Articles Tagged: Flood Recovery & Protection

Both federal and state dollars became official for several projects in Cedar Rapids and Linn County today.  In fact, Iowa …

DES MOINES – Gov. Chet Culver today signed legislation that will invest another $273.7 million in infrastructure upgrades statewide. Senate …

The City Council on Tuesday will put the empty, flood-damaged downtown library on the sale block. Two potential buyers have …

The Riverside Roundhouse was dismantled by construction crews today. A longtime fixture in Czech Village, the roundhouse was used for …

U.S. Rep. Dave Loebsack on Friday afternoon announced much-hoped-for news for Cedar Rapids: The Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration …

What had been largely an empty, city-owned eyesore of a former meatpacking plant before the June 2008 flood will bring …

Cedar Rapids began its annual round of cleaning the municipal pools yesterday, starting with the Ellis Pool. It will be …

LuAnne Reifschneider stood in a neighbor’s driveway and pointed to a section of floor hanging from a cluster of debris …

As the backhoe punched through the front door of the house that was home for more than eight decades, Harvey …

The “Generations” sculpture is getting a new, if temporary, home. The bronze sculpture, which previously sat in front of the …

Two years ago, Larry Frese thought he’d escaped the worst of a flood that had left a lot of his …

Jeff Heitt enjoys hiking the trails at the Indian Creek Nature Center. Others walk for health and leisure, but Heitt …

Surrounded by music at The Bohemian and signs urging people to come in for their pork lunches, hundreds spent Saturday …

By James Q. Lynch  The Gazette CEDAR RAPIDS – Republican gubernatorial hopeful Rep. Rod Roberts lent a sympathetic ear to …

Remodeling work done at the Linn County Sheriff’s Office after the flood of 2008 will be on display during an …