Cedar Rapids City Council member Tyler Olson has announced his intent to run for re-election. Olson serves in an at-large capacity on the council. He was first elected to the nine-member council in 2017 and won re-election in 2021.
The state agency that denied a request for inspection reports on a Cedar Rapids home health agency now says that denial was based on an incorrect assumption that it wouldn’t have any such records.
Seventeen area nonprofits have been selected to receive a combined $100,000 in funding for community and economic development projects across Linn County.
Cedar Rapids will use settlement funds from a class action lawsuit to pursue the design and potential construction of an aquifer storage and recovery (ASR) well to hold drinking water in deep storage.
Also in this week’s Government Notes roundup, the Central City school district is pursuing a $7 million bond referendum.
Eastern Iowa Health Center is turning to technology and new lines of service to expand access to care, improve patient outcomes and strengthen its long-term financial footing.
The oldest surviving place of worship for Muslims in the United States is a white clapboard building on a grassy corner plot, as unassumingly Midwestern as its neighboring houses in Cedar Rapids – except for a dome.
Community members enjoyed local entertainment as they shopped at the farmers' market after dark in downtown Cedar Rapids on Saturday.
Iowa Republican U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson drew a crowd of party faithful Saturday at Hawkeye Downs Speedway & Expo Center in Cedar Rapids as she launched her re-election push with help from GOP leaders, conservative commentators and a neighboring U.S. senator.
Barry Wilson has been teaching at Kennedy High School in Cedar Rapids since 1972. The industrial technology and electric car teacher is the longest tenured teacher in the Cedar Rapids district. Here’s why he has no plans to retire.
The Cedar Rapids Animal Care and Control shelter is working to remedy sanitation and building maintenance issues — including roof leaks, ceiling damage and mold — that were identified during an inspection by the the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship earlier this month.
The temporary closure will accommodate pavement marking painting.
Oddmama’s Vintage Cafe and Rhapsody are planning openings in New Bohemia.
Bread and Buttered Bakery, a new option for carbs in NewBo City Market, is rising rapidly.
For decades, the Riverside Roundhouse was a staple of Cedar Rapids’ historic Czech Village neighborhood. The circular structure, built in 1963, served as a neighborhood center for farmers markets, weddings and community events. Then came the flood.
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