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Marking 50 years since calls came in for starting a St. Patrick’s Day parade in Cedar Rapids, Monday’s parade will draw many who have volunteered for or attended the beloved tradition since the beginning.

An Iowa snowbird escapes the cold of Iowa winters by sailing the Intra Coastal Waterway from Fort Lauderdale to Key West.

Animal rescue staff and volunteers last week removed 49 dogs from a property near Riverside where the Washington County Sheriff’s Office executed a search warrant on suspicion that the owner had violated animal care laws. Seventeen dead dogs were found.

Plant labels are one of the first things to look at when considering buying a garden plant, and they can be helpful, but they can be confusing and sometimes downright misleading.

Available at the Cedar Valley Humane Society

The Iowa Faith & Climate Network – formerly known as Iowa Interfaith Power & Light – changed its name in February and is launching their ‘climate informed ministry cohorts’ program

Keweenaw Peninsula, located on Michigan’s much larger Upper Peninsula, is a prime recreation area for snow and water skiing, snowmobiling, fishing, hiking, berry picking, rock hounding, boating and viewing the heavens from one of the darkest places on our continent.

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