Fourth of July celebration returns to West Burlington after limited 2020
What was set to be the city's 17th annual celebration, however, was derailed by COVID-19. Pandemic concerns discouraged service organizations from making their usual raffle ticket sales, large gatherings were a threat to public health, and Crowner's best laid plans were delayed — but not laid to waste. With COVID-19 vaccines now widely available, the threat of the virus has diminished for those vaccinated, and Crowner was able to build upon the previous year's efforts. "We've been working on this for months and really had a lot of it set up for last year," Crowner said. "Especially financi...