University of Iowa sophomore Jessica Pray was crowned Miss Iowa 2011 on June 11 in Davenport, according to press release from the Miss Iowa Scholarship Program.
The 18-year-old replaced Pauli Mayfield,...
Jeanette Cummins lost her daughter to breast cancer two years ago, but today she said she’s far from alone.
As the house director of Gamma Phi Beta at the University of Iowa, she said, she has received...
The State Patrol arrested a local man last week after he allegedly drove while intoxicated with two children in the car, police said.
Joshua Levi Bauwens, 29, 4765 Sand Road S.E., was charged June 9 with...
Police arrested a local man after he was allegedly intoxicated in public for the eighth time.
Brian Timothy Shepherd, 30, 712 E. Market St., Apt. 1, was charged June 6 with habitual consumption/intoxication.
According...
The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics has officially deemed online medical record keeping to be safe.
Despite security concerns, the UIHC has joined medical centers across the nation by providing...
Greg Markus was bored at his friend’s cabin in Galena, Iowa. The lakeside house was dusty, cramped and almost completely devoid of electronic entertainment.
The 14-year-old’s opinion changed when...
A former University of Iowa student hopes to become a voice for young people in Iowa City with his newly announced campaign for the Iowa City City Council.
Josh Eklow told The Daily Iowan on June 11...
In a park on the outskirts of Iowa City, the drums of Native American Nations could be heard Sunday as a traditional outfit with feathers, beads, and bells performed songs for women affected by cancer....
Ever since she started attending Handicare Childcare and Preschool, Jena Frank has been exceeding her mother’s expectations by leaps and bounds. Jena is learning small tasks, such as putting away the...
A recent outbreak of the E. coli bacteria hasn’t made its way to Johnson County, and locally grown food may be the key to keeping it that way.
Several area businesses specializing in locally grown produce...
After 20 years in social work and several years as the social-service coordinator for Johnson County, Amy Correia will move on.
Correia, who has helped to improve and to launch several successful programs...
It’s quite a coincidence that Ed Fisher, 57, went into the fish-keeping business.
He is the owner of the Coralville Bay store, which specializes in tropical and marine fish.
People think he changed...
