Articles Tagged: Linn County

City staff estimate there are roughly 60 vaults throughout downtown Cedar Rapids that are privately owned but stretch into and underneath the public right-of-way.

Officials with the Marion Economic Development Corp. will pitch the state next month for $1.5 million in seed funding.

A Tiffin cafe is growing soon with its first location in Linn County.

Cedar Rapids Economic and Development Services Director Bill Micheel on Wednesday said city staff are working with two separate grocery chains to set up tours of the former Hy-Vee store at 1556 First Ave. NE.

A Marion caffeine staple is opening its first expansion soon as another shop in Cedar Rapids moves around the corner.

The vote on Monday advances NextEra Energy’s plan to restart the nuclear plant near Palo, but additional approvals and agreements remain outstanding.

An annual housing report shows there were approximately approximately 7,092 roommate households in Linn County in 2025 — up from just over 6,700 in 2010 and closer to 5,300 in 2000. Those figures account for unmarried couples without children and households with platonic roommate pairs or groups.

Linn County Supervisor Kirsten Running-Marquardt will serve as chair of the board of supervisors this year, with Sami Scheetz as vice chair.

The Linn County Sheriff’s Office has identified a man shot by officers on Wednesday during an exchange of gunfire with law enforcement.

A man sustained critical injuries Wednesday after being shot during an exchange of gunfire with officers from the Linn County Sheriff’s Office.

A total of 37 individuals were housed during year one of the Landlord and Tenant Success Initiative.

Christopher Maxwell is in custody at the Linn County Jail, pending extradition back to Illinois.

Requests can be made beginning Jan. 5, for delivery later this Spring. Residents will pay an exchange fee and higher monthly fee for larger waste containers.

Cindy Anderson credits weeks of knocking on doors in Fairfax and fighting a proposed power plant with securing one of the city council seats in November’s election.

A report from Linn County Public Health found a majority of Black and African American participants said culturally informed care is a barrier to accessing mental health support.