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500,000 Iowans have experienced a mental illness.

The department’s goal is to address coverage gaps among vulnerable populations on the city’s south side.

As Uptown Marion undergone a revitalization, more people are visiting. That means parking spaces are harder to come by. But leaders say the issue is not that there aren’t enough parking spaces, it’s that people don’t always know where to find parking.

The proposed $174M budget would make fiscal year 2024 “our largest year yet,” according to Marion’s assistant finance director, Brian McKenzie. He attributed the growth to a number of capital projects, including the Public Services Department facility, Uptown Plaza and Depot development, and continued streetscape work.

The state reported 1,566 new cases in the past week.

Office missed including a race on some ballots and initially miscounted absentee ballots.

Bids being taken till Feb. 14, with 2 other reviews scheduled.

Of the 30 new deaths reported, two were in Johnson County

The Marion City Council is set to receive and file the concept plan for a pocket park along the Grant Wood Trail. The plans feature a caboose that has been a key component of City Square Park for more than 30 years and would be relocated to the pocket park.

Republican senator gets variety of questions at town hall in Independence

45 deaths from COVID-19 reported in the past week, including three in Linn County

The Monday decision reverses an October board vote that provided federal pandemic relief dollars to hire a second employee in the county department that addresses issues of climate change and environmental sustainability.

Less than four months after the Linn County Supervisors allocated federal pandemic relief dollars to establish a new resiliency coordinator in its Sustainability Department, Supervisor Chair Louie Zumbach is asking the board to reconsider.

While city staff prepare to solicit bids for demolition of the vacant building, its proposed removal must go through the Central Corridor Review process.

Cedar Rapids and Marion, like many cities around the Unites States, have been constructing more roundabouts over the past decade.