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Iowa Clock Spring Forward 2026: Des Moines, Cedar Rapids Residents Urged to Replace Alarm...
Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Des Moines, IA – Clocks across Iowa will jump ahead one hour at 2 a.m. Sunday, March 8, marking the start of daylight saving time and prompting emergency officials to remind homeowners to complete several...
Iowa City CSD considers 2nd significant loan to help stablize payroll
The Iowa City Community School District Board of Education unanimously approved a $3 million loan to help with payroll as it continues to consider ways to trim the district's budget. A special board meeting was held on Tuesday, March 3, to approve the loan. The district has spent the last few weeks finding ways to...
Stellantis accuses Eastern Iowa car dealership of $12M fraud scheme
An Eastern Iowa car dealership’s future is in question as it is accused of a $12 million fraud scheme and may have much of its inventory seized.
Painting seized by Nazis in WWII is now on exhibit in Cedar Rapids
A large exhibition of artwork by a Czech painter from the late 19th and early 20th centuries is on display in eastern Iowa, including one painting with a very storied history. Stefanie Kohn, curator of the National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library in Cedar Rapids, says the untitled work from around 1917 by Joža Uprka...
JoCo officials weigh AI data center impact amid groundwater monitoring concerns
As Johnson County weighs the future of developing large AI data centers, local leaders, hydrogeologists, and environmental advocates agree on a shared concern: the state does not have enough groundwater monitoring data to fully understand the long-term health of its aquifers. Greg Brennan, a hydrogeologist for the...
Gunshot wound to face by officer found justified in new report
LINN COUNTY, Iowa — Linn County Attorney Nick Maybanks released a new report on Wednesday about the Dec. 31 shooting that resulted in a nonfatal gunshot wound to the face. Alabama resident Samuel Jermiah Reese III stole a 2024 Dodge Durango SRT from the car's owner in Cedar Falls at gunpoint using a Glock 19. He also...
Coralville, Iowa council cancels Flock camera contract after backlash
Coralville City Council members have decided to take down the city’s two Automated License Plate Readers (ALPR) following ardent opposition from members of the community that spanned several months. In a 3-1 vote Tuesday, the council voted to terminate the city’s contract with Flock Safety, a nationwide ALPR vendor...
UI student pleads guilty in Turning Point table-flipping case, receives deferred judgment
University of Iowa student Niko Calhoon, 19, pled guilty to disorderly conduct and third-degree harassment on March 3 for flipping the UI chapter of Turning Point USA’s table. According to the criminal disposition, Calhoon was granted a deferred judgment. The UI Student Legal Services website defines a deferred...
IC food carts are taking a hit during blustering months
It’s no secret that winters in Iowa City come with baggage; blustering gusts of wind, single-digit temperatures, and frozen-stiff limbs are inarguably part of the Iowa experience. As walking to class becomes painful and the motivation to leave their warm, cozy room dwindles, University of Iowa students tend to brave...
