Articles Tagged: Linn County

Hiawatha residents and leaders will honor the Linn County town’s history and look toward its future this month with a June 14 community celebration to mark the city’s 75th anniversary.

A proposed 192-unit affordable housing development in southwest Cedar Rapids aims to complement and support the ongoing construction of the city’s new Westside Library.

Also in Government Notes, the Hawkeye Area Labor Council announced it is endorsing the Cedar Rapids school bond that will go to voters in November.

With about 1,391 new cancers diagnosed each year, Linn County has the 38th highest rate of new cancers among Iowa’s 99 counties, and the eighth highest rate among the 21 metro counties in the state.

Ron Novak’s body was found beaten, shot, and frozen in an unheated storeroom of his rural Walker home on Christmas Eve, 1983. On Wednesday, nearly 42 years later, the Linn County Sheriff’s Office announced it has arrested an Oregon man they believe was Novak’s killer — or, one of them.

Also in this week’s Government Notes, I-380 ramps in Cedar Rapids will be closed overnight this week for work.

Thousands took to the streets in 2020 to push for racial justice and equity, but area activists say the work didn’t stop there.

Since completing Master Gardener training, Beula Dvorak, 77, has volunteered hundreds of hours educating the public about gardening and working in public garden spaces, and oversees the care of about 20 community gardens located throughout Linn County.

Prestige is a biannual special section dedicated to Iowans 55+. Each section includes stories, resources and real perspectives about life in Iowa for older adults that cover a range of issues.

Board chair Brandy Z. Meisheid presented the annual State of the County address Thursday to highlight past success and future projects.

Public meeting tonight comes as NextEra begins process of restarting the Duane Arnold nuclear plant.

Summer is right around the corner, which means its prime time for live music, festivals, fairs and family fun. From jazz to rap to country to rock, there’s plenty to listen, dance and sing along to in Eastern Iowa and beyond this summer.

Also, the Marion City Council is considering listing 988, the mental health crisis line, on some city vehicles to increase awareness

NewBo City Market will partner with a Johnson County nonprofit to bring a new community grocery store to Cedar Rapids.

Timely construction of the $275M Cedar Crossing Casino & Entertainment facility is contingent on the case’s conclusion.