Palo News

High water last year hit the Linn County town of Palo hard. And in 2009, water could also be a big issue...but in a battle of a very different sort.

Formal charges have been filed against four of six people arrested Thursday night at a methamphetamine-making operation in southeast Cedar Rapids.

Project AWARE's Nate Hoogeveen teaches basic rowing techniques to river cleanup volunteers Saturday at the Pleasant Creek State Recreation Area in Palo.

A new Cedar Rapids Library, a Czech museum and a fire station in Elkader are among the first projects that will be considered today for a share of state money allocated for infrastructure improvements.

George Hollins, the University of Iowa's business manager who has worked on the university's flood fighting and recovery, appears to be the front-runner to fill the city of Cedar Rapids' new post of flood-recovery director.

Triton meets his new family in Palo on Friday. They are Corey and Deanna Lubahn and their daughters Miranda, 1, and Natalie, 3. The Lubahns adopted the black Labrador after donors paid for surgery and rehabilitation on Triton's left leg.

In this month's fuss over the first anniversary of eastern Iowa flooding, few mentioned the effects on the river.

The Cedar Rapids Gazette The Rev. Mark Pries credits a changing society with a growing loss of "Sunday dress" in church.

An Illinois grant program that helps college students pay for school could face a funding shortage at a time when applications for assistance are at record highs.

One of the six candidates for the post of Cedar Rapids' flood recovery director has removed himself from consideration.

Children share experiences of last year's disasters at weeklong camp. The Associated Press NEW HARTFORD -- A Minnesota Christian group will host a series of free weeklong camps in Iowa this summer for children who have experienced trauma because of natural or human-caused disasters, such as last year's historic floods.

A former Sac City Bank employee has been indicted on charges resulting from what federal prosecutors say was a $4 million scheme to defraud customers.

It's fitting that the latest branch of the Eastern Iowa Arts Academy is the old Palo Savings Bank.

Finalists for Cedar Rapids Flood Recovery Director met with the public on Monday night.

Don Palmer and Clark Rieke use a piece of plywood to create a makeshift floodgate near Vinton Street in Palo last Wednesday.

It's almost time for cities, counties and nonprofits to compete for state grants of up to $50 million for public construction projects that further disaster recovery.

With the first anniversary of the flood right around the corner, a camp that's new to the area is reaching out to children still dealing with the disaster.

Buffalo gnats pose a particular danger to chickens. Swarms of tiny black flies, also called buffalo gnats because of their humped backs, are on the attack in Palo, Cedar Rapids and other areas hit by last year's floods.

Workers plant strawberry plants May 29 using the Plasticulture System at Heartland Farms in Waterloo.

Three FEMA videographers and a FEMA photographer have been visiting tornado and flooding affected Iowa during the past few months to capture stories of the trials, tribulations and triumphs of recovery during the past year.