bushels above last year but 3 bushels below the record high set in 2004. Nebraska's 2008 winter wheat crop is forecast at 74.8 million bushels, up 5 percent from last month's forecast but 11 percent below last year's crop. Yield is forecast at 44 bushels per acre, up 2 bushels from last month and 1 bushel above last year.

Beardsley-Choat to serve as coordinator of Nebraska Grazing Lands Coalition

- posted: 22.08.08
http://www.hpj.com/archives/2008/aug08/aug25/Beardsley-Choattoserveascoo.cfm The Nebraska Grazing Lands Coalition announced it has contracted with Tamara Beardsley-Choat to serve as coordinator of the producer-based stewardship group. The Nebraska Grazing Lands Coalition is an independent organization of ranchers, interest groups, and agencies whose mission is to collaborate with landowners, agencies, and other associations to implement programs that improve the management and health of Nebraska grazing lands to ensure long-term stability of rangeland and pasture ...

CDA Agricultural Commission approves emergency rule

- posted: 22.08.08
http://www.hpj.com/archives/2008/aug08/aug25/CDAAgriculturalCommissionap.cfm The Colorado Agricultural Commission approved an emergency rule Aug. 1 to protect the state's livestock while allowing cattle feeders access to sufficient supplies of feeder cattle. The 'Colorado Import Approved Feedlot' program sets entry procedures for cattle being transported from states with downgraded disease status, including feedyard perimeter requirements, on-site feedyard inspections and record keeping requirements. Feedyards must apply to become an approved import feedlot; all ...

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