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• CBS 2 TOP STORIES VIDEO
More homes damaged during the floods of 08 are finally coming down.
This time the focus is rural Linn County.
Flooded-out cabins, sheds, and one old and historic hotel.
This week demolition crews are working on the old Cedar Springs Hotel near Mount Vernon.
Built in the 1880's, the hotel was a vacation destination and restaurant up through the mid-1960's.
It closed to the public in 1965 and sat empty for forty years.
Then the floods of 08 hit.
"We have a lot of people come in and look around and somebody's gonna get hurt, so it's gotta come down," said hotel owner Pat Biderman.
Linn County is scheduled to knock down close to 20 structures between now and Thanksgiving.
Both FEMA and the state are covering all costs.
Demolition Begins On Rural Linn County Flood Homes
This time the focus is rural Linn County.
Flooded-out cabins, sheds, and one old and historic hotel.
This week demolition crews are working on the old Cedar Springs Hotel near Mount Vernon.
Built in the 1880's, the hotel was a vacation destination and restaurant up through the mid-1960's.
It closed to the public in 1965 and sat empty for forty years.
Then the floods of 08 hit.
"We have a lot of people come in and look around and somebody's gonna get hurt, so it's gotta come down," said hotel owner Pat Biderman.
Linn County is scheduled to knock down close to 20 structures between now and Thanksgiving.
Both FEMA and the state are covering all costs.
Demolition Begins On Rural Linn County Flood Homes
• CBS 2 LOCAL NEWS
Pa. man faces marijuana charges after Iowa stop
February 09, 2010 09:23 EST
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) -- Iowa authorities say a Pennsylvania man faces drug charges after a deputy pulled his car over for speeding and found 56 pounds of marijuana in two suitcases.
The Pottawattamie County sheriff's office says 25-year-old Mark Zimmerman of Morrisville, Pa., was arrested Saturday on Interstate 80 near Council Bluffs.
Sgt. Dwayne Riche says a deputy found the pot during the stop.
Zimmerman was charged with possession of marijuana with intent to deliver. He was taken to the Pottawattamie County jail. Jail officials say Zimmerman was released Monday.
The sheriff's office on Tuesday didn't know whether Zimmerman had hired an attorney.
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Information from: The Daily Nonpareil, http://www.nonpareilonline.com
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• BUSINESS NEWS
Dow below 10,000
NEW YORK (AP) -- Wall Street begins trading today with the Dow Jones industrials below 10,000 for the first time in three months.
• CONSUMER INFO
Toyota checking 2010 Prius brakes; mum on recall
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TORRANCE, Calif. (AP) -- Toyota USA says it is evaluating brake problems with the 2010 Prius gas-electric hybrid, but no decision has been made about a recall. ...
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TORRANCE, Calif. (AP) -- Toyota USA says it is evaluating brake problems with the 2010 Prius gas-electric hybrid, but no decision has been made about a recall. ...
• SCIENCE/TECH NEWS
IN THE NEWS: COLORADO SEEKS TO COLLECT ONLINE SALES TAXES
DENVER (AP) -- It's the latest in a long line of efforts to get people to pay taxes on online sales -- this time, being tried by lawmakers in Colorado.
• GET THIS
STRIP CLUB RAISES MONEY FOR HAITI EARTHQUAKE RELIEF
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) -- This is a charity effort that, we presume, raised more than just money for a good cause.
