Mechanicsville News

We are the Decker Family and It is 9:00 AM December 9th 2009. We are here at 155th St near Charles Road in Mechanicsville, Ia and getting pounded by the snow and wind.

The decisions over the next four years will have a big impact on thousands of families in Cedar Rapids.

The first child in Iowa has died of the H1N1 flu virus. The Iowa Department of Public Health said Tuesday that the child died in October and was from eastern Iowa.

Posted on Nov 03, 2009 by James Q. Lynch . © Gazette Communications A woman who accused a major player in Iowa politics of illegal campaign contributions has been charged with attempting to extort $1 million from Iowans for Tax Relief and its co-founder, David Stanley of Muscatine.

Houses on the move in eastern Iowa will be in the spotlight of a reality show. In August, the Jeremy Patterson House Moving Company moved a brick mansion from Mechanicsville to Tipton.

Tucked away on Highway 38, Olin has a gas station and a post office. The main street through town has a handful of shops, bars and eateries to offer its 800 residents.

After losing his two brothers in the last four years, a Mechanicsville man has now lost his home.

A motorcycle crash in Cedar County sends one man to the hospital. The accident happened just after nine o'clock Saturday night near the intersection of First Street & Walnut Street in Mechanicsville.

Julia Mae Puffer Jack, 93, passed away peacefully Wednesday, June 10, 2009, surrounded by her family.