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Cedar Rapids Public Library gets the largest allocation at $4 million. That money will go toward construction of a new west side library.

The number of new COVID-19 cases in Iowa dropped for the seventh consecutive week, to 1,508, according to numbers released Wednesday.

He succeeds longtime leader Charlie Funk

Incumbent Democrat Ben Rogers faces Republican challenger Brett Mason.

While Linn County Conservation officials said the plan to pave a currently grassy trail will make it more accessible, some people who attended a public meeting Tuesday said they fear paving the trail will ruin its “tranquility.”

This is the second time the supervisors have delayed the allocation decisions. The supervisors were supposed to decide last Wednesday, but originally pushed the allocation choices to Monday.

The 11 plaintiffs argue the solar ordinance, which was approved by the supervisors in September, constitutes “spot zoning.”

Iowa’s small towns, many of which are declining in population, struggle to fund necessary infrastructure projects. Some, like Ely in Linn County, are looking to alternative funding options.

All three supervisors support pause in development

Deaths total 28 for the week, up from last week’s 20

Carter Baldwin has taken on the role, succeeding longtime director Tom Hardecopf, who had been in the position since first joining Linn County in 2009.

A spokesperson for the Cedar Rapids-based credit union said most of the layoffs came from the company’s mortgage division and that they were prompted by “changing industry market trends.”

A grand opening celebration will come later.

Supervisors want to give staff more time to review their individually proposed funding budgets.

Past week saw 1,853 new cases, 26 deaths