“Likable curmudgeon’”Lawrence Wenclawski feels like he made a difference in the schools, but it’s “tme to move on.”
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“Likable curmudgeon’”Lawrence Wenclawski feels like he made a difference in the schools, but it’s “tme to move on.”
Available at the Cedar Valley Humane Society
Iowa Conservatory opening in August to 40 students from Iowa and across the country
Also, Corridor communities designated as ‘Iowa Great Place’
In this week’s edition of Curious Iowa, The Gazette looks at why a landfill was built on the doorstep of Czech Village, how Cedar Rapids Linn County Solid Waste Agency developed a landfill into a hub of nature trails and what will happen when the county’s current landfill reaches capacity.
Four weeks into summer school across Iowa’s public universities, enrollment remains below pre-pandemic levels — although campus leaders are “encouraged” by signs student counts are normalizing.
The annual Taste of Heritage Garden event in Iowa City will celebrate Iowa’s history, agriculture and food on July 12. The event will be from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the historic Plum Grove home at 1030 Carroll St. in Iowa City.
A man sought in connection with a fatal shooting and an armed carjacking in Nebraska was shot and killed by police officers in Iowa following a chase.
Officers responded at 1:04 a.m. Sunday to the Pedestrian Mall after getting reports of shots being fired. They found shell casings and property damage, but no injuries had been reported.
A look back at the top news stories from the week of July 3
Distrust of public health authorities, who say drinking raw milk is dangerous, fuels demand for unpasteurized milk products, leaders on both sides of the issue say.
The Kansas native who has been the group’s executive director since 2012 has developed a research-based communications strategy that he hopes will help progressives better connect with their fellow Iowans
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