New dates are May 13-15, 2022, at The Cherry Building in Cedar Rapids’ New Bo District; smaller sale scheduled for this Saturday with Farmers Market
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New dates are May 13-15, 2022, at The Cherry Building in Cedar Rapids’ New Bo District; smaller sale scheduled for this Saturday with Farmers Market
Jones County Conservation received a 2021 Derecho Community Forestry Grant to purchase native trees to replace those lost during the 2020 Iowa August Derecho event.
It's now more than 40 years since their release. The group of surviving hostages — including a woman from Waterloo — is down to 35, and the losses are coming faster now. Two died this month, including former Army medic Donald Hohman last week.
“Satchmo” played on Quad Cities riverboat, then appeared in concert at numerous Eastern Iowa venues
Throughout the course of the pandemic, Iowans have experienced more anxiety, depression and negative effects on their mental health. Local providers are working to help residents address those conditions through free services. Without it, the loss and stress and disconnect could have “a cumulative effect” on their overall well-being.
Board member Dexter Merschbrock said the amended agreement is a “good first step” but said the board needs to be intentional about reviewing data about the program monthly, which will be provided as a part of the contract.
But legislative Democrats have pressed for more state investments in K-12 education, regent universities, water quality, pandemic recovery and other perceived needs rather than stockpiling money for more tax cuts.
The forum for North Liberty candidates will be Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. Coralville’s city candidate forum is scheduled for Monday, Oct. 4, at 7 p.m.
Mayor John Lundell has been inducted into the Iowa League of Cities’ Hall of Fame for his career in local government that spans decades.
Nearly a quarter of Iowa public school students are in districts that have experienced significant COVID-19 outbreaks this year, according to a federal lawsuit seeking to prevent the state from enforcing a law banning mask mandates in schools.
Last week at a hearing, Geralyn Jones said wives signed for their husbands on her nomination papers to appear on the Nov. 2 ballot.
Faculty across Iowa’s public universities are continuing to demand the right to mandate masks in the classroom — looping in attorneys and considering resolutions urging faculty, regardless of state law or campus policy, to act in their own best interest and that of their students and the community.
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