Craig Ritland: Landscape architect enjoys environment he helps create MARIA KUIPER, Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, Iowa Jul 17, 2026 Jul 17, 2026 0 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save WATERLOO — Anyone who has fished, kayaked or used a trail in the Cedar Valley in the last 60 years probably owes a debt of gratitude to Craig Ritland.kAm#:E=2?5[ gc[ 92D =67E 9:D 7:?86CAC:?ED 2== @G6C A2C<D 2?5 82E96C:?8 DA246D 2D 2 =2?5D42A6 2C49:E64E] $E2CE:?8 9:D @H? 7:C> :? `hf_[ H9:49 6G6?EF2==J 3642>6 #:E=2?5ZzF:A6C {2?5D42A6 pC49:E64ED[ 96 92D H@C<65 @? E96 56D:8?D @7 v6@C86 (JE9 $E2E6 !2C<[ E96 r652C '2==6J {2<6D[ w:4<@CJ w:==D !2C<[ E96 r652C '2==6J }2EFC6 %C2:=[ r652C u2==D’ |2:? $EC66E 2?5 #:G6C !=246 !=2K2 2?5 (2E6C=@@’D u@FCE9 $EC66E 2?5 {:?4@=? !2C<[ ;FDE E@ ?2>6 2 76H]k^Am kAm“(96C6G6C J@F >2J EC2G6=[ 6DA64:2==J :? E96 r652C '2==6J[ J@F 2C6 ?6G6C G6CJ 72C 7C@> 2 AC@A6CEJ E92E rC2:8 #:E=2?5 92D :>A24E65 :? 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Iowa chiropractor accused of leaving a patient paralyzed surrenders his license The Dietrich Chiropractic clinic in Davenport prior to its closing in 2025. (Photo via Google Earth)
Des Moines attorney reprimanded after second OWI arrest (Photo by simpson33 via iStock / Getty Images Plus)
Iowa physician sues federal agency over report tied to 2015 patient death The Iowa Board of Medicine regulates the state's medical profession as part of the Iowa Department of Inspections, Appeals and Licensing. (Pho…
Iowa dentist fined $2,000 for unsanitary conditions in his practice (Photo by Peter Dazeley/Getty Images)
Caregiver issued a warning after nursing home resident chokes and dies The Iowa Department of Inspections, Appeals and Licensing oversees nursing homes in the state of Iowa. (Photo via Getty Images; logo courtesy …
