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Willie Ray’s Q Shack to travel to Northwestern Iowa to help flood victims
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - Cedar Rapids restaurant owner Willie Ray Fairley says he is taking a crew to northwestern Iowa this weekend to help Iowans impacted by devastating flooding. In a Facebook post on Tuesday, Fairley said the team with Willie Ray’s Q Shack will be serving meals Saturday...
Recreational boating banned on Mississippi River near Dubuque due to flooding
DUBUQUE, Iowa (KCRG) - An order by the U.S. Coast Guard bans recreational boating on the Mississippi River near Dubuque due to flooding. “When the high water comes up like this, it grabs everything on the islands, trees erode in,” said Brent Groesch, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. “It’s a very dangerous situation to be in.”
Caitlin Clark, Kate Martin Speak Out About Iowa Teammate Gabbie Marshall's Big Announcement
Teammates on the Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team has formed quite a bond in recent years. While Iowa couldn't secure a national championship during their two consecutive championship game appearances, they still deserve a ton of credit for their success. Especially because Caitlin Clark and ...
Company hit with fine after leaking nearly half a million gallons of chlorine into vulnerable trout habitat: 'Fish are very sensitive'
Several hundred fish in Iowa died in January after a faulty pipe released chlorinated water into a local waterway. The Gazette reported that NS Holdings LLC has agreed to pay $7,500 after an unoccupied commercial building it owns polluted McLoud Run in Cedar Rapids with about 450,000 gallons of chlorinated drinking water, killing about 400 fish.
Citizen scientist training for precipitation data to be held July 15 at ICSC
The City of Iowa City is holding a free training for residents who want to learn how to collect and report increasingly important precipitation data. The training runs from 4:30 to 6pm a week from Monday, July 15th, at the Iowa City Senior Center on South Linn Street. Climate change...
Iowa City woman accused of stealing donations from restaurant
An Iowa City woman was charged with theft after allegedly stealing a donation box from a restaurant. The incident reportedly occurred Monday afternoon at Taco Loco on Boyrum Street. According to police, 41-year-old Kamisha Terry of the Town and Campus Apartments removed a plastic donation container from the counter and concealed it in a bag. She then allegedly left the restaurant with the container.
Dubuque County trucking company traces roots to feed store
FARLEY, Iowa — The seed for a 120-fleet trucking company in Dubuque County was planted by a feed store 77 years ago. “My grandfather, George Simon Sr., was the one who started Simon’s Feed Store in 1946,” said RJ Simon, a vice-president and co-owner of Simon’s Trucking Co.
Free Admission to Figge Art Museum for All of July
During the entire month of July, the Figge Art Museum will have free admission. Sponsored by the Cal and Jill Werner, visitors will have free admission to the Figge's permanent galleries, as well as see the traveling exhibitions. On Wednesdays, visitors will be able to partake in free one-hour learning...
1982 – Wendling Sweep Twin 20’s at Dubuque
Dubuque, Iowa (July 4, 1982) – Rick Wendling of Hazelton drove his way to his seventh feature win of the season at Dubuque Speedway on Sunday night. Wendling, now has won six features in a row, taking both 20-lap features during the holiday special. In the first feature, Wendling...
U.S Coast Guard Closing Mississippi RiverTo Boaters Thru The Holiday Weekend
Due to ongoing major flooding on the Mississippi River and the extremely dangerous conditions that exist , the United States Coast Guard has decided to take the rare steps and CLOSE the river to all recreational boating effective now through at least the Fourth of July Holiday Weekend. The closure affects the majority of the Upper Mississippi including Pools 10, 11, 12, and 13.
Family says they weren’t told their loved one was dead until they were sent his ashes
ARLINGTON, Va. (WUSA) – A Virginia family is wondering why they weren’t told their loved one was dead until his ashes came home. The family of 33-year-old Tori Thompson says it all started around this time last year when he died of a fentanyl overdose outside of a motel.
Immigrant supporters march in IC to protest new law
About 100 people marched through Iowa City Monday night to demonstrate against government support of Iowa’s new “illegal reentry” law. Reverend Guillermo Trevino of West Liberty, born in Texas to two Mexican immigrant parents, told the Press Citizen at the rally “If the law is enacted, it would separate families and put children at risk of losing the emotional and financial support they need to survive.”
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