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Available at the Cedar Valley Humane Society

In the days since Mercy Iowa City’s bondholders raised concerns about dwindling assets available for distribution through a liquidation trust, attorneys, consultants, and advisers for the bankrupt hospital, its creditors, and its pensioners have inundated the court with “final” fee requests totaling nearly $13.4 million.

A new royal has been bestowed with the highest crown in one of the Midwest’s prominent agricultural industries. But make no mistake -- the Dairy Princess doesn’t stay on her throne.

Available at the Cedar Valley Humane Society

Water is involved in many important bodily functions. The main source of getting water is by drinking it but foods also can contribute to small amounts for your daily water intake.

Available for adoption at Cedar Rapids Animal Care & Control

I have tended my Iowa garden for nearly 40 years now, but it was a persistent problem with my backyard lawn that made me break down and finally do what all the garden experts recommend as a first step when creating a garden in the first place -- testing the soil.

The Tri Cities have a combined population of about 316,000 people. A century ago, it was a sleepy out of the way place too dry for conventional agriculture. Change came when two massive federal projects transformed the region forever. They made visiting the region fascinating and tasty.