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A SCORE mentor helped Marion business succeed and grow

A project that will transform the Central Plaza at City Square Park in the heart of Uptown Marion got a $100,001 boost Wednesday with federal COVID-19 relief funds award by the Linn County Board of Supervisors.

In one shots-fired incident, a victim sleeping inside was struck by a bullet

The derecho hit three years ago this week, forever changing Iowa’s tree canopy. But what happened to all of those trees after they were removed?

Marion is dropping its petition for title of the old Maid-Rite building on Seventh Avenue after the owners started working with the city to address safety concerns and repairs. The owners are planning to renovate the building for possibly three new businesses.

The worst of the storms impacted a line from Cedar Rapids to Clinton, leaving power outages that lasted for hours, trees blocking streets and debris scattered across streets. Several Corridor cities announced plans to collect yard waste after the storms.

Kolofon Health startup growing quickly in Eastern Iowa

This voter guide includes information on seats on the city councils in Cedar Rapids and Marion, as well as how to make sure you’re ready to vote come November.

The Marion-based not-for-profit announced it will kickoff the sixth season of its native tree sale, on Aug. 7, with multiple sizes now available. The program enables landowners with more than three woodland acres to purchase anywhere from five to 150 native trees, in an effort to restore Linn County’s native tree canopy.

Marion welder fuses 60 mountain bike wheels to create 200-pound sculpture

Project Aware canoeists spend week on annual task

A motorcyclist died Friday morning after driving off the roadway in Marion and hitting a utility pole, according to a news release from the Marion Police Department.

Traffic cameras at two intersections in Marion will be installed and ready to go live for a 30-day warning period starting sometime next week, according to Marion Police Chief Mike Kitsmiller.

The Marion Water Department recently set a new record for the amount of water pumped in May, with nearly 111 million gallons. The last time May’s record for water use broke was in 2012, with over 108 million gallons of water.