One week ago, parts of Iowa sustained record heat on Sept. 20, 2022, with temperatures in the upper 90s. Tonight, the state could experience the first frost of fall. This is Iowa. Forecasts call for lows overnight (Sept. 27-28) in the 30s and with calm conditions, the potential for the state’s first frost of the […]
Czech festival celebrates centennial in ...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — The St. Wenceslaus Church Czech Goulash Day marked a milestone of 100 years on Sept. 25, 2022. Brisk winds did not deter from sunny skies and pleasant temperatures, as crowds lined up for food, music, games and more to celebrate the festival’s centennial. See photos from the 2021 Czech Goulash Day […]
Iowa surpasses 10,000 COVID-19 deaths
The Iowa Department of Health and Human Services reported Sept. 21, 2022, that the state had recorded 10,051 deaths attributed to COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic. That number is up 77 deaths from the 9,994 reported one week ago. Deaths are considered COVID-19 associated when COVID-19 is listed as an underlying cause or […]
Getting buzzed in the garden: hummingbir...
Iowans who get “buzzed” while outdoors at this time of year might have had a close encounter with a whitelined sphinx moth, commonly known as a hummingbird moth. The moths, also known as hawk moths, are often mistaken for hummingbirds, with the rapid pulse of the moth’s wings resembling that of its namesake. Whitelined sphinx […]
Czech festival in Iowa to celebrate 100 ...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church will celebrate a century of its popular festival Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022, with the return of Czech Goulash Day. See photos from the 2021 Czech Goulash Day Czech Goulash Day, celebrated in various forms since 1922, features its namesake goulash – what some might consider a beef […]
Photos: A stormy Market After Dark in Ce...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Rain, and lightning, dampened the middle of the 2022 Market After Dark in downtown Cedar Rapids. Lightning spotted just before 8:30 p.m. led organizers to delay the live entertainment until the storm had passed. The event, from 6:30 p.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 27, resumed after the storm delay, but […]
German documentary includes stop in Mont...
MONTICELLO, Iowa — A gathering of German visitors and Iowans at the Jones County Fairgrounds was recorded Aug. 17, as part of a German documentary. The get-together in the Youth Development Center was the third time Steve Hanken, of Monticello, has welcomed German visitors to Iowa since his own visit to Germany. About 30 guests […]
Photos: Meskwaki Powwow makes comeback i...
After a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, the Meskwaki Powwow made its return to the settlement in Tama County, Iowa. The 106th annual event — the only powwow of its kind in Iowa — took place from Aug. 11-14, 2022. “The Sac and Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa, also known at the […]
Popular Market After Dark set to return ...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Market After Dark, which attracts tens of thousands of people to downtown Cedar Rapids, is scheduled to return on Saturday, Aug. 27, 2022. Related: See photos from the 2021 Market After Dark The event, which includes a variety of food and product vendors interspersed with live entertainment and adult beverages, was […]
“Your buddy, Mike” Letters returned to I
By Cindy Hadish Monica Morley and her sister, Maria Hamilton, never met their uncle, who was killed in World War II before they were born, but a remarkable coincidence led the Cedar Rapids women to a close friend who had lived near their uncle and corresponded with him during the war. Mike Bisek, 99, has […]