Good morning, Cedar Rapids.

Ray Eddleman, motivated by his niece Trudy Appleby’s disappearance, now volunteers with the Quad Cities Missing Persons Network to help families get closure (he recently assisted in a case involving missing Steven Mudd).

John Deere will ask UAW workers to vote tomorrow on a two-year contract extension that adds about $21,000 in wage increases and bonuses per worker amid a slowdown at its Iowa and Quad Cities facilities.

If rejected, the union and company will return to bargaining next year.

Grocery prices in Cedar Rapids remain high as shoppers spend over $100 on basics with prices rising 2.2 percent in July; eggs have dropped while beef and vegetables cost more due to supply shifts, leaving costs above pre-pandemic levels despite slowing inflation.

Data centers in Cedar Rapids threw away 40,000 pounds of trash including banned cardboard and recyclable materials over the past year, said the local Solid Waste Agency.

Google & QTS are reviewing waste practices while the agency advises job sites to sort recyclables to protect landfill space.

Health officials report a measles outbreak in southwest Wisconsin with 41 confirmed + 7 probable cases, mostly in Iowa and Lafayette counties.

Eastern Iowa departments urge residents to get MMR vaccines as a precaution.

The CDC issued a food safety alert warning of a multi-state outbreak of E. coli and Salmonella linked to alfalfa sprouts grown by Everything Sprouts, affecting 55 people in 15 states, including one in Iowa.

Four individuals were hospitalized, and consumers are advised to wash any surfaces that contacted the sprouts.