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Longtime law enforcement officer and peer support advocate Jeremy Sprague is set to join the department on Aug. 21.

At-large Marion City Council member Randy Strnad announced this week that he will not seek reelection, after nearly a decade on the council.

The city of Marion is testing the waters on residents’ willingness to support a bond referendum this November to construct a new aquatics center.

Funds will support new levee in NW Cedar Rapids, road reconstruction and more.

Linn County is seeking citizen feedback on its proposed nuclear zoning code ahead of next week’s Planning and Zoning Commission meeting.

How much would someone need to pay you to pack up your life and move across state lines? The Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance and its partners are hoping the answer is the amount now offered to remote workers willing to relocate to Cedar Rapids, Marion or Hiawatha.

At least nine tornadoes touched down in Iowa last week — including three in Linn County.

Feedback gathered from attendees will be used to shape the future direction of the Pars & Recreation Department’s therapeutic programming.

The Linn County Board of Supervisors in many ways is a lesser known cog in the local government machine with a broad purview over issues affecting Linn County residents. And for the first time in over a decade, it’s made up entirely of first-term members.

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Cedar Rapids city leaders are investing upward of $5 million into a series of building renovations that will lead to the relocation of several city departments in the name of space optimization.

The chicks — which have grown into small, squawking balls of feathers — are well on their way to adolescence in a survival story that is not only a remarkable example of individual resilience, but also that of the species at large.

Area veterans are now able to get a discounted adoption fee through Cedar Rapids Animal Care & Control thanks to a new partnership with a national nonprofit.

The Collaborative Growth Initiative aims to bolster population and workforce in the greater Cedar Rapids region.

Co-founder Courtney Ball will assume the role of Matthew 25 executive director while the search begins for the organization’s next leader.