Our Town

Students at Washington High School in Cedar Rapids are voicing their frustration after being without air conditioning for more than a week.

A Tiffin 4-H group returned from its trip to Louisiana helping residents struggling after Hurricane Ida.

Activists expressed concerns about the Cedar Rapids School district SRO’s program.

Today, the Mississippi River provides recreation for the town with people boating and fishing, but 100-years ago, the river was a source of industry.

The Guttenberg Public Library has a 108 year old copy of the Gutenberg Bible.

The Mississippi River plays an important role to Guttenberg, from a past of industry, to a future of river recreation. It’s what brings people to the town to visit, and inspires others to move there.

The cafe and catering company started as a retail space for Jane and Tom Augustyn to sell their own pork and beef. They started the Picket Fence Cafe and Catering in 1997.

Campers in Our Town Monticello have found a new way to express themselves, no matter their abilities. Camp Courageous is welcoming campers with special needs back to their campgrounds this summer. And now they have a new way to play and communicate through music.

A memorial in Our Town Monticello honors the lives lost in the 9/11 terrorist attacks, now almost 20 years ago.

A business along the Maquoketa River in Our Town Monticello provides a way to relaxing way to enjoy the outdoors. Monticello Canoe Rental is in the heart of its season, with hundreds of people each day looking for a way to stay cool this summer.

It’s not just who you know, but what you know at a restaurant with a long history in Our Town Monticello.

In 2015, doctors diagnosed Austin Smith with DIPG, a rare form of brain cancer, when Austin was five. He passed away the following year, but he has left a legacy that continues to inspire others.

Like many businesses, Oak Street Manufacturing in Our Town Monticello had to pivot during the pandemic.

Jean Stinocher has been a part of every Solon Beef Days event going back to the first one, back in 1971.

In some ways, it's a hallmark of how people all throughout Eastern Iowa think of Solon -- as a tough opponent in just about every sport.

A small company in Solon, Iowa has developed the "SmartGuard", to save piglets from getting crushed.

Inside the Solon Center for the Arts, built after a 2014 bond vote for $25.5 million in school improvements.

A simple five-minute drive, with one roundabout to navigate, and it’s a whole different world.

There have been a few courthouses in the history of Black Hawk County. At one point, there was a courthouse in Our Town Cedar Falls.

Our Town Cedar Falls has one of the fastest Internet speeds in the nation. This has been decades in the making.

There's a lot to do in Downtown Cedar Falls. Some of the business owners we talked to said they found different ways to navigate the pandemic.

A UNI grad student is using wheatpaste mural to inspire a sense of togetherness in Our Town Cedar Falls.

The City of Cedar Falls says it's getting closer to breaking ground on the Cedar River Recreation Project. It will provide better access to the river for everyone.

In the early days of the Amana Colonies, when it was still a religious commune, art for the sake of art was frowned upon. Today, things have changed.

The state’s oldest operational brewery has new owners, and longtime viewers of KCRG-TV9 might recognize one of them.

The source of energy in the Amana Colonies isn’t nuclear or coal. It’s cattle.

Sometimes a day trip to the Amana Colonies isn’t enough, so, this year, visitors looking to explore the seven villages have a chic option to dine, drink and sleep: Hotel Millwright.

A “must-see” when visiting the Amana Colonies is the Chocolate Haus.

The Amana Society owns businesses and farms – and soon will sell its own brand of beef to eastern Iowa.

A non-profit garden now grows at the site of a former school in Vinton.