Also, Stephen Larson has been confirmed for another term as administrator of the Iowa Alcoholic Beverages Division
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Also, Stephen Larson has been confirmed for another term as administrator of the Iowa Alcoholic Beverages Division
Drew Blahnik, who killed Chris Bagley in 2018, pleaded not guilty to federal gun charge Wednesday. If convicted, he faces 10 years in federal prison. He is already serving 57 years in the Bagley murder.
With gas prices still hovering around record levels – and Iowa’s college and university campuses facing a budgetary quandary in the form of inflation – Kirkwood Community College is rolling out a pilot summer program to close its campus offices on Fridays.
IowaWatch, an Iowa-based news nonprofit, is joining Investigate Midwest and will have a new focus reporting on agriculture.
The council looked at 3 options, but a slight majority favored Option B, which did not include the wave pool but left room in the plan for future expansion for one.
The Iowa Department of Public Health reported 1,063 new COVID-19 cases in the past week, an increase from the 900 new cases reported last week. However, infected patients in intensive care in Iowa’s hospitals have reached an all-time low.
The city will use pandemic aid, supplemented with local funds, for a voluntary relocation program intended to help residents of the mobile home park find safer and more stable housing before the park closes, as is widely anticipated.
Johnson County’s direct assistance program will launch Monday at noon. Iowa City is contributing $1.5 million in pandemic relief dollars, bringing the program’s total to $3.5 million.
Being inducted into the Iowa Volunteer Hall of Fame is the most prestigious state-level honor volunteers can receive as recognition of their service to their communities. The induction ceremony is 2:30 p.m. Thursday at the state capitol.
This Friday, both Jones and Buchanan counties are hosting Earth Day-themed hikes. Registration is recommended for either event.
After decades of giving, a Cedar Rapids man a has reached the rare milestone of 100 donations. Here’s how you can donate blood to help others, plus get rewarded and also help plant trees.
The Gary Wicklund Lifetime of Service Award has been named after and awarded to Gary Wicklund of Coralville, who has been an Alzheimer’s Association volunteer since 1977.
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