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Officials investigating reports of drones near Eastern Iowa Airport

The Eastern Iowa Airport’s Public Safety Department and federal aviation officials are investigating reports of two drones operating in the flight path of aircraft descending to the airport’s Runway 13 Wednesday morning, June 3. According to a news release from…

Pulitzer Prize-winning editor Green named Gazette publisher

Adams MultiMedia announced Monday, Jan. 26 that Richard Green, a longtime media executive and Pulitzer…

The Gazette downtown Cedar Rapids

Game on: CBJ launches the Business of Sports column series

After more than a few weeks away from the grind of daily sports, sports editing…

Photo by Markus Spiske

Eastern Iowa Airport sets record for passengers in 2025

The Eastern Iowa Airport welcomed more than 1.6 million passengers in 2025, a 6% increase…

Eastern Iowa Airport Cedar Rapids sculpture

Washington Community Theater marks 50 years with chamber celebration

The Washington Chamber of Commerce marked the 50th anniversary of the Washington Community Theater with…

The Washington Chamber of Commerce celebrated the 50th Anniversary of the Washington Community Theater with a ribbon cutting and Alive After 5 celebration on Tuesday, Jan. 20.

Signage Program brings new visibility to two South of Six businesses

Two Iowa City businesses have received new exterior signage through a program funded by the…

Dream City's new sign, courtesy of the South of 6 Business District's Signage Program.

Mercy Medical Center offers focal therapy for prostate cancer

Mercy Medical Center now offers focal therapy using high-intensity focused ultrasound as a treatment option…

Mercy Medical Center Cedar Rapids

Iowa utilities, ratepayer groups concerned with House energy bill aimed at ratemaking

Lawmakers advanced an energy ratemaking policy bill Thursday from a House subcommittee, but asked for…

electric lines

Iowa ends 2025 with higher December labor force participation; unemployment holds steady

Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate held steady at 3.5% in December, matching November’s rate and…

IowaWORKS Mobile Workforce Center

DeLuxe Cakes & Pastries in Iowa City named James Beard Award semifinalist

DeLuxe Cakes & Pastries, an Iowa City bakery that celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2023,…

DeLuxe Cakes & Pastries Bakery Iowa City

French-inspired cocktail lounge opens in downtown Iowa City

A new French-inspired cocktail lounge has opened in downtown Iowa City’s Northside neighborhood, bringing craft…

Claude, a French-inspired cocktail lounge, has opened in downtown Iowa City.

Linn County data center zoning ordinance heading to Linn County supervisors

The creation of another exclusive-use zoning district in Linn County – this one covering the…

inn County Planning and Zoning Tina Dubois

Girl Scouts of Eastern Iowa and Western Illinois CEO to retire

Diane Nelson, chief executive officer of Girl Scouts of Eastern Iowa and Western Illinois, has…

Diane Nelson Girl Scouts

Five Seasons Lights draws more than 12,000 visitors to McGrath Amphitheatre

More than 12,000 visitors attended the 2025 Five Seasons Lights at McGrath Amphitheatre during its…

Five Seasons Lights

Mercy Medical Center first in Iowa to use advanced breast cancer surgery technology

Mercy Medical Center has become the first hospital in Iowa to perform breast cancer surgery…

Scout MD

Iowa City Community School District, JA Eastern Iowa celebrate career readiness with JA Dream Accelerator

The Iowa City Community School District, along with Junior Achievement of Eastern Iowa, celebrated a…

Iowa City Community School District Superintendent Matt Degner prepares to cut the ribbon on the JA Dream Accelerator with Christine Landa, JA Eastern Iowa's president, on Jan. 15, 2026.