Grand opening event, pantry 40th anniversary party, scheduled for July 14
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Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52401
Grand opening event, pantry 40th anniversary party, scheduled for July 14
Some educators say tuition increases at Eastern Iowa private schools are possible because of Education Savings Accounts, taxpayer-funded financial assistance to attend a private K-12 school. But even with ESAs, families could be paying thousands out of pocket for tuition at a private school in Iowa.
One year ago, J’nae Peterman started charting a new way forward for Cedar Rapids and Linn County. Now, the route to help end homelessness has been outlined with five pillars.
When Mike Tupper was co-chair of the Law Enforcement Immigration Task Force, he was in charge of coordinating efforts with the National Immigration Forum to provide immigration-focused training opportunities to law enforcement agencies around the country and to advocate for immigration legislation at the national level.
Caleb Knutson began his job with Cedar Rapids’ Downtown Self-Supported Municipal Improvement District. Now he’s helping bring the Downtown Vision Plan to life.
Catholic Parish expects to sell 3,500 dozen of the Czech pastry in its annual fundraiser
Healthy Kids Iowa, announced by Gov. Kim Reynolds in May, uses federal funding to expand the summer meal sites program that the state ran last year. Instead of one box for the whole summer, qualifying families are being given one box per child, per month in June, July and August.
Gazette Travel, which will be hosting a series of trips each year. In 2026, we’re launching with the following four destinations: Rome and the Amalfi Coast in Italy (April), The Canadian Rockies and Glacier National Park (July), the Blue Danube River Cruise (October) and Australia and New Zealand (October). Come learn more at an informational meeting June 26 at Geonetric Building.
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — The U.S. military struck three sites in Iran early Sunday, directly joining Israel ’s war …
The executive director of anti-abortion advocacy group Pulse Life Advocates said anti-abortion activists still have more work left to do.
Catholic Parish expects to sell 3,500 dozen of the Czech pastry in its annual fundraiser
The incident, at the milepost 225 westbound on ramp, was reported to the Iowa County Sheriff’s Office around 9 p.m. Friday night.
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