A major eastern Iowa hospital is asking residents in Iowa's second-largest city to wear face masks when they're outside their homes. Doctor Timothy Quinn, chief of clinical operations at Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids, says cloth masks are a first line of defense in slowing down the spread … [Read more...]
Lieutenant Governor leading push to get Census forms filled out
This is Census Day and Iowans are urged to fill out their forms online, by phone or through the mail, with all answers based on where they're living today, April 1st. Iowa Lieutenant Governor Adam Gregg is chairman of the Iowa Census Complete Count Committee. Responses are vital from every Iowa … [Read more...]
Funeral directors dealing with restrictions placed on grieving families
Anyone who's read an obituary lately is noticing significant changes in how funerals are having to be conducted in Iowa during this coronavirus pandemic. Suzanne Gebel, executive director of the Iowa Funeral Directors Association, says they're adapting to follow the governor's mandate which bans … [Read more...]
Senator Grassley urges you to fill out Census form
With so many Iowans spending more time at home lately, Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley says it's the ideal opportunity for them to take a few minutes and fill out their U.S. Census questionnaires. Grassley is urging Iowans to complete the form online, which especially makes sense during the … [Read more...]
Iowa Senators vote in favor of mega emergency relief package
The largest emergency aid package in U.S. history, worth two-point-two trillion dollars, unanimously passed the U.S. Senate last night. Iowa Senator Joni Ernst says the Senate "stepped up in this time of crisis and delivered critical relief." The package is dubbed the CARES Act, for Coronavirus … [Read more...]
All types of companies face issues with coronavirus
While thousands of Iowa businesses are closed because of the governor's orders, hundreds more are closing because of how the coronavirus is impacting the economy and their role in it. Cindy Golding is co-owner of Advancement Resources in Cedar Rapids, a training company that works in the … [Read more...]
Biking enthusiast says you can ride and still keep your social distance
Some Iowans are hesitant to leave their houses and apartments for fear they'll be exposed to coronavirus, but cooped-up couch potatoes are encouraged to get outside and get some exercise. Mark Wyatt, executive director of the Iowa Bicycle Coalition, says taking in some sunshine and being out in … [Read more...]
Iowa near top in completed Census surveys
The U.S. Census Bureau says Iowa is one of the very best states so far in terms of its response rate to this year's big count. Iowa's response rate ranks number-two in the country, just a fraction behind Wisconsin and just ahead of Minnesota. The bureau says about 26% of Iowans have filled out … [Read more...]
Grinnell teen wins national essay contest
A central Iowa teenager is among three national winners of the 2020 Democracy Works essay contest, focused on the dramatic arts. Sixteen-year-old Barrett Edwards is a junior at Grinnell High School who wrote about how theatre has broken down barriers among different groups in his rural community. … [Read more...]
Quasqueton man drowns in Mississippi River
Officials say a northeast Iowa man drown in the Mississippi River this weekend. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources says two people were fishing on Saturday afternoon near the spillway of Lock and Dam #10. They were onboard a 14-foot flatboat in a restricted area and got into turbulent … [Read more...]