History Happenings: A 200-pound howitzer brought home to Cedar Rapids by Union veterans after the Civil War has disappeared and reappeared over the years.
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History Happenings: A 200-pound howitzer brought home to Cedar Rapids by Union veterans after the Civil War has disappeared and reappeared over the years.
Seven months after beginning her tenure as the University of Iowa’s 22nd president, Barbara Wilson on Friday will be formally “installed” during an afternoon ceremony at Hancher Auditorium – happening in conjunction with the campus’ 175th anniversary celebration.
Table to Table, a Johnson County nonprofit that rescues 2.5 million pounds of food each year and delivers it at no charge to local pantries and social service agencies, is kicking off a celebration of 25 years and fundraising for construction expenses with a free-to-the-publicpen house on Thursday.
The Johnson County Empowerment/Early Childhood Iowa Area Board has funds available for programs that provide support to families with children age 0-5, and pregnant individuals. Anyone providing services to Johnson County families is eligible to apply, and a mandatory bidder’s conference is Thursday.
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.
The Granny Basketball League and its members are getting ready to lace up and take the court for an 18th year of six-on-six basketball. League action will begin with the 15th annual Granny Basketball Jamboree on Saturday in Cedar Rapids.
The Mercy Pain Clinic offers specialized pain treatments tailored to each individual patient. Patients with new pain or ongoing pain, are welcome to schedule at the Pain Clinic in search of relief.
With a $9 million award from the state to fuel key developments, Cedar Rapids will use Reinvestment District program funds on public projects. Though still in the works, it appears the Guaranty Bank redevelopment and Paramount high-rise will have to find funding elsewhere.
University of Iowa investigators over the weekend flew to Alaska for a three-week mission to better understand a rarely viewed type of aurora — also known as Northern Lights — that flashes or “pulsates.”
House File 2416 would require any Iowa schools that get public funding to designate sports programs as open to biological females, open to biological males or coeducational. A similar bill awaits action in the Senate.
The Hiawatha Police Department has partnered with Foundation 2, a mental health liaison program, to provide better mental health services to the community.
Workers at child care centers would be allowed to watch more children, potentially creating new child care slot openings, under a proposal from Iowa Senate Republicans.
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