Less than six months after dropping the mascot “Mohawks,” the Mason City School Board has approved a student-led suggestion for the district's new mascot: the River Hawks.
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Less than six months after dropping the mascot “Mohawks,” the Mason City School Board has approved a student-led suggestion for the district's new mascot: the River Hawks.
State lawmakers have given the first stage of approval to a proposed state constitutional amendment that would clarify what happens when Iowa’s governor must be replaced.
This week is Severe Weather Awareness Week in Iowa, and that includes a statewide tornado drill at 10 a.m. Wednesday. Linn County won’t activate its sirens for this drill.
A $1 million cash-only bond has been set for a Decorah man accused of fatally shooting his father.
The Iowa State Patrol has identified 60-year-old Annie Zleh, of Muscatine, as the victim killed in a crash Sunday in Johnson County.
Instead of granting the Board of Regents’ ask for an additional $15 million in general education appropriations for the 2023 budget year – bringing the state’s total regents higher-ed allocation to $501 million – the House has suggested keeping gen-ed funding flat while putting $12 million into a new “Iowa Workforce Grant and Incentive Program.”
Join the Iowa Architectural Foundation (IAF) on April 2 for an in-person tour of two incredible historic buildings in Cedar Rapids designed by famed Chicago architect, Louis Sullivan. Esteemed local historian, Mark Stoffer Hunter, will guide guests through St. Paul's United Methodist Church and The Peoples Savings Bank.
Jackson County Conservation will host three OWLS (Older, Wiser, Livelier) events starting with a Skunk Cabbage Hike this Friday. Events also are scheduled for April 2 and April 7. Registration is required at least 48 hours in advance of each event.
When a theater is dark, a lone light is set on a stand downstage and left shining. Known as the …
Peddling dry goods and household items was an excellent way for Lebanese immigrants to earn money and practice their English, starting in the 1890s,
Cedar Rapids group raises money for Waypoint Services, a nonprofit that offers housing services, domestic violence victims services and childcare.
The series is free and open to the public with the goal of creating conversation about the impact of incarceration on individuals and their communities. The first film, “13th”, will be shown Sunday, with the discussion taking place on March 31.
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