CEDAR RAPIDS — Steve Shriver had mixed feelings as he and other volunteers distributed hundreds of bottles of free hand cleanser March 18, in a steady rain. Recipients at the drive-through distribution were overwhelmingly grateful, but Shriver, founder of organic lip balm and natural body care products company, Eco Lips, saw the other side, too. […]
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Month: March 2020
Iowa governor orders bars, restaurants, ...
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds issued a public health disaster emergency on Tuesday, March 17, 2020, requiring restaurants, fitness centers, casinos and other venues to close as of noon. The disaster emergency activates the public health response and recovery aspects of the State Disaster Emergency Plan, in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Restaurants can still offer […]
Indian Creek Nature Center temporarily c...
UPDATE: The Indian Creek Nature Center has set June 27-28 as the new dates for this year’s Maple Syrup Festival. ADDITIONAL UPDATE: The National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library also is temporarily closing. See details, below. CEDAR RAPIDS — The coronavirus pandemic has led to numerous changes in events and public gatherings. Just yesterday, […]
Governor recommends Iowa schools close f...
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds tonight recommended that Iowa schools close for four weeks, after new cases of community spread of the coronavirus were reported in the state. Reynolds plans a press conference for Monday, March 16, 2020. In addition, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) just released new guidelines that call for […]
Iowa confirms first community spread of ...
The Iowa Department of Public Health was notified Saturday of another case of novel coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, bringing the total to 18 positive cases in the state and the first that has no known source of infection. Gov. Kim Reynolds called a press conference the evening of March 14, 2020 to make the […]
St. Patrick’s Day Parade canceled in Ced
UPDATED: March 11, 2020, with information from University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics CEDAR RAPIDS — This year would have marked the 45th year of the SAPADAPASO Parade in downtown Cedar Rapids, which has been held, rain or shine, since 1976. The St. Patrick’s Day Parade Society posted a message on Facebook this morning, Wednesday, […]
First Iowa “presumptive” cases of corona
Three Iowans likely have the novel coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, according to testing by the Iowa Hygienic Laboratory. All three, in Johnson County, had been on a cruise in Egypt. Read more about the three cases from the Iowa Department of Public Health: Testing at Iowa’s State Hygienic Laboratory has indicated three presumptive positive […]
Earliest Daylight Saving Time switch set...
Given that the switch to Daylight Saving Time happens on the second Sunday in March, the 2020 time change will be the earliest possible, falling on March 8. Remember to “spring forward” and set your clocks ahead one hour before you go to bed Saturday night, March 7, 2020. We lose an hour of sleep, […]