Local Government

The Linn County Board of Supervisors voted Wednesday to approve an $850,000 settlement with the mother of a woman who died in the Linn County Jail in 2022.

The Iowa City Council unanimously approved a resolution Tuesday that will put a 1 percent local-option sales tax on the ballot this November. The proposal is part of an effort to diversify the city’s revenue sources in light of property tax reform at the state level that limits the amount of revenue the city can collect.

Linn County officials this week approved funding for three studies to learn more about current water quality conditions.

The penalty relates to wells dug at Cedar Rapids data center construction site.

City staff estimate Tiffin’s population has grown by more than 60 percent since the 2020 census, which showed Tiffin was the fastest-growing Iowa city at the time.

Also, Fairfax will host an open house for city administrator finalists

An Iowa native, Mardorf was hired in June to lead oversee parks operations and spearhead department initiatives.

Iowa has the nation’s seventh-highest net out-migration of young, educated people and the highest such figure in the Midwest, according to a report from Common Sense Institute Iowa

Morgan Creek Park ranger joined the department in October 1981

A newly created position for a prosecutor with the Linn County Attorney’s Office will focus on lower level felony crimes - where offenders have the best chance for a resolution without prison time. The position will also help lower caseloads for others prosecuting violent crimes.

Coralville and North Liberty to split cost for extension project on stretch of road that will eventually connect First Avenue and 12th Avenue and create an important link to Interstate 380 from both cities.

Announcement comes after fatal shooting at NYC office building.