Articles Tagged: West Liberty

The recent deportation of Pascual Pedro is a heartbreaking situation. The 20-year old former West Liberty resident and Guatemalan national, …

U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson, of Marion, said in a call with reporters Thursday that lack of a criminal record does not prevent people in the U.S. without legal status who are eligible for deportation from being deported.

Dozens of people gathered outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement office in Cedar Rapids Wednesday to protest the detention and deportation of a West Liberty man who was sent to Guatemala earlier this week.

Less than a week after he was detained during a regular check-in at the U.S. ICE office in Cedar Rapids, Pascual Pedro, who came to the United States from Guatemala seven years ago, at age 13, has been deported. His removal happened before his lawyer had time to file a single document with ICE officials regarding his order of removal.

Pascual Pedro was 13 when he arrived in the U.S. with his dad. For seven years, he’s lived with his grandparents in West Liberty, where he graduated from high school, and then got a work permit so he could get a job. Last week, during a regular check-in at the ICE office in Cedar Rapids, he was detained, and now is awaiting deportation.

Summer is right around the corner, which means its prime time for live music, festivals, fairs and family fun. From jazz to rap to country to rock, there’s plenty to listen, dance and sing along to in Eastern Iowa and beyond this summer.

A West Liberty firefighter who says he was wrongfully arrested on a charge of harassing public officials and then fired over a separate allegation of sexual harassment is now suing the city for $155,000.

Turkey plant also temporarily suspends 401(k) employer contributions

A stagecoach inn built in 1841 in West Liberty, Iowa was moved Monday from its location along Highway 6 to Heritage Park in West Liberty where it will be restored and eventually become a public museum.

Founder has book signings, showcase in West Liberty and Iowa City

Like many of the Greatest Generation, the Lehman brothers in West Liberty didn’t think anything of putting their lives on hold to serve their country during World War II. Now with the oldest brother 100 years old, two of the three surviving siblings still aren’t sure what all the fuss is about after a lifetime of serving their communities.

WEST LIBERTY — Liberty Communications Corp., an Eastern Iowa broadband provider, has announced a partnership with Midwest Data Center, a …

West Liberty Foods will close its Mount Pleasant location in May of next year, impacting the jobs of 350 employees, the West Liberty-based company said Friday.

Warm weather has allowed Eastern Iowa farmers to get out in their fields -- finally -- to plant corn, soybeans, oats and other crops. Input costs are rising, but corn expected to fetch a premium this year.

Try your hand at puppetry as Eulenspiegel troupe in West Liberty organizes a community storytelling project. The show will need seven to 12 people, from upper elementary to adults, to act as puppeteers or operate sound effects at each host town or site.