Here's your local news at a glance for Saturday, the 26th of September.
Good morning, Cedar Rapids.
The CBS2 special, The Flood of 2016: 10 Years Later, airs today at 11 a.m. and reviews how the record Cedar Rapids flood spurred improvements to the city’s flood control system; Fox28 will broadcast a follow-up on Sunday at noon.
On September 25, the Cedar Rapids Public Library Foundation joined the Dollywood Foundation in hosting Give Like Dolly Day by asking for one-time or recurring donations to support the Imagination Library program that supplies free monthly books to children from birth to age five (costing $31 a year per child).
Coe College is now using a larger fixed-base operator facility at Eastern Iowa Airport to meet rising demand for pilot training – the space holds six planes, meeting rooms, and a flight simulator to support 45 aviation students this fall.
Alejandro Pino will become the new executive director of Linn County Gaming Association on Nov.
2. He will oversee grantmaking, financial planning + board governance and work with local governments, community organizations and the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission as the association uses funds from its partnership with Cedar Crossing Casino.
Linn County officials noted that 2016 flood preparations paid off — with no deaths, limited damage, and minimal service interruptions — thanks to lessons learned from 2008.
The county relocated operations and used Hesco barriers and social media so residents stayed informed.
Cedar Rapids officials offer a bulky item pickup for storm-damaged materials to residents with curbside trash service until Oct.
5 (call 319 286 5897 at least 24 hours ahead to schedule).
Waypoint unveiled 12 new apartments downtown to address the affordable housing need, with units named the Madge Phillips Apartments.
Tenants will move in this fall and pay only what they can afford while receiving support from the nonprofit that helps nearly 200 callers daily.
Former Hawkeye coach Steve Alford will retire at the end of this season—marking a 36-year coaching career that includes stints with Iowa and Nevada.
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