Ely NewsLocal news for Ely, IA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Status of NCSML Collections Better than Expected- June 23, 2008 Crews of NCSML staff, board members, volunteers and friends old and new have been working non-stop since they were allowed to begin clean-up efforts last Thursday.http://www.topix.net/city/ely-ia/2008/06/status-of-ncsml-collections-better-than-expected?... 95-year-old man rescued from Time Check neighborhood- June 20, 2008 Cedar Rapids firefighter Brent Smith hoists Gene Minder, 95, over his shoulder to carry him to dry ground after rescuing him from his Ellis Boulevard home on Thursday morning, June 12, 2008.http://www.topix.net/city/ely-ia/2008/06/95-year-old-man-rescued-from-time-check-neighborh... Volunteers head to Iowa- June 18, 2008 Several Hattiesburg-area volunteers are in Iowa this week to help flood victims as one of the biggest disasters to hit the Midwest continues to spread misery.http://www.topix.net/city/ely-ia/2008/06/volunteers-head-to-iowa?fromrss=1 Linn County Rural Electric Cooperative Experiencing Outages- June 15, 2008 ' Linn County REC currently has 650 members without power in the West Branch area due to a transmission line fault.http://www.topix.net/city/ely-ia/2008/06/linn-county-rural-electric-cooperative-experienci... Alliant Energy Flood Effects Update- June 12, 2008 " Currently, as a result of the flooding and storms approximately 10,000 customers are without power in east Central Iowa.http://www.topix.net/city/ely-ia/2008/06/alliant-energy-flood-effects-update?fromrss=1 Cooper to lead meditation walk- June 10, 2008 Walking the Labyrinth will be from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Monday at Stepping Stones massage, 1206 State St.http://www.topix.net/city/ely-ia/2008/06/cooper-to-lead-meditation-walk?fromrss=1 Rural vs. urban - what's a county's priority- June 5, 2008 Should Linn County supervisors answer first to rural residents even though most of the county's residents live in the Cedar Rapids metro area That was one of the questions at a forum for Linn County Democratic ...http://www.topix.net/city/ely-ia/2008/06/rural-vs-urban-whats-a-countys-priority?fromrss=1 GOP candidates tout government experience- June 3, 2008 A retired Linn County Public Health employee is competing against a former mayor of Ely in the Republican primary Tuesday for the District 2 seat on the Board of Supervisors.http://www.topix.net/city/ely-ia/2008/06/gop-candidates-tout-government-experience?fromrss... 2 challenge incumbent in Linn Dems' primary- June 1, 2008 Linda Langston, twice elected to the Linn County Board of Supervisors, is seeking reelection because she says she wants to help complete initiatives she's helped get off the ground.http://www.topix.net/city/ely-ia/2008/06/2-challenge-incumbent-in-linn-dems-primary?fromrs... |