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Iowa Has Three Of The Cleanest Cities In America
Maybe because it's summer but I keep noticing a lot of trash all over the place. Like, more than normal. I especially see it along highways and interstates in the ditches and makes me think, "Do we really have that many litterbugs out there?" I guess so. Somehow, someway, Iowa...
North Liberty restaurant where Gov. Reynolds was set to speak on Iowa’s child labor laws faces $65,000 in federal child labor fines
A North Liberty restaurant where Gov. Kim Reynolds was scheduled to hold a news conference about Iowa’s child labor laws is facing tens of thousands of dollars in federal child labor fines. Reynolds was scheduled to speak at Sugapeach Chicken & Fish Fry on Pacha Parkway last Monday, but...
Local emergency room doctor pleads guilty to HIPAA violation
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - An emergency room doctor who worked in both a Cedar Rapids hospital and an Iowa City hospital, has pled guilty to illegally obtaining the personal health information of multiple individuals. Court records show that in both March 2021 and January 2022, 30-year-old Dr. Gabriel Alejandro...
New rates for Iowa City utilities, landfill, parking begin on Monday
New rates for utilities, landfill, parking begin on July 1, 2024. New rates for utility services and Landfill operations will go into effect on Monday, July 1, 2024, at the beginning of the City’s new fiscal year. The changes in rates for City utilities are noted below:. 3% rate...
Friday Night Concert Series moves to Reunion Brewery on Ped Mall for tonight’s show
The Friday Night Concert Series is changing its rain location for tonight’s show. Normally, in the event of rains, the concerts are moved to the Chauncey Swan Parking Ramp across from the Iowa City Police Department. Tonight, however, the Avey-Grouws Band will be performing on the second floor of the Reunion Brewery on the Ped Mall starting at 6:30.
Iowa clinics to adjust operations with looming six-week abortion ban
IOWA CITY, Iowa — With the Iowa Supreme Court decision reversing the block on the six-week abortion ban, clinics across the state are preparing to change the way their offices operate. Some women’s healthcare facilities involved in the lawsuit are speaking out about what patients can expect moving forward....
University of Iowa’s Initiative for Sustainable Communities Shares Final Projects with City of Bondurant
University of Iowa’s Initiative for Sustainable Communities Shares Final Projects with City of Bondurant. The work produced during the partnership between the University of Iowa’s Initiative for. Sustainable Communities (IISC) and the City of Bondurant is now available to the public. The. partnership between the University of Iowa...
Groundbreaking Celebration Planned for Centennial Center and Centennial Park
After more than a decade of planning, the City of North Liberty is breaking ground to transform Centennial Park into a magnetic gathering place residents will cherish as a quality-of-life amenity, businesses will boast about when recruiting employees, and visitors will rave about when they talk about Iowa. The groundbreaking...
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