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This photo from the 1940s shows the first public swimming pool in Cedar Rapids at Ellis Park. The pool, which opened in June 1941, initially barred people of color from entry, but that policy was ...
Cedar Rapids' Ellis Pool reopened one month ago after closing for two years because of flood damage. Much of the neighborhood surrounding Ellis Pool remains empty. Approximately 70 fewer people ...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KWWL) -- Police say two people did not need medical treatment after a rollover crash. Emergency crews responded to Ellis Boulevard and 16th Street Northwest around 7:45 p.m ...
Summer is just around the corner, which means a lot of pools around Cedar Rapids will be opening soon ... Bever, Jones, and Ellis Pools will be opening June 7th, just in time for school to ...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - Cedar Rapids is taking a staggered approach to closing its public pools, as the new school year is fast-approaching. Ellis Pool and Jones Pool are already closed for ...
CEDAR RAPIDS ... Ellis, and Jones pools are supposed to open in late June, but the city said that timetable could change, depending on staffing levels. Tuuri, who visits the Noelridge pool ...
The Iowa Kyudo Kai practices at the Cedar Rapids Recreation Center and the Coralville Archery Range each week. They perform a handful of demonstrations per year around Iowa at cultural events such as ...
A protest was held outside of the Pizza Ranch in Cedar Rapids, Iowa this past Wednesday afternoon. Protest fills the street across from the former U.S. Vice President Mike Pence visit to Cedar Rapids, ...
Custom Fitness of Cedar Rapids is now engaged in two lawsuits related to government oversight of its swimming pool. (Photo via Google Earth) The state of Iowa is contesting a Cedar Rapids company ...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KWWL) -- The Cedar Rapids Police and Fire Departments are advising residents that traffic on Ellis Boulevard will be impacted until Thursday afternoon as crews work to extract ...
KCRG reports.Cedar Rapids police say a boater reported seeing a body floating near the west bank of the river between the Ellis boat ramp and the I Avenue boat ramp at around 2:30 p.m. Sunday ...