Articles Tagged: Fourth of July

On the Fourth of July, Ruby Caceres celebrated the birthday of her new country alongside her husband and son and other family members who also have made their way to the U.S. over the years.

Community members gathered at Marion’s Lowe Park Thursday night for Fireworks and Fireflies, which featured live music, food, a petting zoo, face painting and inflatables

Eastern Iowa Independence Day celebrations rocket through July 6

The Freedom Festival’s first ever drone show, which replaces the balloon glow, will kick off the festival Thursday night.

Summer is right around the corner, which means its prime time for live music, festivals, fairs and family fun. From jazz to rap to country to rock, there’s plenty to listen, dance and sing along to in Eastern Iowa and beyond this summer.

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In Coralville’s 150th anniversary, area residents were eager to enjoy the activities of the annual 4thFest and celebrate the power of community while commemorating the day the U.S. officially became an independent nation.

Dozens of patients arrived at local emergency rooms this weekend with fireworks-related injuries, including burns and traumatic hand injuries, local hospitals report.

Despite concerns Iowa isn’t moving fast enough for cities to get American Rescue Plan money, cities say delaying the start of the “shot clock” will give them time to prepare applications for funds to cover infrastructure, revenue loss and “community relief.”

Fireworks are returning to downtown Cedar Rapids, plus dozens of other shows across the area.

The key to taller corn — and better yields — is planting early and controlling weeds, most farmers say.

Fireworks-related injuries at Iowa’s two largest trauma systems spiked after lawmakers legalized their sale in May 2017 — including a fourfold increase in injured kids, hit especially hard by the surge.

Fireworks, Balloon Glow, DockDogs, drive-through pancake breakfast among the events returning to the 2021 Cedar Rapids Freedom Festival.