The CDC now lists Johnson County as having “medium” community transmission, but the Board of Supervisors also discussed the need to be flexible if there is another surge in cases.
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The CDC now lists Johnson County as having “medium” community transmission, but the Board of Supervisors also discussed the need to be flexible if there is another surge in cases.
The panel that regulates Iowa gaming facilities will take applications from those seeking a license to operate a gaming facility in Linn County, potentially opening the door to a casino in Cedar Rapids
Council members, during discussions about meeting protocols, have heard concerns from the public about how a penalty would decrease public participation and engagement from residents.
The Cedar Rapids Civil Rights Commission will go from seven to nine members after the City Council has replaced the municipal anti-discrimination ordinance.
Masks will no longer be required inside Iowa City facilities as of Tuesday but still will be available to visitors, the city announced Monday. North Liberty and Coralville have also ended their mask mandates.
Johnson County supervisors voted 3-2 to stick with a “lottery” system in distributing $2 million in federal pandemic funds to low- and moderate-income residents, rather than prioritizing workers -- such as undocumented immigrants -- excluded from the stimulus payments received by most Americans in 2020 and 2021.
In line with revised CDC guidelines easing mask-wearing metrics for most Americans, the city of Cedar Rapids and Linn County have lifted requirements that masks be worn to curb the spread of COVID-19 in municipal facilities
Former longtime Linn County Supervisor James Houser is running for supervisor again.
NextEra, which will build the project at the decommissioned Duane Arnold nuclear facility and plans to sell it to Alliant Energy to own and operate, submitted the plans to Linn County for the two solar energy sites in Palo.
The Iowa City Parks and Recreation Department “made the difficult decision to cancel the Wednesday Farmers Market for at least the 2022 season,” according to an email vendors received. Not enough vendors signed up before the Feb. 15 deadline.
Phase one of streetscape work along the busy street mostly complete. The rest should wrap up by year’s end.
Iowa State University studies why people in certain ‘declining’ cities love their city, their quality of life
Linn County is slated to receive most of nearly $57 million awarded to the state of Iowa by the federal government to assist with long-term recovery from the August 2020 derecho.
With an influx of local, state and federal cash, “the time is now” to advance game-changing infrastructure investments that can shape Cedar Rapids now and for the future, Mayor Tiffany O’Donnell said in a virtual State of the City address Wednesday.
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