Articles Tagged: Marion

Survey shows support for Central Plaza proposals, including a peace tree and maybe an ice ring

Marion, Linn-Mar students aim to build a new home next to one of the homes they renovated.

The median home price in Marion climbed by 7 percent over the past year -- a “significant” increase, a consultant told Marion City Council Tuesday.

Stories set in Oak Hill and Oak Shade cemeteries

Its first residents move in Thursday

The new McDonald’s south of Von Maur opened Sept. 7 in Cedar Rapids after several years of planning.

There will be no future landfill after the Marion landfill closes in 2044. SWA confident, but still figuring out options and partnerships

The Community Development Block Grant program would incentivize the development of low-to-moderate income housing.

The city council approved $293,000 in grants to 20 businesses during its meeting Thursday night. It is the first allocation of the grants, which are being funded with federal COVID relief money.

The most recent delay is due to supply chain issues, says the library’s director.

‘Rooftop Honey’ is produced by thousands of bees

The program launches this fall to get residents involved in planting and taking care of right-of-way trees

AAA predicts this will be the busiest Labor Day travel weekend in three years, reaching pre-pandemic levels, despite inflation, higher airfares and gas prices pinching household budgets.

The city of Marion will receive $9.8 million from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to aid with recovery from the 2020 derecho, Iowa Congresswoman Ashley Hinson announced Thursday.

Aquatics director and lifeguard Connor Ironside and lifeguard Evalyn James recognized for their heroism at Marion City Council meeting earlier this month