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Essential Dos and Don’ts for Iowa’s New THC Regulations
On Monday, July 1st at midnight, a new law went into effect, causing some restaurants, bars, and distributors to panic. It's a new state law focused on the use and sale of tetrahydrocannabinol, otherwise known as THC. The new law (HF 2605) does not outright ban THC in products like...
How Can Iowa’s Agriculture Adapt To Climate Threats?
Climate change is having a profound effect on agriculture. Farmers over the past decade have faced intensifying drought and heat stress on crops, leading many to wonder, what will agriculture look like 50 years from now?. In May, at SciFri Live at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa, Ira Flatow...
Brynlee Slockett, Nolan Seagren voted Press-Citizen's Athletes of the Week
Liberty softball player Brynlee Slockett and Solon baseball player Nolan Seagren were voted by Press-Citizen readers as the Athletes of the Week for the week of June 24-30. Slockett won girls Athlete of the Week with 36% of the vote. Solon softball player Addie Miller placed second with 26%. Slockett...
Duval Walker Jr. to be sentenced Friday for St. Patrick's Day bar shooting death
The man found guilty in the March 17, 2023 shooting and death of Cameron Barnes is set to be sentenced Friday. Duval Walker, Jr. was found guilty in March 2024 of murder in the first degree and guilty with going with armed intent. He was found guilty in March of...
Delta launches direct Cedar Rapids to L.A. flight for Iowa-UCLA game
Delta Airlines announces a direct roundtrip flight from Cedar Rapids to Los Angeles for Hawkeye football fans to cheer on Iowa against UCLA on November 8th. The non-stop flight leave at 12:15 p.m. on Thursday, November 7th. You arrive at LAX at 2:25 p.m. The return direct flight takes off...
UPDATE: Firefighter seriously hurt while crews battled morning fire in Cedar Rapids
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — UPDATE - A firefighter was seriously hurt Friday morning while crews battled a fire at an abandoned Diamond V Mills facility. Firefighters were called to the scene in the 500 block of G Avenue Northwest. They arrived there at around 6:30 a.m. and found flames coming from inside of the building. That fire was put out a short time after they arrived.
DNR fines Marion company accused of exposing workers to asbestos
A Marion real estate investment company did not take required safety precautions when its workers removed about 20,000 square feet of asbestos-containing floor tile from a former nursing home it demolished last year, according to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. Irish Capital Investments might have saved itself from expending more than $100,000 to properly […] The post DNR fines Marion company accused of exposing workers to asbestos appeared first on Iowa Capital Dispatch.
A Popular Farmers Market Vendor is Opening a Cedar Rapids Cafe
Get ready for a new cafe in SE Cedar Rapids! Thanks to a new article from The Cedar Rapids Gazette, we now know that The Salsa Guy is set to open a brick-and-mortar location!. According to the official Facebook page, The Salsa Guy offers "fresh, high-quality, locally produced salsas, guacamoles, salad dressings, and BBQ sauces." You can typically find them serving up delicious breakfast burritos on 2nd Ave during the Cedar Rapids Downtown Farmers Markets, but they also sell their products inside of local Hy-Vee stores. I know this because I buy a container of their Summer Salsa from the Oakland Road Hy-Vee at least once a month. It's SO GOOD.
Eastern Iowans share why they love the USA
LINN COUNTY, Iowa (KCRG) - Even though there was a little bit of rain throughout the afternoon, it wasn’t enough to dampen the spirits of festivalgoers in Eastern Iowa. With Independence Day celebrations all across the state, many Iowans are using these festivals as an opportunity to reflect on what makes the holiday special for them.
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