Articles Tagged: Linn County

The growing number of data centers in Iowa and across the country speaks to spiking demands for artificial intelligence, cloud computing and other digital services.

Also in this week’s Government Notes, North Liberty elected officials get first pay raise in nearly 20 years.

Photos of the Pinicon Punisher Enduro in Central City. The event included a Night Jump Jam on Saturday and a timed downhill ride on Sunday.

The building has structural issues associated with water damage, although it has been deemed safe for use.

Early voting is underway ahead of Tuesday’s city and school elections, including at Lindale Mall in Cedar Rapids

A total of 128,357 passengers flew through CID in September 2025, an increase of 3.2 percent when compared to the same month last year.

Dozens of Iowa libraries will receive the funding early next year to use as they see fit.

In a meeting with Linn County officials Monday, Larry Weber — who oversees a program that deploys dozens of sensors in rivers and streams across Iowa — said the quality of the state’s water is not improving, and that monitoring of the water must continue.

The Linn County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a road use agreement with QTS in light of wear-and-tear sustained by rural roads in the area since the start of construction.

Tech giant Google plans to purchase energy from the Duane Arnold Energy Center as part of a larger 25-year agreement with the nuclear plant’s owner, NextEra energy.

Also in this week’s Government Notes, the Iowa City school board on Tuesday will discuss the district’s ‘continuum of services’

Linn County Sustainability Director Cara Matteson explains the reasoning behind the research.

Immigrant workers make up roughly 7.4 percent of the state’s workforce. Now, some might be at risk.

In its first year, Cedar Rapids Prep has enrolled 255 students in sixth through eighth grade, with 25 students on a waiting list. The new charter school’s students are “owning and driving their learning” in “orderly classrooms where there’s not chaos and disruptions,” says Cedar Rapids Prep Principal Justin Blietz.

No charges will be filed against four Cedar Rapids police officers after an officer-involved shooting in August, according to a report from the Linn County Attorney’s Office which ruled the shooting justified.