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He has been heavily involved in the performing arts since an early age. Next stop: Boston Conservatory at Berklee to study musical theater.

Iowa City Public Works Director Ron Knoche has worked in the city’s public works department for 25 years. This year he was named one of the national top ten public works leaders of the year by the American Public Works Association.

Rosangel Flores Rubio — who immigrated from Honduras in third grade with her mother and younger sisters — has grown into other roles: City High Student Senate co-president, executive editor of the Little Hawk newspaper, tennis player, mock trial team member and founder of Latino Hawks.

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Cedar Rapids doesn’t require large companies, such as manufacturing plants and food processors, to pretreat industrial wastewater. This system — popular with companies because they don’t have to maintain their own treatment facilities — is unique in Iowa and unusual for mid-size cities across the United States.

Thousands of students are graduating this spring from Iowa high schools. The Gazette this week is featuring graduating seniors from six Johnson County high schools

Johnson County Auditor Travis Weipert said there have been election workers who have decided not to return to the practice amid increased scrutiny.

But testing isn’t reaching them, fueling worries of virus spreading