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‘Brian’s Law’: Friend of Solon hit-and-run victim pushes for tougher distracted driving penalties
SOLON, Iowa (KCRG) - A woman whose longtime friend suffered life-threatening injuries in a Solon hit-and-run is gathering support for a proposal that would require license suspensions for distracted drivers who cause injury crashes. Mary Huber calls her proposal “Brian’s Law,” named for Brian Vincent, whom she has known since...
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Cedar Rapids Gazette
Google submits Palo annexation request for data center site
PALO — Google has officially petitioned Palo to have land for a proposed data center project annexed into the city limits. The city this week posted an online announcement about the application, which will require review and approval from both the city’s Planning & Zoning Commission and the City Council. The commission will review the matter Nov. 30, after which it heads to the council. Google is looking to have roughly 650 acres in what is currently unincorporated Linn County annexed into the Palo city limits. The land is generally located southwest of the intersection of Palo Marsh and Power Plant roads. The request includes 550 acres of land south of the Duane Arnold Energy Center for a proposed data center project along the Cedar River and another 100 acres of agricultural buffer to connect the site to Palo’s current city limits. The tech giant intends to build up to six data center buildings at that location , with hopes to begin construction on the first building early next year. That timeline will change, however, should the annexation not move forward. The county first announced Google’s interest in the site last year, but the company this spring told officials it
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Streaky Lumberjacks lose second game in a row, 5-2 to first-place Cedar Rapids
MUSKEGON – The up-and-down Muskegon Lumberjacks are a bit down again. The Jacks lost their second straight game on Saturday night, falling 5-2 to the first-place Cedar Rapids Roughriders in front of a big home crowd at Trinity Health Arena. The loss continued a pattern for the Lumberjacks, who...