Swisher News

Between tears and raindrops, almost everyone present for the crowning of the 2008 Johnson County Fair Queen was at least a little wet Monday.

Wayne Nash, 87 formerly of Cedar Rapids and Coralville, died Sunday, June 22, 2008, in Meridian, Mississippi.

The only place steamier than anywhere outside was inside the Love Kitchen around lunchtime.

An Iowa City man was killed and Sunday evening when his motorcycle collided with a car near Swisher.

A motorcycle and a car got into a head-on collision Sunday night outside of Swisher.

About 320 cyclists rode in the eighth annual Tour De Brew, a 35-mile warm-up for RAGBRAI with beer stops along the way.

Six area residents will be among the 57-member delegation to the Democratic National Convention Aug.

Three Swisher girls returned from the 2008 Girls State having achieved high honors.

DIRECTOR OF NUTRITION: Cynthia Goody, the daughter of Dorothy and Jim Goody of Hills, was appointed director of nutrition at McDonald's USA.

Three high school seniors have been selected for a unique opportunity to explore all aspects of state government by the Swisher American Legion Auxiliary.

The Interstate 380 bridge over the Iowa River will be closed by 6 p.m., forcing the road to close between the North Liberty and Swisher interchanges.

With I-380 closed between Swisher and North Liberty, there are a couple of options from the Cedar Rapids area: Take Route 151 South to Amana, West on 220 to West Amana, continue west on F15, south on V66 to ...

Highway 965 at its intersection with the Iowa River has closed. According to a statement from Johnson County Emergency Management Operations, the Highway 965 bridge over the river closed at about 10 p.m. ...

Powerful Tools for Caregivers, a class designed to provide family caregivers with the skills needed to take care of themselves, will be from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Tuesdays, June 17 through July 29, at Shueyville ...

Sarah Farebrother, a Gazette Communications employee, took some photographs of floodwaters from the Iowa River along Highway 965 this morning in Johnson County.

A fisherman fishes in the Iowa River from a flooded bridge on CR F20 in Swisher on Wednesday.

A lot can change in 50 years. Vivian Mougin marked her 50th year with A W Welt Ambrisco Insurance Inc.

Seventeen area graduating high school seniors have earned college-sponsored National Merit Scholarships.

A 22-month-old child was killed when she was hit by a car at a rural Swisher home.

A toddler died after being run over by a meter reader in her driveway. Twenty-two month old Avery Marie Kochan was run over in her driveway at 1690 Falcon road in rural Swisher around 3:30 p.m. Wednesday.