Children gathered at the Hiwatha Public Library on Friday for the monthly Doodlebug program, led by Cedar Rapids Museum of Art education director Erin Thomas. The art-based storytime highlights art in unique places like the art of fingerprinting.
Fifteen households either have or will relocate to the area as part of the pilot program to increase the local population and tax base.
The tax will apply to overnight lodging stays within city limits, meaning residents’ own taxes will not be affected.
The Hiawatha Economic Development Corp. has tapped Liz Mathis to serve as the organization’s first executive director.
State Rep. Aime Wichtendahl, Iowa’s first openly transgender legislator, is running for re-election in 2026 to a second term. The Hiawatha Democrat cited work on firefighter cancer coverage and pledged to recruit more allies to “solve real problems,” not “culture wars” in the Iowa Legislature.
The Gazette’s Grace Nieland will curate the weekly newsletter covering Linn County news, community and culture.
The City of Hiawatha recently received nearly $800,000 in state funds to support the construction of a new trail connection at Interstate 380 and Emmons Street.
The development was one of seven Corridor-area projects to receive recent state-issued workforce housing tax credits.
The search for the longtime leader’s replacement has already begun.
Food banks in Iowa will get $200,000 in new funding this year to address food insecurity by buying fresh food — such as dairy products, meat, poultry, eggs, grains, honey and produce — from local producers.
Scheetz, who represents District 2, was first appointed to the board in April of this year.
A Cedar Rapids man was arrested this weekend on charges that he robbed a Hiawatha gas station at gunpoint in June 2024.
A returning Cedar Rapids metro area native is the first to receive the upward of $5,000 in relocation incentives being offered through the Collaborative Growth Initiative.
Linn County Public Health will hold an adaptive sports clinic this weekend under the banner of athletics for all. It will introduce attendees to adaptive sports, or those that are modified or specifically designed for participants with various physical, sensory or cognitive disabilities.
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