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Explosion, fire reported at Quaker Oats factory in Cedar Rapids

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Explosion, fire reported at Quaker Oats factory in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. (Representative)

A fire and an explosion have been reported at the Quaker Oats factory in downtown Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Videos circulating on social media show large plumes of smoke rising from the area. The cause of the fire remains unknown. Explosion, fire reported at Quaker Oats factory in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. (Representative) Fire department provides update … Read more

In 1926, beekeeper Ruth Suckow published Iowa Interiors, a small-town story collection that made her nationally known; 100 years later, a Cedar Falls press is reviving the hard-to-find book

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In 1926, beekeeper Ruth Suckow published Iowa Interiors, a small-town story collection that made her nationally known; 100 years later, a Cedar Falls press is reviving the hard-to-find book

In 1926, Iowa writer Ruth Suckow published Iowa Interiors, a collection of 14 short stories drawn from the lives of people in the state’s farms and small towns. A century later, the book is returning to print in a new centennial edition from Cedar Falls-based Final Thursday Press, with new illustrations by Iowa artist Claudia … Read more