Obituaries

CEDAR RAPIDS ? Retired and living with mild dementia, Dave Krahling often spent long stretches of each day asleep on the couch.That changed six months ago when he met a new neighbor, Ridesh Basnet, 7. The high-energy second-grader gets Krahling off the couch and into the yard, where they play catch or tag and Krahling pushes Ridesh while the boy sits on a skateboard.?He's made quite a difference,? said Krahling,...

Twenty former students and descendants or friends of students shared a lot of memories, old country school entertainment, and refreshments at the 126th anniversary reunion of Lockridge Victory #8 School, east of Four Corners.President Thelma Smiddy conducted the business meeting, during which memorials were approved for former teacher Erma Hoeffer and former student Rollie Zihlman.Secretary Gloria Messer ...

Two neighboring downtown Cedar Rapids buildings are slated for demolition in the 200 block of Second Street SE.The first is a one-story structure at 209-211 Second St. SE built in 1967. For many years, it had two storefronts ? the Little King restaurant (?Where a Sandwich is a Complete Meal?); and Baker's Shoe and then Ford's Shoe in the 1970s and 1980s.Of more historic interest is the pending demolition of the ...

The city of Polishville will be hosting two dances during the month of November.The first is Sunday, Nov. 12. It is a dance with Lyle Beaver, of Iowa City.The second dance will take place Sunday, Nov. 19, with Larry Goodman, of North Liberty.At each dance, food will be available for purchase at 4:30 p.m. Dancing will be from 6 to 9 p.m.

CORALVILLE ? More than 50 percent of the LGBTQ community ? those who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning ? do not disclose their identity at work.?If you don't have the ability to come out, then you lack that authenticity in your workforce,? Daniel Hoffman-Zinnel said Thursday at the LGBTQ Workplace Culture Summit, the first in Eastern Iowa.?Having that representation in the workforce brings ...

DETROIT ? Wall Street may love the shares of Silicon Valley electric carmaker Tesla Inc , but Americans love big, fuel-thirsty trucks like Ford Motor Co's bestselling F-Series pickups and are paying ever higher prices to buy them.The auto industry is at a crossroads, with the future of legacy automakers like Ford, General Motors Co and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV uncertain as governments float proposals to ban ...

WASHINGTON ?The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday formally dropped plans to hear the last remaining challenge to an earlier version of President Donald Trump's travel ban targeting several Muslim-majority countries and a ban on refugees, but a fight over the legality of his latest restrictions still could reach the nine justices.The high court said it will not hear the case brought by Hawaii over the bans, which ...

MONTREAL ? Quebec, facing criticism over a new law that prohibits people wearing face coverings from getting government services in the Canadian province, on Tuesday said it would only apply in certain cases and will not limit access to emergency services.The mainly French-speaking province last week passed the law which does not specify which face coverings are prohibited but has largely focused debate on the ...

NEW YORK ? Every now and then, Frank and Mary Lettieri come back to visit what used to be their tightly packed Staten Island neighborhood before Superstorm Sandy prompted New York state to let it go back to nature.The deadly storm, which swamped the New York metropolitan area five years ago and revealed its vulnerability, convinced state officials to offer to buy out homeowners in flood-prone areas, including ...

Henry County Health Center's Park Place Elder Living invites area trick-or-treaters to visit Park Place on Halloween night. Park Place Elders will be passing out candy during Mt. Pleasant's Trick-or-Treat Night on Tuesday, Oct. 31, from 5 to 7 p.m.