PHOTOS: March 2025 Wrap-up Best Photos by Gazette Photojournalists

A look at Gazette photojournalists’ best photos in the second half of March 2025

Emma Erickson of La Crosse, Wis., asks Salem the horse for a kiss after wrapping up their performances during the Tamarack Stables horse show at the Iowa Equestrian Center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Sunday, March 16, 2025. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Seventh-grader Boshra Saifi in Katie O’Leary’s class at McKinley Steam Academy, 620 10th St. SE, in southeast Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Friday, March 14, 2025. Boshra came to Cedar Rapids almost four years ago after fleeing the Taliban in Afghanistan with her family. She has lost her homeland and a brother, who passed away, but remains forward-looking. She was awarded a 14 Under 14 honor for being a champion of kindness whose determination overcomes challenges. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Chickens on a farm near Hopkinton, Iowa on Friday, March 14, 2025. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)

Kayli Stumpf of Callender, Iowa, smiles as she lifts up her son Chase Stumpf while playing in the foam pit at AirFX in Hiawatha, Iowa on Saturday, March 8, 2025. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Tina Richmond (right) of Cedar Rapids smiles as she takes a minute to chat with AniMeals volunteer Kandi Herb at her home in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Thursday, March 13, 2025. Richmond receives cat food for her two cats from AniMeals and is grateful for the services they provide. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Miss Czech-Slovak Iowa Isabel Sherman shades her eyes from the sun as she watches the Orloj clock play for the first time after being shut down for the winter months at the National Czech and Slovak Museum in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Thursday, March 20, 2025. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Reina Marroquin (right) thanks the crowd for their support outside of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Cedar Rapids Field Office following an unexpected summons to report to the facility in southwest, Iowa, on Monday, March 24, 2025. Marroquin, a Guatemalan mother of two, lives in Postville. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, looks over an aircraft engine during a visit to the Kirkwood Community college Aviation Maintenance Technology program’s facility at the Eastern Iowa Airport in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Friday, March 28, 2025. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)

Jonny Owens of Cedar Rapids plays disc golf at Wildcat Bluff Conservation Area in Benton County, Iowa on Wednesday, March 26, 2025. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)

Iowa’s Hannah Stuelke hangs out with teammate AJ Ediger while waiting for Selection Sunday on ESPN to start at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa on Sunday, March 16, 2025. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

New Iowa Hawkeyes mens’ basketball head coach Ben McCollum greets gold necktie-wearing fans as he arrives for a news conference at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa, on Tuesday, March 25, 2025. McCollum comes to Iowa after one season as coach at Drake University. He led the Bulldogs to a 31-4 season. The Bulldogs were 17-3 in the Missouri Valley Conference play and finished first in the conference. McCollum was the conference’s Coach of the Year. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

A composite image showing Linn-Mar long-jumper Abby Mecklenburg jumping during a practice at Linn-Mar High school in Marion, Iowa on Wednesday, March 26, 2025. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)

Linn-Mar long-jumper Abby Mecklenburg stands for a portrait during a practice at Linn-Mar High school in Marion, Iowa on Wednesday, March 26, 2025. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)

Iowa outfielder Devin Simon (20) reaches out to catch the hit from UCLA, but misses allowing UCLA to get a run in the second inning of the game at Pearl softball field in Iowa City, Iowa on Saturday, March 22, 2025. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Iowa infielder Gable Mitchell (2) jumps up to catch the hit from Michigan State, but misses in the third inning of the game at Duane Banks Field in Iowa City, Iowa on Saturday, March 15, 2025. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Michele Burke portrays a leprechaun as she reclines atop of a pot o’ gold of the Harrington family’s float during the SaPaDaPaSo St. Patrick’s Day Parade in southeast Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Monday, March 17, 2025. It was 50 years ago when calls to a local radio station started coming in about the possibility of having a parade. The first St. Patrick’s Day Parade debuted in 1976. The non-profit SaPaDaPaSo began sponsoring the parade in 1978. The parade was canceled in 2020 because of the Covid-19 pandemic. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Jordan Goldish (right), 2, and his brother Jaxon (cq), 5, walk up and down steps as they tour the physical therapy room with their parents at the Steindler Orthopedic Clinic and Steindler Surgery Center, 2301 Steindler Way, in North Liberty, Iowa, on Wednesday, March 26, 2025. Their father Daniel is a physician specializing in interventional spine care and pain management at the clinic. The clinic was established by Dr. Arthur Steindler and Dr. Webster Gelman in 1950. The clinic and surgery center relocated from its Iowa City, Iowa, location along Northgate Drive where it’s been since 2021. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Diego Ramirez with Venture Concrete uses a power trowel to smooth the surface of poured concrete as construction continues at the Hornbill Asian Market, 1445 First Avenue SE, in southeast Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Thursday, March 13, 2025. The building was built in 2019 and features 11,217 square feet of retail space. Hornbill Asian Market was founded in Waterloo and will address a food desert that was created when the nearby First Avenue Hy-Vee closed. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Jodi Schafer, talent attraction director at the Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance smiles as she speaks to Cedar Rapids Bank & Trust president James Klein at Dash Coffee Roasters, 120 Third Avenue SW, in southwest Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Friday, March 14, 2025. Schafer was hired by the Collaborative Growth Initiative, a partnership of Cedar Rapids metro communities. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Retired Wapsie Valley teacher Sue Moen Schumacher addresses Sen. Chuck Grassley during a town hall at the Franklin County Courthouse, 12 First Avenue NW, in Hampton, Iowa, on Friday, March 21, 2025. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Sen. Chuck Grassley walks from a crowded courtroom following a town hall at the Franklin County Courthouse, 12 First Avenue NW, in Hampton, Iowa, on Friday, March 21, 2025. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Nathan Marling of Toddville, Iowa, fishes in the water below the low-head dam across the Cedar River at Palisades-Kepler State Park in rural Mount Vernon, Iowa, on Tuesday, March 18, 2025. The Natural Resources Commission approved a contract for a company to develop a plan to remove or modify the low-head dam while keeping it a place for recreation and fishing. The plan would also protect spawning areas of fish like the lake and shovelnose sturgeon. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Iowa Hawkeyes forward AJ Ediger (34) and Iowa Hawkeyes guard Kylie Feuerbach (4) chest bump during media availability and open practice ahead of the Women’s NCAA Basketball Tournament Round of 64 at the Lloyd Noble Center in Norman, Oklahoma on Friday, March 21, 2025. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)

Iowa Hawkeyes guard Sydney Affolter (3) fights Murray State Racers guard Trinity White (5) and guard Briley Pena (3) for a rebound during a Women’s NCAA Basketball Tournament Round of 64 game between the Iowa Hawkeyes and the Murray State Racers at the Lloyd Noble Center in Norman, Oklahoma on Saturday, March 22, 2025. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)

Iowa Hawkeyes guard Taylor Stremlow (1) reacts during a Women’s NCAA Basketball Tournament Round of 64 game between the Iowa Hawkeyes and the Murray State Racers at the Lloyd Noble Center in Norman, Oklahoma on Saturday, March 22, 2025. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)

Oklahoma Sooners center Beatrice Culliton (0) fouls Iowa Hawkeyes guard Lucy Olsen (33) during a 2025 NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament Round of 32 game between the Iowa Hawkeyes and the Oklahoma Sooners at the Lloyd Noble Center in Norman, Oklahoma on Monday, March 24, 2025. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)

Iowa Hawkeyes guard Sydney Affolter (3) hugs head coach Jan Jensen during a 2025 NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament Round of 32 game between the Iowa Hawkeyes and the Oklahoma Sooners at the Lloyd Noble Center in Norman, Oklahoma on Monday, March 24, 2025. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)

Isaac Sorensen (right) paces teammate Jackson VanHorn to the finish of the 800 meter run during an intrasquad meet at Clear Creek Amana High school in Tiffin, Iowa on Thursday, March 27, 2025. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)

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