The new pastor at Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church, Pastor Ray Coleman, tells every member of his church he loves them every Sunday. He recently joined the church with his wife, Rhonda, after spending their lives in Texas.
As she pursues her lineage with few documents left intact after World War II, Springville resident Lena Gebotszrajber Gilbert hopes to soon have Polish citizenship to prove that Hitler wasn’t ultimately successful in the genocide of millions of Jews, including most of her relatives.
Cedar Falls, Iowa, native Raja Chari “spacewalked” for nearly seven hours Wednesday.
See Swisher’s Haley Slaton on “American Idol” and Cedar Rapids’ Alisabeth Von Presley on “American Song Contest” represent Iowa.
Michael Bornstein, a survivor of the Auschwitz concentration camp during the Holocaust, will speak on his harrowing experience amid rising antisemitism.
Nearly six months after the first Afghans arrived in Cedar Rapids as they fled the Taliban in Afghanistan, a Catherine McAuley Center case worker said about 250 live in the area.
Many people dream of traveling in retirement. But most envision that happening by plane or by car, involving hotels or at least beds, and affording them the chance to relax and take it easy.
Harold Alcott joins at least 55 other centenarians in Iowa. He celebrated his 100th birthday on March 5. He’s one of 509 living World War II veterans left in the Eastern Iowa area.
Nikki and Paul Hynek want to get a 10-year-old Ukrainian boy they’ve hosted and his siblings out of their home country amid Russia’s invasion. While the Hyneks hope to make the kids part of their family, they face bureaucratic hurdles in getting the kids to safety.
Clairvoyant medium and paranormal investigator Spirit Wolf, of Ely, dies at 71
Dawn Stephens and Greg Young have spent the last eight years restoring the 125-year-old Brewer House in the Oak Hill Jackson Neighborhood in southeast Cedar Rapids.
The Breckenridges race against the clock to adopt a fourth Ukrainian son before he turns 16, when he is eligible for military service and ages out of the orphanage.
For many Black restaurant owners, Black history isn’t just something celebrated during the shortest month of the year — it’s a lived experience practiced by hand every single day.
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