Tuesday Morning Read: Growing hole triggers concerns, Hames founder dies, double standard at Meyer trial?

GROWING HOLE TRIGGERS CONCERNS — A cavity large enough to swallow a jogger, bike or at least part of a car has opened a void smack in the middle of the 500 block of 10th Street SW, and neighbors are concerned. Read more: https://www.thegazette.com/government-politics/growing-hole-triggers-safety-concerns-on-10th-street-sw/

HAMES FOUNDER DIES — Curt Hames, co-founder of Hames Homes and an active Iowa Republican, died Sunday night. He was 92. Barbara Hames, his daughter, said her father was a 'walking encyclopedia of the manufactured home industry' and 'the most generous person I've ever known.' Read more: https://www.thegazette.com/news/curt-hames-founder-of-hames-homes-dies/

DOUBLE STANDARD AT MEYER TRIAL? — Several parents complained about University of Iowa Head Volleyball Coach Bond Shymansky, but despite the concerns, Shymansky kept his job — unlike Tracey Griesbaum, who was fired as field hockey coach Aug. 4, 2014, based on similar complaints from student-athletes and parents. This is according to testimony Monday in the trial of a lawsuit filed by Jane Meyer, former UI associate athletic director, against the university. Read more: https://www.thegazette.com/news/double-standard-university-of-iowa-volleyball-coach-not-fired-after-parent-complaints-of-verbal-abu/

NEW IOWA FOOTBALL COMMIT — Solon's Tyler Linderbaum has been an Iowa Hawkeye fan from an early age. Living about 15 minutes away from Iowa City, he will get the chance to take the field of the athletes he watched as a kid. The junior lineman confirmed his verbal commitment to play football for the University of Iowa and Hawkeye head coach Kirk Ferentz. Read more: https://www.thegazette.com/iowa-prep-sports/solons-tyler-linderbaum-commits-to-play-football-at-iowa/

QUOTABLE — 'There's no direct human health concerns if people come in contact with the lake the way it is for recreational purposes.' Mel Pins, executive officer of the Iowa Brownfield Redevelopment Program, regarding Cedar Lake