May 27—JEFFERSONVILLE — The Jeffersonville Police Department has arrested a suspect in the robbery of a Chase bank on East 10th Street this morning. Derek Staser, 46, of New Castle, is in police custody on a robbery charge, according to JPD Lt. Isaac Parker. Police were dispatched to the Chase Mortgage at the corner of East 10th Street and Springdale Drive around 9 a.m. this morning. The .
Cedar Rapids and its surrounding communities are used to facing and overcoming challenges. Property-damaging flooding has always been an issue there. In fact, according to the city of Cedar Rapids, historic flooding and tornadoes in 2008 cost the Federal Emergency Management Agency $848 million, the agency s sixth-largest declaration ever. Total property damage was estimated at $6 billion. We feel as a community, if we can recover from the floods of 2008, we can meet any challenge, said Ron Corbett, business retention and expansion strategist at the Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance. And that s the spirit that s in the in the community and obviously the business community and the citizens.