If proper CPR is started immediately on someone experiencing a heart attack or injury that stops their blood flow, the odds of a positive outcome are increased about 10-fold. But it often takes longer than five minutes for paramedics to arrive at a scene, so class organizers are hoping to have more community members trained in CPR and ready to act.
Available at the Cedar Valley Humane Society
The city of Cedar Rapids is seeking public input on the Age-Friendly Action Plan. Information is requested on ways to increase livability in Cedar Rapids for all ages. The online survey is available until Jan. 18.
Cedar Rapids has been sampling wastewater to determine the spread of COVID in the community, and recent data collection shows concentration of the virus in Cedar Rapids’ sewage is “more pronounced than the number of cases indicated by Linn County Public Health.”
A nonprofit founded after the Aug. 10, 2020, still fills the need it sees in the community.
Senate Democrats will introduce legislation that would propose an amendment to the Iowa Constitution that would make marijuana legal.
The firm will provide advice, guidance and solutions to organizations, corporate leaders and investors seeking to conduct business in China and the U.S.
The Clear Creek Amana school board called for a special election to be held on March 1 for the issuance of bonds not to exceed $65 million.
Cedar Rapids police continue to refuse to share details about an officer-involved shooting Friday that started with an attempted traffic stop and ended with a suspect hitting an officer with a vehicle, prompting the agent to fire.
The Trump administration overpaid corn farmers by about $3 billion in federal aid in 2019 and farmers in the South were paid more for the same crops than those elsewhere in the country, a federal watchdog agency has found.
A Cedar Rapids man pleads not guilty to additional charges in the U.S. Capitol attack Jan. 6. Additional charges include entering and remaining in restrictive areas and rooms, disordering and disruptive conduct, and “parading or picketing” in the building.
Investigators have shared few details about the 9:46 a.m. report of “multiple shots fired” at 402 Fairchild St. – which sits two blocks west of North Market Park in the historic North Side neighborhood and three blocks west of Mann Elementary.
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