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A Giant List of August 2024 Events in Eastern Iowa
Summer is not over yet! Here are some of the big events happening this August in Eastern Iowa and beyond:. August 1st through 3rd at 6:35 p.m. Sunday, August 4th at 1:05 p.m. August 13th through 17th at 6:35 p.m. Sunday, August 18th at 1:05 p.m. Purchase tickets HERE. 7th...
Boil order issued for people living in Alburnett
ALBURNETT, Iowa — Leaders have issued a boil order for everyone in Alburnett as a precautionary measure. The city says they discovered discoloration in one of their wells. They have since switched to another well and are now flushing the system. They are issuing the boil order "out of...
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...
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...
Union Demands Iowa Reinstate Collective Bargaining Rights
(Cedar Rapids, IA) -- Union workers are demanding the state restore their collective bargaining rights. Under current Iowa law, key issues like healthcare, layoffs, and evaluation procedures are non-negotiable. At a press conference yesterday, the union and its workers said they want the old guidelines reinstated. They say fair bargaining...
Eastern Iowa Health Center to celebrate National Health Center Week August 9th
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — The Eastern Iowa Health Center (EIHC) is celebrating National Health Center Week -- with a Community Block Party -- this year. Right now, they are getting ready to hold that block party at the Wellington Height Campus in the 1200 block of 4th Avenue Southeast. That event is being held there Friday, August 9th.
City leaders break ground on new mixed-use development in downtown Ely
ELY, Iowa — A new mixed-use development is coming to the City of Ely. It's called "Main Street Legacy". City leaders broke ground Monday afternoon for the $7 million project. The project calls for both housing and storefronts on the corner of Dows Street and Main Street in the downtown area.
Meet the Champions @ Great Jones County Fair – Claire Hogan
Meet the Champions on KMCH! Join Monticello senior and Fair Princess Kendall Siebels as she visits with Great Jones County Fair 4-H/FFA exhibitor Claire Hogan:. 5:30 am – 10:00 am: KMCH Morning Show with Eric Walker. 10:00 am – 2:00 pm: Middays with Jon Swisher. 2:00 pm –...
PHOTO GALLERY: city leaders finish upgrades at Hanna Park in Marion
MARION, Iowa — One of Marion's oldest parks is back open again -- and with some upgrades. City leaders held a ribbon cutting at Hanna Park on Monday evening to mark the completion of facility upgrades. Those upgrades include things, such as:. A new pavilion. Concrete games. Planted native...
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