Elizabeth Wood

Jeremy Sprague was sworn into office Thursday, becoming Marion’s new police chief

A photographic walk through the second half of August 2025

The Adaptive Sports and Recreation Inclusive Wellness Clinic, hosted by Linn County Public Health, introduced attendees to sports that are modified or specifically designed for participants with various physical, sensory or cognitive disabilities.

Community members were invited to pick grapes at Cedar Ridge Distillery in Swisher on Saturday. The annual event picks enough grapes to produce more than 250 cases of wine.

Dive After Dark, a cannonball contest organized by the nonprofit Iowa Giving Crew, invited the public to compete to raise money to help local schools, families and neighbors in need.

Photos from Coe College football media day at Clark Field in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Thursday, August 28, 2025.

Community members enjoyed local entertainment as they shopped at the farmers' market after dark in downtown Cedar Rapids on Saturday.

Event on Thursday evenings in August features bands, food vendors and fun in Uptown Marion.

The owners of a house that’s destined to be torn down invited the Marion Fire Department to use it for training on Thursday. Firefighters practiced creating a door out of a window, cutting a hole in an inside wall to crawl through, and a few rescue drills with a training mannequin.

The Pear Shakekup at Wetherby Park in Iowa City invited the public to shake pear trees to bring fruit down from hard-to-reach branches

A photo assignment in a dark room offered The Gazette’s Elizabeth Wood an opportunity to photograph silhouettes.

A photographic walk through the first half of August 2025

The Marion High School marching band performed an exhibition show at the high school Friday, preparing to present its George Gershwin-inspired production at football games this fall.

Iowa Hawkeye fans and kids received autographs from players before the open practice began

Scenes from Iowa Hawkeyes Kids Day open practice and scrimmage game