The Iowa City Community School District Superintendent Stephen Murley announced this morning that classes were cancelled today at Liberty High School due to a credible threat to “shot up the school.”
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Cedar Rapids casino rejected by state gaming commission. Again.
All three proposals for a casino in Cedar Rapids were rejected by the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission (IRGC) on Thursday. The five members of the commission voted 3 to 2 against the proposals, during their meeting at the Diamond Jo Casino in Dubuque.
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Janet Godwin elected president, as the Iowa City school board makes its second leadership change in three months
Janet Godwin was elected president of the Board of Directors Iowa City Community School District (ICCSD) during the board’s meeting on Tuesday. Godwin’s election followed Ruthina Malone’s resignation as president at the beginning of the meeting.
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Big Grove Brewery for Good: Drink good beer and help good causes
The Late Autumn Shrimp Boil will raise money for two Iowa City nonprofits by serving up locally brewed beer and Iowa-raised shrimp. Big Grove Brewery for Good, the brewery’s new charitable project, is hosting the boil at Big Grove’s Taproom in Iowa City.
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Iowa Organic Conference combines farming, good food and environmentalism
Organic farmers, experts and those interested in getting into organic production will gather on the University of Iowa campus this Sunday and Monday, Nov. 19-20, for the 17th annual Iowa Organic Conference.
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Senate Majority Leader Bill Dix backs out of plan to address sexual harassment in Republican Senate caucus
Just days after it was announced the Iowa Senate Republicans would be hiring to a human resources manager to prevent further sexual harassment in their caucus, Sen. Majority Leader Bill Dix said he’s changed his mind.
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Curbside recycling in Iowa City will get easier next month
Curbside recycling in Iowa City will become simpler next month. Starting Dec. 4, paper and non-paper items in recycling bins will no longer need to be separated. It’s an attempt to increase the number of household that recycle by making the process easier, according to the Iowa City Landfill and Recycling Center’s website.
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The 2017 elections brought a historic win, a surge of write-in votes, a mayoral runoff and more to Johnson and Linn counties
The morning after winning a seat on the Iowa City Council, Mazahir Salih was up early working to support one of the causes she believes in. She testified before the Johnson County Board of Supervisors on community IDs, even though she’d barely had any sleep.
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Holiday craft fairs are like real life Etsy — and benefit local artists
When we choose to shop small and local, we keep more of our money in the community, which encourages more business, more artists and more jobs. Small businesses and local artists depend on the holiday season, just like the big boxes do.
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Iowa State Senate Republicans finish investigating whether they’ve engaged in sexual harassment
Republicans in the Iowa State Senate have finished an internal investigation into whether their caucus created a hostile work environment, complete with sexual harassment and racist slurs, the Associated Press reported on Sunday. But the results of that investigation will not be made public.
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Steve King and Chuck Grassley react to latest accusation of a Republican sexually abusing a woman
On Thursday, Rep. Steve King and Sen. Chuck Grassley both reacted to a story published earlier in the day by The Washington Post, which detailed allegations that Alabama Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore sexually molested a teenage girl. King tweeted something pro-Moore, while Grassley chuckled in response shouted questions from reporters.
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Iowa peace groups to host Armistice Day commemoration Saturday in Iowa City
Peace advocates in Iowa City will honor veterans and oppose the perils of war by commemorating Armistice Day this Saturday.
