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Find the perfect quilt this weekend at Quilt Amana, inaugural show and sale in Amana Colonies

AMANA — Tradition binds the old and new worlds of the historic Amana Colonies, and this weekend, the fabric of both realms will be on display at the inaugural Quilt Amana.

 

Iowa state park camping fees increase for the first time in 20 years

Campers at Iowa’s state parks this year will pay a few more dollars a night to put up a tent or park their recreational vehicle, with the largest increases coming at state parks with the most visitors and amenities.

 

No one hurt in Cedar Rapids house fire

CEDAR RAPIDS — A house owned by a landlord who is in a nuisance property dispute with the city over other rentals was damaged in a fire early Tuesday, fire officials said.

 

Legislative Iowa budget work underway

DES MOINES — A sure harbinger of adjournment for the 2021 legislative session happened Monday when the Senate Appropriations Committee advanced the first state budget bill — even if the end still is weeks away.

 

Anamosa prison murders linked to staffing shortages, labor union says

The murders of two employees at the Anamosa State Penitentiary March 23 are the climax of chronic staffing shortages at the state’s prisons, according to a labor union that represents prison workers.

 

Cedar Rapids seeks artists for murals along Cedar Valley Nature Trail

CEDAR RAPIDS — The city is seeking proposals from artists for two murals along the Cedar Valley Nature Trail to help beautify the trail network.

 

The gardener’s gardener is ready for spring at Fairfax Greenhouse

FAIRFAX — Gardeners follow the calendar and weather reports. But when you’re the one who supplies the gardeners, your planting season comes in the dead of winter.“This is our eighth season of growing,” Tony Schmidt said one morning last week.Schmidt and his wife, Nancy, purchased Fairfax Greenhouse and Landscaping in 2014.

 

Iowa to pay $225,000 to settle lawsuit over trooper’s force, kneeling on man’s neck

Iowa will pay $225,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by a man who was injured when a state trooper knocked him over and put his knee on his neck during a 2017 traffic stop, according to documents released Monday.

 

Marion woman killed by ditch fire identified

MARION — The Linn County Sheriff’s Office has identified the woman killed when a field fire spread out of control.

 

University of Iowa gives athletics $50 million ‘loan’

IOWA CITY — Given tens of millions in losses the University of Iowa Department of Athletics is absorbing from COVID-19’s devastating impact, outgoing UI President Bruce Harreld has agreed to permanently end an earlier

 

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