Alburnett, Iowa

It's a lot for one farmer's wife alone. Pat Hawker chuckles, "I asked one of the farmers to give me a crash course in driving a combine, and they said, "No." Without her husband Larry, Pat Hawker says this ...

Sophie Lowe, 4, didn't even make it to the toy section. The first display with board games at the Coralville Wal-Mart Supercenter caught her eye and she started grabbing.

Supervisor District 2: Langston Flood recovery is the most pressing issue facing Linn County in the next several years, and county government needs to retain incumbent Linda Langston, a Democrat, for her ...

Keith D. "Sugar" Johnson, 86, of Springville, died Saturday, Oct. 11, 2008, following a short illness.

Local supporters took steps rather than fire shots during a new event Saturday to raise money for the Aiming for a Cure Foundation.

A late start to the planting season coupled with fears of an early frost have a lot of Eastern Iowa farmers on edge.

An Alburnett man was killed Tuesday evening when a tractor rolled and pinned him underneath.

Ernest Eugene Squires, 57, of Alburnett, passed away Thursday, Aug. 21, 2008, at his home with family at his side.

Anthony M. Narmi, 78, passed away Aug. 10, 2008, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Visitation, with family present, will be today from 6 to 8 p.m., with a rosary recitation at 7 p.m. at Cutler-O'Neill-Meyer-Woodring ...

Not floodwaters, fuel prices or flying pests will interfere with Eastern Iowa county fairs, leaders of those summertime institutions predict.

The Regals picked up a pair of victories at the Linn-Mar Tournament, downing Midland 10-0 in five innings and Alburnett 4-3. Katie Feuerbach pitched all five innings against Midland, allowing one hit and ...

Incumbent Linn County Auditor Joel Miller swept to victory over Lyle Hanson in the Democratic primary election Tuesday while each of the incumbent supervisors fought their way to victory in closely contested ...

Jeffrey L. Thomas, 44, of 3122 Roosevelt St., Alburnett, died Monday, June 2, 2008, at the Dennis and Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy in Hiawatha following a long illness.

Should Linn County supervisors answer first to rural residents even though most of the county's residents live in the Cedar Rapids metro area? That was one of the questions at a forum for Linn County Democratic ...

"I couldn't afford Kirkwood and to live on my own"

The first substantial wave of lucky Alburnett High School graduates are on track to get unique scholarship help once they get their diplomas on May 18. via The Gazette

Department manager Pam Stafford-Culp, of Alburnett, unloads Bridal Veil plants from a cart outside of Hy-Vee Drugstore, 2001 Blairs Ferry Road NE, with customer service manager Bridgett Ball, of Cedar Rapids, ... via The Gazette

"I'm mostly doing it [graduating early] to get out of this school. It's an OK school, but I feel I've done everything I can, and I'm ready to go on to college"

Alex Bruce will graduate from high school in the Southeast Warren school district on May 18 at the end of 11grades, offers only two upper-level math classes on campus. via Des Moines Register

Arline M. Ritze, 87, of Alburnett, Iowa, died Monday, April 14, 2008, peacefully at her home. via The Gazette