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The county received multiple awards this past week
Following years of atypical student experiences characterized by separate and dispersed learning environments connected via screens, Kirkwood Community College last week celebrated the completion of its new on-campus $34 million student center aimed at connection and collaboration.
Domestic Violence Intervention Program, based out of Iowa City, has announced events for the month of October, which is national Domestic Violence Awareness month.
“I consider myself a Latino who wants to help Latinos,” said Monica Vallejo, who’s been instrumental in starting programs such as Festival Latino, which takes place Sunday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at McGrath Amphitheatre for the 11th year.
Ensemble will tour Eastern Iowa with new folk music program.
Local astronomy club seeing increased membership and attendance at public events
A City High grad was one of 19 who received academic scholarships this year from a manufactured home developer. He is the first in his family to attend college.
The Iowa City/Johnson County Senior Center is holding a membership drive this month to invite community members to experience the various activities and programs. September marks National Senior Center Month.
Iowa State University recently got a three-year, $727,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture to study mung bean varieties to see which ones are most resistant to drought, disease and pests while packing a protein punch sought for growing interest in vegetarian diets.
This year, people entering the corn maze at Bloomsbury Farm may have to take a trip around the sun to get out.
Wellington Heights Community Church has been known as a “church without walls” since it began in March 2020. With renovations complete on the former Paul Engle Center, the group now has a physical space to serve the southeast Cedar Rapids neighborhood.
