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 […]
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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 […]
“Forever 18” Prosecution begins in Miche
The mystery of who killed Michelle Martinko, an 18-year-old Kennedy High School student stabbed to death outside of Westdale Mall in Cedar Rapids, has haunted Iowans for 40 years. Her body was found in the family Buick in the mall parking lot in the early morning hours of Dec. 20, 1979. She was last seen […]
Two Iowans undergo testing for coronavir...
UPDATE, Feb. 10, 2020: The Iowa Department of Public Health announced today that the two people tested for the novel coronavirus have tested negative. The department’s website indicates 26 people who do not have symptoms for the virus are being monitored in Iowa. Original post: Iowa health officials have identified two possible cases of coronavirus, […]
Eyes on Iowa: photos from caucus night 2...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Nearly 250 people turned out for the Democratic caucus at Franklin Middle School in Cedar Rapids, one of more than 1,600 precinct sites across the state on Monday, Feb. 3, 2020. The Iowa caucuses constitute the first nominating contest in the 2020 presidential election. More: Snapshot of 2016 Iowa caucuses From […]
Well-known Iowa organic farmers cite cli...
UPDATE, Feb. 4, 2020: Andy Dunham added the following comments regarding the decision by Grinnell Heritage Farm to scale back its operations. “We stopped doing farmers markets last season because, after looking at the numbers, we found that we were not gaining ground by going to markets, even in IC or especially DM. We could […]