Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig announced today that the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship is partnering with the City of Cedar Rapids and the Benton, Black Hawk, Buchanan, Grundy, Linn and Tama Soil and Water Conservation Districts to launch the Cedar River Clean Water Partnership.
There were no new teachers in Cedar Rapids who signed the pledge in week ending Feb. 19, according to an online pledge from the Zinn Education Project.
Kirkwood Community College leadership, faculty and staff were saddened by the news of the passing of businessman and philanthropist Henry B. Tippie on Sunday.