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City Nature Challenge returns to Iowa City and Des Moines this weekend
More than 700 communities around the world will participate in the City Nature Challenge this weekend, including Johnson County and Polk County. It’s a four-day long event that starts Friday and concludes at midnight on Monday, during which time volunteers take photos of any “WILD plants and animals in backyards, in parks, along city streets, [and] on school grounds” in their communities.
Here are the latest nominees for the Press-Citizen's Student of the Week
The Iowa City Press-Citizen Student of the Week is back for another round of voting. Each week, Johnson County high school principals across are asked to nominate students who excel in and out of the classroom. The public can vote at press-citizen.com through noon on Thursday, April 25. The winner...
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