CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — The Cedar Rapids Community School District Board of Education heard details of a new bond proposal at its April 28, 2025, meeting. Initially proposed at $210.6 million, with a new $104 middle school, the proposal was revised to omit the new school. The new proposal has a $117 million price tag. […]
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Month: April 2025
Birthday celebration planned for Cedar R...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — As he turns 100 next week, Bill McQuiston reflected on the past century, including his service during World War II. “I didn’t want to go to the Army. I didn’t want to go to the Marines, because they both marched too much,” the Cedar Rapids man said of his decision to […]
Picture-perfect day for EcoFest 2025 in ...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — April weather can be a tossup in Iowa, with winter-like days, or picture-perfect ones, as welcomed visitors to EcoFest 2025. The popular Earth Day celebration began in 2010 and was held this year on Saturday, April 26, at NewBo City Market, 1100 Third St. SE. While the day started with a […]
Rain improves outlook for morel mushroom...
After a slow start, Iowa morel mushroom hunters are encouraged by recent rains. Showers drenched most of the state over Easter on April 20, after a relatively dry spring. Posting photos on Facebook of their mushroom finds — many just an inch or so in size — members of Morel Hunters of Iowa noted that […]
Easter Showcase returns this weekend at ...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Visitors can step into the warmth of the Noelridge Greenhouse this weekend during the annual Easter Showcase. The showcase will be 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, April 19, and Sunday, April 20, 2025, at the Noelridge Greenhouse, 4900 Council St. NE. Admission is free. The first 500 children, ages 12 […]
Timing looks good for Good Friday potato...
Gardening folklore calls for potatoes to be planted on Good Friday, and with the date relatively late this year, the timing could be right. In Iowa, appropriate potato planting time varies from early April in southern portions of the state to mid- to late April for northern areas. As of April 15, 2025, soil temperatures […]
New Pioneer raises alarm on proposed liq...
UPDATE: On April 15, 2025, the applicant withdrew the request for a conditional use to allow Level III Tobacco and Alcohol sales. CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — New Pioneer Food Co-op is concerned about the potential conversion of a former restaurant into a liquor and tobacco shop next door to its Cedar Rapids store. The proposed […]
Gardeners tempted by warm weather should...
With warmer weather on the horizon, Iowans and others in the Midwest will be tempted to start their gardens, but a Czech legend warns against a late frost. Known under various names, including the Three Frozen Kings, the three icemen – tři ledovi muži – or Three Ice Saints, Three Frozen Men, Three Ice Kings […]
Eastern Iowa plant sales sprouting early
Plant sales, where gardeners can find locally grown perennials and other plants that perform well in Iowa, are off to an early start this year. Tender plants, such as tomatoes, peppers and annual flowers, should wait to be planted outside until after the final frost, but others, including native plants, can successfully be planted in […]
Cedar Rapids school survey points to ano...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Survey results show voters would resoundingly defeat the latest Cedar Rapids Community School District bond proposal. The district’s Board of Education heard results of the survey, taken earlier this year, during a special board meeting on Monday, April 7, 2025. Of the 7,850 registered voters who responded to the survey, just […]