CDC advises masks indoors for vaccinated as Delta spreads
The CDC reversed guidance, urging even vaccinated people to wear masks indoors in affected areas, including some Iowa counties, citing Delta's spread. It also calls for masks for all K 12 staff, students, and visitors nationwide regardless of vaccination status. Governor Reynolds praised the move as counterproductive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
Iowa
CDC
Kim Reynolds
Democratic Biden
Biden Administration
Reynolds
Cedar Rapids schools plan funds for learning loss recovery
Cedar Rapids Community School District will devote more than half of its Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief money to learning loss recovery over the next three years. The district received 32.4 million dollars from the U S Department of Education and the American Rescue Plan to help offset pandemic costs. Superintendent Noreen Bush said the plan was developed with careful allocation and community input.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
U.S. Department of Education
American Rescue Plan
Noreen Bush
Judge hears request for a new murder trial
The lead investigator in Mollie Tibbetts death expressed confidence the right man was convicted and rejected defense claims linking the abduction to two other men. An Iowa agent said investigators might have pursued a different lead from a Brooklyn woman alleging luring and sex trafficking, but no charges followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cristhian Bahena Rivera
Poweshiek County
Montezuma
Bahena Rivera
University of Iowa
Mollie Tibbetts
Division of Criminal Investigation
Trent Vileta
Guim Slosiarek
the Gazette
Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation
Scott County
Davenport
Kelsey Kremer
Des Moines Register
Tibbetts
Brooklyn
Iowa
Iowa farmers pay 243M in drought and derecho expenses
The derecho and drought last year caused 802 million dollars in crop and pasture losses in Iowa. Farm Bureau notes crop insurance covered about 560 million, leaving Iowa farmers to absorb 243 million out of pocket. Nationwide losses reached 6.5 billion with homeowners and businesses also affected. Three Iowans died in the derecho.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
American Farm Bureau Federation
U.S
Farm Bureau
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NOAA
Also Mentioned on This Page
C.R
Grace King
Ryan J. Foley
Associated Press
Nopen
Mollie
Donnelle Eller
Abby
Community
Insight
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!