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Will Cedar Rapids Get a New Casino in 2025?
Looks like the poker-faced politicos are gearing up for a high-stakes showdown over casino licenses in the 2025 legislative session! After letting a two-year casino moratorium slip through their fingers like a bad hand, some state lawmakers are ready to ante up for a fresh round of legislative action. What...
Scrap it, don't trash it: Linn County's commitment to recycling
LINN COUNTY, Iowa — Recycling is something we can do to make our Earth a little greener, because giving materials a new chance at life keeps them in use, and out of the environment. The United States is one of the top three countries in the world that produces...
Iowa Town Under A Boil Order
(Cedar Rapids, IA) -- A Linn County town is under a boil order this morning. Residents of Alburnett, north of Cedar Rapids are being told to boil their water because of discoloration in one of the city's wells. The city has switched to another well, and is flushing the system...
Aplington-Parkersburg, Sumner-Fredericksburg open State Baseball Tournament play today
The high school state baseball tournament began yesterday with Class 2A and 1A games taking place at Merchant’s Park in Carroll and Class 4A and 3A games at Veterans Memorial Stadium in Cedar Rapids. Day one began with quarterfinal games in Class 3A and 1A. Today, quarterfinal games take...
Conservation Field Day to Be Held Aug. 8 in Cedar Rapids
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – Crop farmers and anyone involved with on-farm conservation practices will get an in-person demonstration of some of the latest conservation efforts happening in Iowa during a special field day Aug. 8 being held in Cedar Rapids. Agronomists with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach are...
Volleyball Hawks Go Camping This Week
The Mid-Prairie Golden Hawk volleyball team turns the first page on a new season today when they start summer camp. The varsity team will meet at Tim Grady Gymnasium, today through Thursday, from 8:30-11a.m. daily, to start preparation for the upcoming year. The Hawks will work on techniques and fundamentals in both drill and game settings. Instruction is provided by the Golden Hawk coaching staff, led by Iowa Girls Coaches Association and multi-time River Valley Coach of the Year, head coach Sherry Evans, and two-time All-American Libero Jaedynn Evans. The Golden Hawks finished last season with a school record 31 wins and their first conference title since 2002.
Rain Backs Up Schedule At State Baseball, Wahlert Plays This Morning
Heavy rains yesterday afternoon in the vicinity of the State Baseball Tournament at Veterans Memorial Stadium in Cedar Rapids pushed back the Class 3A quarterfinal round schedule. Wahlert Catholic and Central Dewitt now play this morning at 9:00am at Vets Stadium. You can hear the game on AM 1370 KDTH...
Legendary Band Performing in Cedar Rapids This Fall
There are so many amazing shows that come to our little neck of the world in Eastern Iowa. From genres like country to rock and classic rock, we have a lot of great options each year. Now, I'm excited to tell you about another!. If you like live music, this...
Bleeker records 11 strikeouts and bats in two runs, propelling Bishop Heelan baseball to 3-1 win over Pella
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCAU) – Bishop Heelan senior Jaron Bleeker struck out eleven batters while allowing just one run in a complete game effort while adding a pair of RBI at the plate to help #4 Bishop Heelan advance to the IHSAA 3A State semifinals with a 3-1 win over #5 Pella. Crusaders will face […]
Cedar Rapids School District proposes constructing two new schools
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — In an abrupt deviation from its facilities master plan, the Cedar Rapids School District is proposing to immediately start the process of building two new elementary schools on the city’s west side. Chad Schumacher, the district’s director of operations, told the School Board at...
Volleyball earns 14th consecutive academic award from AVCA
LEXINGTON, Ky. - The Coe College Volleyball program earned the team award for academic excellence from the United State Marine Corps (USMC) and the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) for the 14th season running, announced by the organization earlier this week. 1,332 collegiate and high school teams have earned USMC/AVCA Team Academic Award for the 2023-2024 season which honors volleyball teams that maintain a year-long grade-point average of 3.30 on a 4.0 scale or 4.10 on a 5.0 scale.
Collins Aerospace in Cedar Rapids has a new president
The largest employer in Cedar Rapids has a new leader. Troy Brunk has been named president of Collins Aerospace. Brunk has led three of the six business units at Collins in Cedar Rapids. He will report directly to the CEO of RTX — formerly known as Raytheon. It’s the company that acquired Collins Aerospace in a merger back in 2020.
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