Articles Tagged: Lisbon

Photos from a seed harvesting outing with Johnson County Conservation at Ciha Fen Preserve in Lisbon, Iowa on Wednesday, September 10, 2025.

Seventeen area nonprofits have been selected to receive a combined $100,000 in funding for community and economic development projects across Linn County.

From flower festivals and patriotic parades to county fairs and hot air balloons taking to the skies, there is so much to do, see and celebrate around Eastern Iowa in the coming months.

Fareway Stores Inc. has announced the acquisition of Brothers Market locations in Lisbon and Denver, Iowa. The transaction is expected to close in March.

Bob Campagna’s exhibit will be on display at The History Center to Dec. 6

It’s part of growing effort to combat ‘news deserts’

The bill would require the Iowa Transportation Commission to include in its long-range planning plans to make the entire length of Highway 30 four lanes — including a 40-mile stretch between DeWitt and Lisbon, just east of Cedar Rapids, and between Carroll and Ogden in western Iowa.

Also, Linn County awards $100,000 in economic development grants

Ciderhouse owners Scott and Pia Ervin, who opened Sutliff as the first hard cider brand made in Iowa, made their announcement on May 30 after more than 20 years in business.

Incident happened at rural crossing east of Lisbon Friday afternoon.

Linn County Supervisors will discuss and vote on allocating $11 million in American Rescue Plan Act funding next week.

Jessica Wiskus, who has also been organizing against the Navigator CO2 Ventures carbon pipeline after learning her property was in the corridor, is running as a Democratic in Senate 42. The district covers rural Linn County, wrapping around the Cedar Rapids metro area, and eastern Benton County.

Lisbon’s Fur Fun Rescue helped save Missouri puppies that were living outside in cold weather and have brought them to Iowa. The “D litter,” as Fur Fun Rescue called them, are now in a foster home and ready for adoption.

Fur Fun Rescue announced a $3,600 grant investment from Petco Love to pay the cost of surgery that removed 10 tumors from Nina, a boxer that has now been adopted.

The Hawks have won five of the last six team titles in state events. They have picked up where they left off after a sweep of traditional and dual crowns last season. Also, Alburnett claimed a tournament title Saturday and Battle of Waterloo is set.