Speakers at Wednesday’s rally, including parents and medical professionals, called on Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds to issue an executive order allowing districts to enact mask policies if they want.
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Speakers at Wednesday’s rally, including parents and medical professionals, called on Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds to issue an executive order allowing districts to enact mask policies if they want.
The Iowa City Parks and Recreation Department announces the schedule marking the final days of the season for splash pads and the outdoor City Park Pool.
Automatic revocation of 501(c)(3) status comes after CSPS, the pioneering arts organization that spurred the growth of NewBo in Cedar Rapids, recently paid off over $100,000 in debt to artists.
Iowa City is gathering community input on how to spend $18.3 million from the American Rescue Plan Act, a $1.9 trillion federal relief package. One option is direct payments to undocumented workers, who were not eligible for other relief aid.
Housing, child care and climate were key issues mentioned Wednesday night
The delayed release is creating uncertainty over whether the exacting process of drawing new boundaries for the state’s 50 Senate and 100 House districts can be completed ahead of a constitutional deadline.
Marion man will spend 1 year in federal prison for stealing pistol last year when he worked at Fleet Farm. The incident was captured on store video.
Sully the Russian tortoise and Ginny the African pygmy hedgehog were taken from the Old MacDonald’s Farm barn at Bever Park sometime between 12:30 and 4 p.m. Tuesday.
Two Iowa men accused of using bad checks to buy more than $800 in lottery tickets saw a total profit of $134 after winning on some of the tickets, Cerro Gordo County authorities said.
As of late Wednesday, the Iowa Department of Pubic Health’s website listed 355 hospitalizations statewide. That’s the highest number of patients since 360 were recorded on Feb. 4, according to analysis by The Gazette.
Although administrators leading Iowa’s public universities say they can’t mandate vaccines or masks heading into a fall semester that arrives with COVID cases again on the rise, they’re encouraging their tens of thousands of campus community members to get a shot before returning.
Deputies said Jonathan P. Soucie, 42, was driving on the interstate at more than 100 mph.
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