Alison Gowans

CEDAR RAPIDS – When the winds rose and the power went out, it didn’t take long for many local restaurants …

DECORAH – In the rolling hills outside Decorah sit two orchards owned by Seed Savers Exchange, a nonprofit dedicated to …

  CEDAR RAPIDS — For the last week, families with no where to go after the Aug. 10 derecho tore …

CEDAR RAPIDS — For the last week, families with no where to go after the Aug. 10 derecho tore holes …

CEDAR RAPIDS – For people reliant on medical devices or who need to keep medicine cold, an extended power outage …

Editor’s note: Foxhole ‘Charlie” Bar & Grill is closed until further notice due to storm damage. This story was reported …

I’m trying, as many of us are these days, to learn to appreciate sitting with stillness. To take the uncertainty …

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  IOWA CITY — Kristy and Bob Walker just meant to trade in their Iowa City house for a rural …

When Paul Habhab opened Highway 30 Diner in Cedar Rapids in January, he had his father Paul Habhab Sr. and …

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When people test positive for COVID-19, how are others they’ve been around notified? Often, with the help of contact tracers. …

CEDAR RAPIDS – It took Terry and Paula Brown a year to create a new creek exhibit being installed at …