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Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52401

Gage Miskimen
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Latest Articles by Gage Miskimen
News Feb. 5, 2023 5:00 am114d ago
The department’s goal is to address coverage gaps among vulnerable populations on the city’s south side.
News Jan. 30, 2023 6:00 am120d ago
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.
Local Government Jan. 27, 2023 4:45 pm122d ago
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.
News Jan. 25, 2023 1:49 pm124d ago
The state reported 1,566 new cases in the past week.
Local Government Jan. 24, 2023 2:34 pm125d ago
Office missed including a race on some ballots and initially miscounted absentee ballots.
News Jan. 20, 2023 3:38 pm129d ago
Bids being taken till Feb. 14, with 2 other reviews scheduled.
Health Care and Medicine Jan. 18, 2023 4:20 pm131d ago
Of the 30 new deaths reported, two were in Johnson County
News Jan. 18, 2023 12:33 pm131d ago
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.
News Jan. 11, 2023 7:19 pm138d ago
Republican senator gets variety of questions at town hall in Independence
News Jan. 11, 2023 2:37 pm138d ago
45 deaths from COVID-19 reported in the past week, including three in Linn County
News Jan. 9, 2023 3:46 pm140d ago
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.
News Jan. 8, 2023 7:01 pm141d ago
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.
News Jan. 6, 2023 1:04 pm143d ago
While city staff prepare to solicit bids for demolition of the vacant building, its proposed removal must go through the Central Corridor Review process.
News Jan. 6, 2023 6:00 am144d ago
The former Democratic Iowa legislator now represents county District 1.
News Jan. 6, 2023 3:40 pm143d ago
Cedar Rapids and Marion, like many cities around the Unites States, have been constructing more roundabouts over the past decade.