Photos: Gazette Visuals’ January 2021 Favorite News Photos

Teiya Bales, 10, of Cedar Rapids smiles as she sleds at the Roosevelt Creative Corridor Business Academy in Cedar Rapids on Saturday, Jan. 30, 2021. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)

Bicyclists take a break after a ride on the Woodpecker Trail in Coralville on Friday, Jan. 1, 2021. Iowa City saw several inches of wet snow on New Years Day. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

Medical assistant Breena Elliott administers the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to Julie Koranda of Marion at UnityPoint Family Medicine Clinic in Marion on Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021. Julie and her husband, Ron Koranda, both received their first dose of the vaccine Tuesday as providers began administering vaccines to residents aged 65 and over this week. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)

Ten-year-old Hannah Kirby (center) shows her photograph on a paper copy of her Iowa identity card to her father Michael Kirby at the Iowa Department of Transportation Service Center in southwest Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Friday, Jan. 22, 2021. Ethan, 13, (left) also got an Iowa ID card while Michael and mother Stephanie (in background) got their Real ID licenses fore a future trip to Florida. The family drove from LeClaire, Iowa, for their appointment. The DOT has gone to an appointment-only process at its service centers. The change was already planned before the COVID-19 pandemic, the pandemic accelerated the process. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Annie Brewer leads a ukelele lesson via online video conferencing at West Music in Coralville on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021. Like many activities during the pandemic, music lessons have moved online. Brewer's lesson drew students from the Iowa City and Cedar Rapids area, and as far flung as Mason City. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

Workers with Nesper Sign Advertising, Inc., remove the Q in the Quaker Oats neon sign atop the Quaker facility, 418 Second St. NE, in northeast Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Monday, Jan. 11, 2021. The company will take down the letters on the sign that faces Cedar Lake on Tuesday. The company is repairing damage to the letters, caused by the August. 10 derecho storm as well as replacing the neon tubes with safer and more energy efficient LED lighting. According to Nesper president Phil Garland, the LED lighting is lower voltage than neon and will use 1/6th the amount of electricity as neon. Garland says that the LEDs will have a similar appearance to neon that residents have come to expect from the historic beacon seen over the city. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Jessica Peel-Austin, Museum Program Manager, moves boxes back into the collections storage room at Brucemore in Cedar Rapids on Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021. The room was emptied during restoration of the windows, which gave an opportunity to remove dated carpet, evaluate the organization of the collection, and install a wall-mounted art rack for larger pieces. Brucemore has exceeded the $5 million goal for its first capital campaign, launched in 2018. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)

Ashlee Harper of Cedar Rapids takes a swab sample for a self-administered COVID-19 test along with Kelli Fox of Cedar Rapids (left) at the Coralville Marriott & Convention Center on Friday, Jan. 8, 2021. Project Better Together and Corteva Agriscience offered free COVID-19 tests to adults Friday at the Coralville Marriott & Convention Center from 9 a.m. until 6 p.m. Test results were expected to be delivered by text message and email within 24-36 hours. Corteva received a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to provide 100,000 free tests across the country. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)

A traveler wheels his luggage to an exit after arriving from Orlando, Fla., at The Eastern Iowa Airport in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Monday, Jan. 18, 2021. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Marion Mayor Nick AbouAssaly balances on a UFO (Unidentified Fitness Object) that is part of the Precor Queenax functional and suspended body weight training system at the new Marion YMCA, 3740 Irish Dr., in Marion, Iowa, on Friday, Jan. 15, 2021. The new facility features three full-size basketball courts, two racquetball courts, a leisure pool with a splash pad, an 1/8th mile indoor walking/running track. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Ice carving artist Ron Dillavou of Chain Reaction Carvings works on a sculpture for a live demonstration during Winterfest at the Amana Colonies on Saturday, Jan. 23, 2021. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)

Jack Piper (left) and Peter Kaboli of Iowa City cross country ski together with other members of the Iowa City Nordic Club at Kent Park in Oxford on Sunday, Jan. 17, 2021. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)

Kathy Morrison snow blows her sister-in-law's driveway in Marion, Iowa, on Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

People walk along the trail at Wickiup Hill Learning Center in Toddville on Sunday, Jan. 3, 2021. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

Lisa Isselhardt folds a length of ribbon as she assembles components for a gift kit at Goodwill of the Heartland in northeast Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Friday, Jan. 8, 2021. The kits, featuring a box, ribbon, tissue and other items, are assembled and shrink-wrapped for Nordstrom Direct. The line produces 100,000 annually. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

The Maple Bourbon Old Fashioned is seen at the Indigo Room at the Hotel Millwright in Amana on Friday, Jan. 15, 2021. The new dining spaces include a restaurant, bar, fast-casual options, and a whisky room. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

The Heritage Pork Chop is served at the Indigo Room at the Hotel Millwright in Amana on Friday, Jan. 15, 2021. The new dining spaces include a restaurant, bar, fast-casual options, and a whisky room. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

Dasia Taylor, Iowa City West High School senior, photographed at the school on Friday, Jan. 15, 2021. Taylor is one of 300 students in the country to be named a Regeneron Science Talent Scholar. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)

Mayor Terry Donahue prepares his morning coffee in the break room at City Hall in North Liberty on Friday, Jan. 8, 2021. A plan to design a new city hall is in the works, with the goal of increasing accessibility, safety and bringing all of the city's services under one roof. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

Crews gather and remove tree limbs and other debris from areas of Ellis Park Golf Course in northwest Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Siblings Caleb, 11, (left) and Maggie Jensen, 10, of Plano pose for a photo for their mom in snowman cutouts during Winterfest at the Amana Colonies on Saturday, Jan. 23, 2021. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)

Christine Gust of Hiawatha heads out on the cross-country ski trail at Wickiup Hill Learning Center in Toddville on Sunday, Jan. 3, 2021. Trails for skiers have been groomed at the nature center. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

Hoarfrost clings to pine needles on an evergreen in Fontana County Park in Hazleton on Sunday, Jan. 3, 2021. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

Sylas Hagenow, 5, of Cedar Rapids smiles after sliding down a sledding hill on his stomach at the Roosevelt Creative Corridor Business Academy in Cedar Rapids on Saturday, Jan. 30, 2021. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)

Austin Welch, 9, sleds down a ramp made of snow from the railing of the front porch in southeast Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021. The Welch family shoveled snow from off the roof of the porch to build the ramp. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Student Ruba Ahmed-Abdelmutalab works with classmates Nadeen Mohammed (left) and Ben Nkolobise (right) to paint a mural celebrating Black History Month at Iowa City West High School in Iowa City on Friday, Jan. 29, 2021. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)

Co-owner Demetrius Perry writes out tags for shoes recently sold to Vice Iowa City in Iowa City on Sunday, Jan. 17, 2021. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)

A woman jingles a bell during the Unity March Car Parade through Iowa City, Iowa, on Monday, Jan. 18, 2021. Johnson County Board of Supervisors as well as Iowa City Mayor Bruce Teague and other community leaders and members paraded through the streets of the city, some in decorated cars, jingling keys and honking horns to commemorate Dr. Martin Luther King Day. About 30 vehicles, including Iowa City and Johnson County emergency vehicles took part in the procession. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Nine-year-old Elizabeth Fadhili gets into a Refugee and Immigrant Association van at her home at Glenbrook Apartments in southwest Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021. The agency has purchased the van to provide transportation to school for children who live at Glenbrook Apartments and other locations to Hoover Elementary School. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Traci Freeberg a front office worker at OB-GYN Associates checks in for her Covid-19 vaccination appointment at the Eastern Iowa Health Center in southeast Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Friday, Jan. 15, 2021. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Demonstrators make their way from Old Capitol to the University of Iowa College of Dentistry during a 'Put DEI (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion) in DDS (Doctor of Dental Surgery)' protest/walkout at the University of Iowa College of Dentistry in Iowa City, Iowa, on Friday, Jan. 29, 2021. The purpose of the protest is two-fold. The group will be demanding changes to create a safer, more supportive and inclusive environment for marginalized identities and to ensure health care providers receive appropriate training in order to graduate from the University of Iowa with cultural competence. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

People watch a 'Put DEI (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion) in DDS (Doctor of Dental Surgery)' protest/walkout from inside the University of Iowa College of Dentistry in Iowa City, Iowa, on Friday, Jan. 29, 2021. The purpose of the protest is two-fold. The group will be demanding changes to create a safer, more supportive and inclusive environment for marginalized identities and to ensure health care providers receive appropriate training in order to graduate from the University of Iowa with cultural competence. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Third-year dental student Megha Puranam (left) gets a hug from fourth-year dental student Jasmine Butler as they listen to fellow students read personal impact stories gathered from fellow dental students during a 'Put DEI (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion) in DDS (Doctor of Dental Surgery)' protest/walkout at the University of Iowa College of Dentistry in Iowa City, Iowa, on Friday, Jan. 29, 2021. The purpose of the protest is two-fold. The group will be demanding changes to create a safer, more supportive and inclusive environment for marginalized identities and to ensure health care providers receive appropriate training in order to graduate from the University of Iowa with cultural competence. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)