The Ronald McDonald House Charities of Eastern Iowa and Western Illinois is seen Wednesday at 730 Hawkins Drive in Iowa City. Since its opening in 1985, the Ronald McDonald House of Iowa City has provided families a place to stay while their child is receiving medical treatment at local hospital. Now, the Ronald McDonald House is seeking the community's help as its kitchen is remodeled in the coming months.

Red&Lee Vintage, one of Muscatine’s more well-known locally-owned businesses, celebrated its second anniversary last Saturday. “So far, so good," owner Jennifer Williams said. MUSCATINE — Red&Lee Vintage, one of Muscatine’s more well-known locally-owned businesses, celebrated its second anniversary last Saturday.

A new Popeyes restaurant cleared an early hurdle to get approval for a location in Pepperwood Plaza in Iowa City's South District. The Iowa City Board of Adjustment voted 4-0 for a special exception for a two-lane drive through for the fried chicken restaurant last week, clearing the way for city officials to begin evaluating the site's plan and designs.

Corn planting is nearly complete in Minnesota. USDA’s latest weekly crop report says at 98 percent, this year’s pace trails 2021 by more than two weeks and the five-year average by eight days. Corn emergence is 85 percent, with 58 percent considered good to excellent. Soybean planting advanced to 88 percent, compared to 100 percent a year ago and 96 percent normally.