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Five homemade cloth Fu masks, made with varying patterns.

Wendy Stevenson, an Iowa City local and a staff member at the Coralville Public Library, made masks for her family members and fellow librarians to wear while at work and other public…

A photograph taken from the kitchen window of a third floor apartment. While the apartment's covered deck remains clear, the houses, trees, and yards of neighbors are covered in snow. This view faces towards 10th street; the apartment building is at…

Pitcher family members watch Sunday Easter mass together in the living room. Jim Pitcher and Shirley Pitcher sit side by side in rocking chairs; Alan Pitcher sits behind them. According to Sara Pitcher, the photographer, usually the family has a…

Pitcher family members watch Sunday Easter mass together in the living room. Jim Pitcher and Shirley Pitcher sit side by side in rocking chairs and the computer is set in front of them.

According to Sara Pitcher, the photographer, the Easter mass…

A Coralville local recounts finding an unexpected handmade gift created for her entire apartment complex.

A detailed description of how one Coralville local spent her day on Mother's Day, 2020.

A Coralville city sign at the North Ridge Park that reads, "Playground closed by order of the governor, state of Iowa."

Behind the sign, an empty playground is surrounded by yellow caution tape that states "Caution" and "Cuidado."

Some selections from a journal written and kept during the spring of 2020, when concerns about the spread of COVID-19 led to the shut down of many businesses and the mandate that all but essential workers remain at home.

Through these selections,…

Mass mailed postcard sent to United States residents regarding best practices to stop the spread of Coronavirus COVID-19 at the beginning of the beginning of the pandemic.

An insert in City of Coralville water bill describing services offered while city buildings are closed and best practices for social distancing as well as ways to support local organizations and businesses.

The Johnson County Auditor mailed absentee ballot request forms to all registered voters ahead of the June 2, 2020 primary election in order to encourage voters to stay at home and vote absentee. Voter turnout was 32%, part of a statewide record…

Laura Crossett is wearing a homemade cloth mask decorated by her son with a drawing of a rainbow and the words “rainbow” and “XOX” on it.

Every other Saturday or so I pick my son up from an afternoon visit to his dad outside the Subway at the Tanger Outlet Mall at 5:30 pm. Usually the parking lot is packed with cars and the storefront sidewalks still full of shoppers. At 5:28 pm on…

Iowa City West High magazine published during the COVID-19 Pandemic of 2020. Three articles directly address the state of the world and our community during the pandemic: History in the Making , Viral and Where's Walling? There are also other…

Iowa City West High Newspaper published during the pandemic of 2020 caused by a coronavirus named COVID-19. The articles included in this issue that document these unusual times including Essential Employees, Isolated, Athletic Adjustments, Isolation…

A mother, Sharon Falduto reflects on the the ordinary and extraordinary experiences of her family during the spring of the Covid-19 pandemic in a diary entry.

Sara Pitcher describes meeting her family outdoors to go for a hike at Wildcat Den State Park. Following the outing they visit a brewery that does not accept cash due to heightened concern about hygiene during the pandemic.

The Falduto girls on the their back porch in April 2020.
Pictured: Piper, in a t-shirt promoting a play; Samantha, in a t-shirt from a Camila Cabello concert that was held in a football stadium, and Rachel, who likes that shirt.

The first day of the Coralville swimming pool reopening.

The Coralville Pools will open June 29 for recreational swimming with modifications to capacity, hours,
rules, and with extra precautions to prevent the spread of COVID-19.