A few days after the derecho created havoc, we screwed up our courage and ventured into Faulkes Heritage Woods on …
By Marion and Rich Patterson, correspondents Outdoors Sep. 6, 2020 3:00 pm1830d ago
A few days after the derecho created havoc, we screwed up our courage and ventured into Faulkes Heritage Woods on …
Orlan Love Outdoors Sep. 6, 2020 12:36 pm1830d ago
I am used to getting out-fished unless I go by myself, but I have seldom been as thoroughly trounced as …
By Rob Cline, correspondent
Books Sep. 5, 2020 3:11 pm1831d ago
I’m not much of an outdoors lover. As a general rule, I’m perfectly happy indoors with my books. But a …
News Sep. 7, 2020 4:35 pm1829d ago
Plans to build a 11,600-head cattle feedlot near Monona are moving forward again with an ownership change and no digester. …
News Aug. 31, 2020 8:30 am1837d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – As destructive as the derecho was for humans, wildlife experts in Iowa say the Aug, 10 storm …
By John Lawrence Hanson, correspondent
Outdoors Aug. 30, 2020 4:00 pm1837d ago
What do three red-headed woodpeckers, one peacock and a herd of bison have in common? Lake Miami park in Monroe …
By Brandon Caswell, correspondent Sports Aug. 30, 2020 2:00 pm1837d ago
Once known as ‘the slough,” what we now call Cedar Lake has seen days of better and worse. Centuries ago …
Lee Hermiston News Aug. 29, 2020 7:50 am1839d ago
IOWA CITY – Nearly three weeks after the derecho, it’s unclear when four state parks impacted by the storm will …
Business News Aug. 28, 2020 9:00 am1840d ago
Wilson’s Orchard has been known for its apples for decades. But soon local apple enthusiasts will be seeing some changes …
News Aug. 28, 2020 7:50 am1840d ago
On the Indian Creek Nature Center’s Wood Duck Way trail, visitors should be able to walk a full mile through …
News Aug. 27, 2020 11:18 pm1840d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – The city estimates 23,000 publicly-owned trees are lost or damaged to the point they must be removed …
Marion and Rich Patterson, correspondents
Outdoors Aug. 22, 2020 2:00 pm1845d ago
January’s snow swirled past our house as we planned a June 2020 New England trip. En route to a Vermont …
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