Articles Tagged: Linn County

Linn County saw a surge in passport applications last year, mirroring both state and nationwide trends.

An Eastern Iowa plastic surgeon, who has been accused of negligence by six Iowans, has been charged by state regulators with professional incompetence.

The rezoning is a small but significant step in NextEra Energy’s efforts to restart the nuclear plant near Palo

Clean water advocate and author Chris Jones announced he is formally launching a campaign for Iowa Secretary of Agriculture, centering his bid on what he calls Iowa’s worsening water-quality crisis and the influence of industrial agribusiness.

Longtime HACAP employee Kim Guardado will fill the role as part of an ongoing shuffle of the nonprofit’s leadership team.

The program will provide medical and psychological support for individuals following a stop or reduction in drug or alcohol use.

Also in this week’s Government Notes, North Linn schools has named its next superintendent.

City staff estimate there are roughly 60 vaults throughout downtown Cedar Rapids that are privately owned but stretch into and underneath the public right-of-way.

Officials with the Marion Economic Development Corp. will pitch the state next month for $1.5 million in seed funding.

Reported cases of violent crime — including murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault — were up slightly in Cedar Rapids in 2025 compared to 2024, but are still low in comparison to the last five years, according to data released Thursday by the Cedar Rapids Police Department.

A Tiffin cafe is growing soon with its first location in Linn County.

Cedar Rapids Economic and Development Services Director Bill Micheel on Wednesday said city staff are working with two separate grocery chains to set up tours of the former Hy-Vee store at 1556 First Ave. NE.

A Marion caffeine staple is opening its first expansion soon as another shop in Cedar Rapids moves around the corner.

The vote on Monday advances NextEra Energy’s plan to restart the nuclear plant near Palo, but additional approvals and agreements remain outstanding.

An annual housing report shows there were approximately approximately 7,092 roommate households in Linn County in 2025 — up from just over 6,700 in 2010 and closer to 5,300 in 2000. Those figures account for unmarried couples without children and households with platonic roommate pairs or groups.