CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Dozens of residents voiced opposition to a proposed gas-fired power plant during an informational meeting hosted by the Iowa Utilities Commission. More than 250 people crowded into a ballroom March 23, 2026, in The Hotel at Kirkwood Center to hear Alliant Energy’s proposal for Morgan Valley Energy Center, a natural gas-fired […]
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Photos: Winter Gardening Fair 2026
HIAWATHA, Iowa — After record-high temperatures earlier this week, Mother Nature put the “winter” back in Iowa, in time for the annual Winter Gardening Fair. Fortunately, with below-freezing temperatures and a new layer of snow on Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026, the popular event, hosted by the Linn County Master Gardeners, is held indoors. Succulent cuttings […]
Escape the bitter cold during Winter Gar...
HIAWATHA, Iowa — Gardeners can find respite from the arctic cold inundating Iowa and much of the nation as they look forward to the annual Winter Gardening Fair, hosted by the Linn County Master Gardeners. This year’s event will be 8:30 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026, at the Kirkwood Linn County Regional […]
Cedar Rapids School Board, bond vote and...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — In a tight race, voters narrowly turned down the Cedar Rapids Community School District’s $117 million bond referendum and elected new School Board members on Election Day 2025. Votes on Nov. 4 for City Council were unsurprising, as most incumbents were unopposed. Tiffany O’Donnell easily won reelection to her second four-year […]
Photos: Winter Gardening Fair 2025
HIAWATHA, Iowa — Hundreds of gardeners dreamed of spring as the Linn County Master Gardeners hosted the 2025 Winter Gardening Fair. The annual event, on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025, at the Kirkwood Linn County Regional Center in Hiawatha, featured more than 80 sessions and hands-on workshops, led by Master Gardeners, local professionals and ISU Extension […]
Winter Gardening Fair to feature more th...
Registration is filling fast for the 2025 Winter Gardening Fair, hosted by the Linn County Master Gardeners. The annual event is set for 8:30 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025, at the Kirkwood Linn County Regional Center, 1770 Boyson Road, Hiawatha. See photos from the 2024 Winter Gardening Fair Registrants can choose six […]
Photos: Winter Gardening Fair 2024
HIAWATHA, Iowa — Iowans were thrust into the deep freeze this weekend, after nearly springlike temperatures earlier in February, but gardeners know the season is close at hand. Hundreds gathered Saturday, Feb. 17, at the 2024 Winter Gardening Fair, hosted by the Linn County Extension Master Gardeners at the Kirkwood Linn County Regional Center in […]
Linn County Master Gardeners spotlight b...
HIAWATHA, Iowa — Master gardeners will present timely information on gardening topics during free talks each Tuesday in February at the Hiawatha Public Library. The talks take place from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Feb. 6, 13, 20 and 27 at the library, 150 W. Willman St., Hiawatha. Related: Learn about the 2024 Winter Gardening Fair See more […]
Small deck gardening among sessions at 2...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — As Deb Walser drives through Cedar Rapids, she is struck by the multitude of new apartment buildings springing up, each adorned with small outdoor balconies or decks. Some balconies are diminutive, scarcely a foot wide and spanning the length of a sliding door. Other buildings boast more expansive decks, reaching dimensions […]
Photos: A sold-out Winter Gardening Fair...
HIAWATHA, Iowa — Hundreds of gardeners gathered Saturday, Feb. 18, for the 2023 Linn County Master Gardener’s Winter Gardening Fair. This year’s event at the Kirkwood Regional Center in Hiawatha, featuring headliners such as Iowa PBS gardening show host Aaron Steil, completely sold out. See photos from the 2022 Winter Gardening Fair Iowa gardening experts […]