Tiffin voters overwhelmingly approved a 1-cent local option sales tax Tuesday with half the money to go toward projects that could include a new recreation center, fire station and park.
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Tiffin voters overwhelmingly approved a 1-cent local option sales tax Tuesday with half the money to go toward projects that could include a new recreation center, fire station and park.
The city of Cedar Rapids will become an anchor tenant of Alliant Energy’s Community Solar Garden with the City Council’s approval Tuesday of purchasing 900 solar blocks.
Work remains underway to transform a once-vacant office building in Wellington Heights into affordable housing units. The building, now known as “The Heights,” is slated to be turned over to a nonprofit to own and maintain next March.
Also, Attorney General reminds Iowans of school safety law
The lawsuit over Alissa Van Sloten’s 2021 appointment as city clerk by the Cedar Rapids City Council is one of several lawsuits Bob Teig, of Cedar Rapids, has filed against city officials.
One-third of Iowa counties are considered “maternity care deserts” without a hospital or birth center offering obstetric care and without any obstetric providers, according to a 2022 report by the March of Dimes, a nonprofit focused on maternal and infant health.
Also, Cedar Rapids recently purchased a remote-controlled mower that will help it mow hard-to-reach areas near the city’s permanent flood control system.
In a changing climate, when extreme heat spells may come more frequently, no air conditioning could be problematic.
Corridor communities like Marion and Coralville are learning the keys to creating a a vibrant downtown after the pandemic. Having a variety of uses in the heart of a city is key to attracting people to want to spend time in the central business districts, their leaders say.
Recap of news from around the state
See photos as several candidates for the Republican nomination for president attended the annual Cy-Hawk football game.
Saturday's football game between the Iowa Hawkeyes and Iowa State Cyclones was a magnet for Republican presidential candidates, including former President Donald Trump.
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