Mary Sharp

A look back at what’s been in the news in Iowa in the past week

PIECE OF HISTORY: The minister of St. George Syrian Orthodox Church in Cedar Rapids and his family were on their way to a Syrian picnic in Mason City on Sept. 17, 1933, when a two-car crash killed three members of the Kacere family and the three Waterloo men in the other car.

Mary Ann Hanusa drops bid for Congress

A 7-year-old plays soccer with his grandfather

Lawsuit: 2 people killed in August 2020 collision on Mississippi RIver

Sinclair woman lived, and died, in home that now houses The History Center

Laura Dowling, who will be the featured speaker at the Sept.10 Cedar Rapids Garden Club’s annual fundraiser, talks about getting the job she didn’t think she’d get -- and flowers, of course.

AAA travel agent Lisa Swanson also advises that you pack something extra for your vacation this year: patience and understanding.

The people who work at the Cedar Rapids plant talk about the facility’s closing and their love of newspapers. Printing of The Gazette will move to Des Moines as part of a national trend toward consolidation.

Derecho caused $7.5 billion in damage in Iowa alone

CEDAR RAPIDS – Just before he died, Emil Allick thought about something that would make him sad – “If I …

by Mary Sharp RELEASE: CEDAR RAPIDS – The Principal Financial Group’s Family Fun Fest will be in Cedar Rapids on …