Articles Tagged: Coralville

The memorial has been in the works for a decade and is just a few months away from being in its final form. The project was led by former Coralville Mayor Jim Fausett, a Korean War veteran, up until he died in 2017.

The Coralville City Council is moving forward with filling a council vacancy by appointment, and is now accepting applications from interested residents.

Several area splash pads and pools are scheduled to be open this Memorial Day weekend.

The land in dispute is key to connecting Forevergreen Road in North Liberty to Tiffin but who will build the final connection and how has been delayed due to a legal fight dating back to 2019. A District Court judge ruled last month Coralville has authority but Tiffin does have the possibility to appeal the ruling.

Construction on the Coralville Community Food Pantry's new building has started, which is “surreal but exciting,” executive director John Boller said.

Education Department Director Ann Lebo joined Debi Durham, Iowa Economic Development Authority director, and Beth Townsend, Iowa Workforce Development director in a panel discussion led by Kathryn Kunert, vice president of economic connections and integration for MidAmerican Energy.

The theme of the 2022 Coralville 4thFest parade celebrates the "Coralville Strip" on Highway 6. Parade applications are accepted online or by mail, and must be received by June 1.

The council weighed its two options — holding a special election and appointment — during a work session after Tuesday night’s formal meeting, ultimately agreeing on moving forward with appointment to fill the vacancy sooner.

From the Old World creatures of “Jurassic Park” to Dvorak’s “New World Symphony,” Bernstein to the Beatles and Sondheim to Stravinsky, Orchestra Iowa is pulling out all the stops for its 2022-23 celebration.

Jill Dodds, who has been on Coralville City Council since 2012, has resigned from the Coralville City Council after being asked to leave by the mayor amid child sex abuse allegations against her husband.

The Gary Wicklund Lifetime of Service Award has been named after and awarded to Gary Wicklund of Coralville, who has been an Alzheimer’s Association volunteer since 1977.

Public transit in Iowa City, Cedar Rapids and Coralville dropped their respective mask mandates following a federal court ruling that struck down the nationwide mask requirement for public transportation.

A Coralville man, who owns a child care center with his wife, was arrested Monday for allegedly sexually abusing a child under the age of 14 while the child was in his care.

The Coralville location will be the first Raising Cane’s in the Corridor after a location previously planned in Cedar Rapids fell through.

The ACLU of Iowa sent letters to the cities of Coralville, Davenport, Dubuque and Bettendorf, urging each city to repeal its respective panhandling ordinance.