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CEDAR RAPIDS, Ia. — When the Cedar River began to rise last month, Craig Seeley drove to the bank and marveled at the engineering feat — 10 miles of temporary flood walls, constructed in a ...
Save CR Heritage, a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving historic properties, is set to purchase the historic ...
In Cedar Rapids, a city of about 124,000, flood waters downtown neared the top of stop signs and cars were nearly covered in water. It wasn’t clear just how high the river had risen because a ...
CEDAR RAPIDS — Watching a concert and grabbing a beer at McGrath Amphitheatre. Taking wedding photos along the flood wall in Czech Village. Biking the trail that spans the top of a Cedar Lake levee.
As a candidate eight years ago he canceled a stop in Cedar Rapids to avoid getting in the way of flood recovery. This time, nervous residents had the fiery first Clinton-Trump debate Monday night ...
A long-vacant historic home in the Wellington Heights neighborhood is being brought back to life — and will soon house two ...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - The Zastera Pharmacy building was originally built in 1921, now Save CR Heritage is working to keep the building functional for another 100 years.
CEDAR RAPIDS — Six months after the 2016 flood, Cedar Rapids continues to pay bills and incur new ones tied to the flood. Through April 7, Cedar Rapids had paid $6.3 million on 950-plus invoices ...
Sept. 14--CEDAR RAPIDS-- Almost before the water receded here in the June 2008 flood disaster, the word "buyout" had surfaced among owners of flood-damaged homes and businesses. Not so for Jim ...
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, is building flood walls around facilities owned by two of the world’s largest agribusinesses. It raises questions about who should pay the costs of adapting to climate change.
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — High inflation and construction cost spikes are prompting city officials to study the impact of growing expenses on its permanent flood control system. The Gazette ...