Cedar Rapids Today

MARION CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: Yard and Garden: Care of Newly Planted Trees

By Press release submission | May 31, 2020

The Marion Chamber will be helping Uptown Coffee Company celebrate its grand opening. T

CITY OF BRIGHTON: Yard and Garden: Care of Newly Planted Trees

By Press release submission | May 31, 2020

NPR's Michel Martin discusses what tech companies can do to regulate facts on their platforms with Aspen Digital's Vivian Schiller, Recode's Kara Swisher and the Cato Institute's Matthew Feeney.

LINN 4-H CLUB: Yard and Garden: Care of Newly Planted Trees

By Press release submission | May 31, 2020

The key to watering newly planted balled and burlapped and container-grown trees is to keep the plant’s root-ball moist for several weeks after planting.

Cedar Rapids Teen Sentenced to Five Years in Federal Prison

By Press release submission | May 24, 2020

Found with Loaded Stolen Firearm While on State Court Probation

CITY OF ELY: P&Z Meeting to be Held May 18

By Press release submission | May 17, 2020

Due to COVID-19 ,the P&Z Meeting will be held virtually.

CITY OF CEDAR RAPIDS: Parks, Waterways & Recreation Commission Meeting to be Held May 19

By Press release submission | May 17, 2020

PARKS, WATERWAYS & RECREATION COMMISSION MEETING

CITY OF BELLE PLAINE: Possible Rusty Water

By Press release submission | May 17, 2020

We are working at the well fields which could possibly cause some sporadic rusty water for the next several days.

CITY OF WASHINGTON: Road Grinding to Begin on the Keokuk Washington Road and G26

By Press release submission | May 17, 2020

On May 14, 2020 a roadway patching and grinding project will begin on the Keokuk Washington Road (V15) and 190th St. (G26).

CITY OF CEDAR RAPIDS: Drinking Water Boil Order Lifted

By Press release submission | May 10, 2020

The City of Cedar Rapids is lifting the boil order for all areas in the SW Quadrant previously affected.

CITY OF CEDAR RAPIDS: Cedar Rapids Hosts Virtual City Council Meeting

By Press release submission | May 10, 2020

The Cedar Rapids City Council meeting for Tuesday May 12, 2020 at noon will be hosted virtually.

CITY OF BELLE PLAINE: July 3rd & 4th Activities Cancelled

By Press release submission | May 10, 2020

Attn Belle Plaine Residents: Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all celebration activities in Belle Plaine on July 3rd and July 4th have been cancelled.

KIRKWOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE: Kirkwood to Hold Virtual Commencement May 16

By Press release submission | May 10, 2020

Kirkwood Community College will hold an online virtual commencement ceremony for its 2020 graduates on Saturday, May 16, starting at 10 a.m.

From Dubuque Times

Dubuque Woman Pleads Guilty to Helping A Man Obtain Dose of Heroin and Fentanyl that Caused His Death

By Press release submission | 5 years ago

A woman who helped a man obtain a fatal quantity of opioids pled guilty on May 7, 2020, in federal court in Cedar Rapids.

From Central Iowa Times

DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE: Iowa Small Business Relief Tax Deferral Program continues with second round

By Press release submission | 5 years ago

Iowa Director of Revenue Kraig Paulsen has announced businesses in Iowa can continue to apply for a deferral of state sales and/or withholding tax.

CITY OF BELLE PLAINE: Amid U.S. Lockdowns, The Border Wall Construction Goes On

By Press release submission | May 3, 2020

While much of the country has been on lockdown, construction of President Trump's border wall has continued.

CITY OF CEDAR RAPIDS: Apply to Serve on a City Board or Commission

By Press release submission | May 3, 2020

The City of Cedar Rapids has extended the deadline for applications to serve on City boards and commissions for fiscal year 2021 beginning July 1, 2020.

Clarence Man Sentenced To Ten Years in Federal Prison for Attempted Enticement of a Minor

By Press release submission | May 3, 2020

A man who attempted to entice a minor to engage in illegal sexual activity was sentenced today to ten years in federal prison.

From Central Iowa Times

IEDA: $1.2 Million Awarded from Registered Apprenticeship Fund to Employers and High School Programs

By Press release submission | 5 years ago

The Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) announced $1.2 million in new funding awarded to employers and high schools statewide to expand registered apprenticeship programs.

IEDA: Opens New Application Round for Workforce Housing Tax Credits

By Press release submission | May 1, 2020

Deadline to apply is June 8

From Ames Today

GOVERNOR'S OFFICE: Iowa Leaders Urge ‘Immediate Assistance’ from Administration to Support Pork Producers

By Press release submission | 5 years ago

In a letter to Vice President Mike Pence – the head of the White House Coronavirus Task Force – Governor Kim Reynolds, U.S. Senators Joni Ernst and Chuck Grassley along with Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig are asking for additional support from the administration for the state’s pork producers.