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The sun was shining on Saturday as people gathered on 2nd Street in downtown Davenport for the Quad Cities’ annual Juneteenth Festival. The location was different this year — it’s traditionally been held in LeClaire Park, closer to the river — but the celebration was the same as always, with music, dance, speeches, food and […]

Iowa health systems have launched a new tool allowing patients to register as organ, eye and tissue donors directly through their MyChart patient portals, streamlining a process that officials say has already seen significant adoption. The integration, developed through a collaboration between Epic MyChart and Donate Life America, allows users to document their donor status […] The post Iowa health systems add organ donor registration to MyChart patient portals appeared first on Corridor Business Journal .

A long-simmering plan to develop an aerospace cluster at the Eastern Iowa Airport is nearly ready to come to a full boil. And for airport director Marty Lenss, the time has come for the airport — along with the state as a whole — to fully embrace its aerospace industry potential. “It’s about stepping back […] The post Looking to the skies: Eastern Iowa Airport moves to activate aerospace industry cluster appeared first on Corridor Business Journal .

It’s become known as the least well-kept secret in Cedar Rapids development circles. By most accounts, Cedar Rapids — and the Eastern Iowa Airport specifically — was among three finalists in the national site selection project for a new production facility for JetZero, a California-based startup developing a blended-wing aircraft that’s expected to represent a […] The post The JetZero push: Why did Cedar Rapids fall short? appeared first on Corridor Business Journal .

The Choose Iowa Farm Crawl will return for a second year this month showcasing the people, products, and places that make Iowa agriculture unique. Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig recently announced that this year’s Choose Iowa Farm Crawl will be held Friday and Saturday, June 26-27. The two-day event invites Iowans and visitors alike to hit […] The post Choose Iowa Farm Crawl spotlights state’s agriculture industry appeared first on Corridor Business Journal .

Earlier this spring, Belt Publishing — an imprint that focuses on books about Rust Belt cities — put Susan Glaspell’s 1915 novel Fidelity back into print with a new introduction by Sarah Blackwood, professor of English at Pace University. The Iowa-born and -raised Glaspell, as Blackwood argues, is best remembered today for her work as […]

Over the last 20 years, a conservationist in LeClaire has been trying to raise awareness about pesticide damage to his oak trees. He points to herbicide drift from nearby agriculture fields as the source of the problem.

This comic was originally published in Little Village’s June 2026 issue.

The Báxoje (Ioway) leaders Na’je Nine (No Heart of Fear) and Ñiyu Mañi (Moving Rain) arrived in Washington D.C. at the end of September 1837 with two sheets of paper, stitched together by hand — careful work with needle and thread meant to create a canvas large enough to hold a world. The leaders, accompanied […]

Hunter 06/22/26 Residents of downtown Muscatine buildings on 2nd Avenue who have been forced out due to unsafe conditions remain uncertain about their future. KWQC TV reports the City imposed a Sunday deadline on the tenants, who

Hunter 06/22/26 A well-known local blues musician was taken into custody early Sunday morning on an OWI charge. According to the police report, 58-year-old Kevin Burt was called in as a reckless driver on Interstate 80 at

Hunter 06/22/26 Gas prices continue to drop in Iowa and across the nation. Gas Buddy’s survey of over 2000 stations shows the average price in Iowa is now $3.54 a gallon. That’s a little over 16 cents

Hunter 06/22/26 The state of Iowa has returned to using the federal summer subsidy program to help feed kids while they’re out of school. The summer EBT program, also known as Sun Bucks, provides families with a

Hunter 06/22/26 A Coralville woman was taken into custody last week after allegedly threatening a man. According to the police report, 61-year-old Deborah Myerswright said she was going to kill the victim numerous times, which caused him

Hunter 06/22/26 A Coralville man arrested for OWI faces additional charges after allegedly being found with a weapon. Police say 40-year-old Alexander McCorkle of the Western Hills Mobile Estates was called in as a reckless driver the

Hunter 06/22/26 A Cedar Rapids man was arrested after video footage showed he and another man stole a bicycle from Shaffer Hall on the University of Iowa Campus. The incident occurred the morning of May 9th. At

Hunter 6/22/26 A Clear Lake man was arrested early Friday morning when he allegedly threatened to kill two victims. The incident occurred on the 200 block of East Burlington Street just after 2am Friday. According to police,