CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — The St. Ludmila Kolach Festival plans a return next weekend after a one-year hiatus. Set for June 7-9, 2024, at St. Ludmila Catholic Church, 211 21st Ave. SW, the longtime festival features kolaches, a fruit-filled Czech pastry. Last year, the parish temporarily suspended the festival as it demolished its 1958-built elementary […]
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Month: June 2024
Brood awakenings: periodical cicadas eme...
MARENGO, Iowa — Iowans accustomed to the songs of annual cicadas every summer may notice differences with the periodical cicadas making an appearance this year. Brood XIII began emerging in east-central Iowa in late May after 17 years underground. Read more: Nature Watch: cicada emergence Entomologists note that in 2024, two broods — a 13-year […]