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Cedar Rapids Freedom Festival organizers have announced the first-ever Patriotic Porch Contest. Decorate your porch, yard, or business storefront for a chance at cash prizes.

Those who would like to help combat hunger in Iowa can experience what 15 percent of Iowans go through on a regular basis through the Hunger Banquet.

Available at Cedar Valley Humane Society

Goats on the Go Cedar Valley brought 25 to 50 goats to the Cornell College campus in Mount Vernon for a week to graze on invasive plant species.

Junior Achievement of Eastern Iowa has received a grant from Variety - the Children’s Charity to fund students participating in Junior Achievement programs at the elementary school level.

Trees Forever and the University of Northern Iowa's Tallgrass Prairie Center announce the revival of a popular workshop series focused on caring, planting and managing native prairie and trees.

NAMI Linn County, local affiliate of the National Alliance on Mental Illness, will offer the NAMI Connection Recovery Support Group from 6 to 7:30 p.m. the first and third Monday of the month.

Starting Friday, current Iowa City Senior Center members will be able to make appointments to use The Center’s fitness rooms.

A new story walk at Reed Park, 618 Seventh Ave. SW in Cedar Rapids, will open on Thursday. The first book was written by local students.

After a brief hiatus in 2020, the Music Under the Moon concert series returns this summer to the Klopfenstein Amphitheater stage at Lowe Park, 4500 N. 10th St., Marion.

A new podcast network bringing community-focused content and featuring local voices was launched over the weekend. The LAS Podcast Network debuted Sunday with 10 podcast shows that ranged in topics from real estate and marketing to history and fatherhood.

Timing coincides with National Trails Day, June 5