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Gage Miskimen
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News Oct. 20, 2022 5:30 am232d ago
Cedar Rapids Public Library gets the largest allocation at $4 million. That money will go toward construction of a new west side library.
Health Care and Medicine Oct. 19, 2022 2:23 pm232d ago
The number of new COVID-19 cases in Iowa dropped for the seventh consecutive week, to 1,508, according to numbers released Wednesday.
Business News Oct. 19, 2022 1:46 pm232d ago
He succeeds longtime leader Charlie Funk
Local Government Nov. 6, 2022 4:55 pm214d ago
Incumbent Democrat Ben Rogers faces Republican challenger Brett Mason.
News Oct. 19, 2022 5:00 am233d ago
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.”
News Oct. 17, 2022 11:50 am234d ago
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.
News Oct. 15, 2022 11:14 am236d ago
The 11 plaintiffs argue the solar ordinance, which was approved by the supervisors in September, constitutes “spot zoning.”
News Oct. 15, 2022 11:18 am236d ago
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.
News Oct. 12, 2022 4:52 pm239d ago
All three supervisors support pause in development
Health Care and Medicine Oct. 12, 2022 2:42 pm239d ago
Deaths total 28 for the week, up from last week’s 20
Community Oct. 12, 2022 7:58 am240d ago
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.
Business News Oct. 11, 2022 2:20 pm240d ago
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.”
News Oct. 11, 2022 12:24 pm240d ago
A grand opening celebration will come later.
News Oct. 10, 2022 2:17 pm241d ago
Supervisors want to give staff more time to review their individually proposed funding budgets.
Health Care and Medicine Oct. 5, 2022 5:58 pm246d ago
Past week saw 1,853 new cases, 26 deaths