Feed Iowa First has officially opened its new 17-acre site in partnership with Linn County Conservation at Wanatee Farm after moving out of its site at Dows Farm, which housed its Equitable Land Access program. Here’s what the nonprofit’s executive director had to say about the new site.
A new edition of whiskey produced by a veteran-owned spirit company in Swisher is honoring six Medal of Honor recipients who risked life and limb to serve their country and protect their fellow soldiers.
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Registration is open for a new one-day program that’ll give a behind-the-scenes look at Hawkeye women’s wrestling. Funds raised will support female athletes looking to compete and train for Olympic titles after college.
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The City of Marion is providing residents with free trees to plant in the right of way area between their properties and the street as part of the city’s fall tree-planting program.
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This year, UNI students and supporters across the Cedar Valley and state will be sporting the first “TC’s Tee,” a new annual T-shirt tradition the campus hopes will raise camaraderie, Panther pride, and money for UNI’s general scholarship fund, housed within the UNI Foundation.
A longheld citizen dream to help Latino families prosper in Iowa is coming to life as Linn County residents have come together to form a new nonprofit that aims to help Latinos succeed.
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Ethan Prentice, a senior at Xavier High School, said he was motivated by wanting to help people and “our community.” The work was his Eagle Scout project.
The Cedar Rapids-based team beat four other teams, including the Muskego (Wisconsin) Water Bugs by four points out of more than 1,300 points awarded.
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Exhibit, opening ceremonies focus on Eastern Iowa’s vital rail history.
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