Tyrell J. Gaston, sentenced to probation in a drug robbery that turned fatal for his cousin Andrew, said he wished he could go back and do things differently.
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Tyrell J. Gaston, sentenced to probation in a drug robbery that turned fatal for his cousin Andrew, said he wished he could go back and do things differently.
Last year, 95.9 percent of Iowans seeking a high school equivalency diploma passed the HiSET exam compared with 80.5 percent nationally.
64 students and staff in the district are currently positive for COVID-19, and 117 in quarantine from exposure. 41 of those students positive for COVID-19 are in kindergarten through sixth grade, which is the population of students not yet eligible to be vaccinated.
“Storm Lake” subject Art Cullen, a Pulitzer Prize winner, spoke Friday at FilmScene ahead of a national tour for the award-winning documentary featuring the family-owned newspaper in northwestern Iowa.
In the 1950s, escalators arrived from Germany for the new Armstrong’s department store in downtown Cedar Rapids. But, because of a union agreement, they had to be disassembled and put back together by local workers.
An interesting artifact was unearthed and donated to The History Center recently – a diary from 1923 that features 365 entries. It was kept by a 22-year old man.
Quietly, during the COVID-19 pandemic, the UI surpassed its goal of having 40 percent renewable energy by 2020. The university now has at least 42 percent of its power from renewable sources and one boiler exclusively fed biomass fuels.
The school district’s new ombudsperson will be an informal resource for students, families and staff
UnityPoint Health Hospice, in partnership with Cedar Memorial in Cedar Rapids, is hosting an event later this year called Virtual Cookies and Canvas. Through a guided painting class, children will learn about art as a tool to express their emotions following the death of a loved one.
Iowa City would switch congressional districts from the 2nd to the 1st.
See who’s running for city council or school board in Linn and Johnson counties in the Nov. 2 election.
A former College Community School District bus driver was sentenced to 10 years for kidnapping with the intent to sexually abuse a 10-year-old girl.
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