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Applicants have until Dec. 9 to apply on the county’s website

Former Linn County Supervisor and current county employee Brent Oleson will be the next Linn County treasurer.

District 2 incumbent Ben Rogers was elected for a fifth term to the three-member Linn County Board of Supervisors. State Rep. Kirsten Running-Marquardt will fill the other open seat.

Republican business owner Banowetz and Democratic state Rep. Kirsten Running-Marquardt are seeking the seat left by the departing Supervisor Stacey Walker.

The company is focusing on driver retention and mentoring newly-hired drivers with higher wages, flexibility

The train car next to the depot in City Square Park could be moved to Grant Wood Trail to make way for the Central Plaza project.

The city discussed moving to one meeting per council week instead of two, but ultimately decided to keep the schedule. It is possible the council’s work session meetings could begin later to give more members of the public an opportunity to attend.

Cases are slightly down from 1,915 last week

Democrat Brent Oleson faces Republican Paul Talley for the open seat.

The board voted 2-1 to oppose the amendment, which is on next week’s ballot. They join the Cedar Rapids Community School District and Johnson County Supervisors in passing a resolution encouraging Iowans to vote “no.“

An outdoor patio, playground, vinyl checkout, 3D printers, a recording studio and more await library patrons in November

A key piece of the revitalization of Uptown Marion, the city’s historical business district, has taken two construction seasons to compete and now has officially reopened Seventh Street — the main drag through the district of boutique shops, restaurants and galleries.

Paul Pate is a former state legislator and mayor of Cedar Rapids while Joel Miller is the current Linn County auditor and former mayor or Robins.

After seven consecutive weeks of lower case counts statewide, COVID-19 cases jumped up 27 percent from 1,508 to 1,915 this past week.

Two candidates are vying for an open seat on the three-member Linn County Board of Supervisors to represent District 1 — southern Linn County, including western Cedar Rapids, Ely and Fairfax.