Articles Tagged: Marion

Also, new principals named for three Cedar Rapids schools

Hiawatha woman helps kids have fun while learning, with Legos

National chain in bankruptcy, seeking to lease Collins Road Plaza space

Glew will continue to lead the organization until June 30, before parting ways to pursue a different opportunity in the Marion area.

Arleen (Luedemann) Starman and Clarence Boesenberg, both 97, met up in Tipton for a mini 80-year class reunion last month to reminisce about their school days and talk about their lives since.

Splash pads also ready for hot weather cool-downs

The Marion City Council voted unanimously Thursday to approve a contract with Beverly, Mass.-based Sensys Gatso USA, to install and maintain two automated traffic cameras, as well as maintain a mobile traffic unit in the city of Marion.

The $60,000 plan will be finalized over the next year and will take 10 years to implement.

UI alum bringing cross-cultural connections with concert

The City of Marion has filed a petition asking the court to deem a dilapidated building on Seventh Avenue, which has become an “eyesore” to the recently-completed $6.9 million streetscape and plaza project, as abandoned property and grant the property title to the city.

With a new franchise model, the rapidly growing Barrel House restaurant is hoping to expand nationwide.

The Cedar Rapids “filling station” will soon have a second location.

Local embroiderers’ guild showcasing 500 hand-stitched projects

The Catherine McAuley Center’s poverty simulation, a companion to their refugee simulation, shows how escaping poverty is easier said than done.

David’s Bridal will lay off nearly 100 employees across its four Iowa stores — and potentially thousands of employees across the country — after the company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Monday.