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Officials say enrollment overall in Iowa's public and private schools continue to show a slide. The Iowa Department of Education is reporting enrollment in the state's public and private schools has decreased for 11 consecutive years. According to education...
Tags: Iowa Department of Education, Iowa City, private schools, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Mississippi Valley Conference, Cedar Rapids Prairie High School, Linn County Iowa, Cedar Rapids metropolitan area, Cedar Rapids Iowa, Education
Rockwell Collins Inc. has announced plans to acquire Texas company AR Group Inc. and its affiliated companies, including Air Routing International. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed. The Cedar Rapids-based Rockwell Collins develops aviation...
Tags: Rockwell Collins, Air Routing International, Cedar Rapids, Collins, Avionics, Cedar Rapids Iowa, Electronic design, Business Finance
The West High boys and girls bowling teams opened the season with a pair of losses to Cedar Rapids Jefferson on Monday at Colonial Lanes. The Trojans lost 2,974 to 2,405 with a high series of 290 by Nicholas Chezum. The Women of Troy lost 2,610 to 2,516...
Tags: baker rotation, rapids jefferson, Jefferson, cedar rapids, Iowa City, Cedar Rapids metropolitan area, Cedar Rapids Iowa, Linn County Iowa
A University of Iowa student turned a project to meet a graduation requirement into mainstream success. Joel Vanderheyden, 29, a saxophonist and doctoral student in UI�s School of Music, self-produced his debut jazz album on his path toward a degree.
Tags: Joel Vanderheyden, Iowa Ave, music professors, Cedar Rapids, High end audio, Optical disc authoring, Jazz, Audio storage, Compact Disc, Digital audio, Entertainment Culture
Drivers of eco-friendly cars will soon get the best parking spots in two parking ramps in downtown Cedar Rapids. The idea is to give special treatment to encourage the use of energy-efficient cars. Sandy Pumphrey of the Public Works Department says the...
Tags: parking ramps, Cedar Rapids, Parking, Multi-storey car park, Cedar Rapids metropolitan area, Cedar Rapids Iowa, Linn County Iowa, Environment
There are a lot of good conservation tools at our disposal, but for the waterfowl or upland game hunter the best is a well trained dog...Annie is my hunting companion and on a morning in November 2001 she proved her worth. It was her second full season...
Tags: Annie, Cedar Rapids, Hunting, Duck, Waterfowl hunting, Ducks, Anas, Mallard, Environment
A Dubuque-based company is opening a store in Coralville, bringing 80 new jobs by next fall. Jim Theisen, president of Theisen�s, said the new store will be located on Westcor Drive, west of Coral Ridge Mall. Theisen said the company has been looking...
Tags: Jim Theisen, Kathryn Theisen, Coralville, Cedar Rapids
Prosecutors argued at a bail hearing for a former Iowa kosher slaughterhouse manager that an outpouring of financial support makes him a greater flight risk...Attorney Peter Deegan noted at the Wednesday hearing that Sholom Rubashkin had raised money...
Tags: Sholom Rubashkin, Iowa, financial fraud, kosher slaughterhouse, immigration charges, bail hearing, slaughterhouse manager, iowa kosher, fraud charges, Cedar Rapids, Rubashkin, Jury, Kosher food, Agriprocessors, Law Crime, Bail, Linda R. Reade, Sioux
The Indian Hills basketball team has hosted five home games this season, and converted them into five wins, resulting in a perfect, unblemished 5-0 record...The Indian Hills basketball team has hosted five home games this season, and converted them into...
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Ill. — During Monday night’s River Bend School Board meeting, Superintendent Jane Bauer offered a report on the abatement of the asbestos in the shop classroom of the high school. Bauer said she will be attending a meeting in Springfield, Ill., to further...
Tags: Jane Bauer, River Bend School Board, Ill, Cedar Rapids, Asbestos, Fibers, Occupational safety and health