About half the roughly $100 million in aid to local governments sought by Cedar Rapids, Marion, Hiawatha, Robins and Linn County in the aftermath of the 2020 derecho has been received so far from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
The Central Plaza at City Square Park in the heart of Uptown Marion has been in the works since the city’s visioning process was done in 2018.
Nearly two years removed from the Aug. 10, 2020, derecho, most Iowa farmers are back on their feet, but some are still recovering and rebuilding their operations, with some toppled and damaged farm buildings still in disarray .
The ordinance allows UTVs on roadways posted at 35 mph or less during specific hours and only driven by adults. It will be reviewed in six months
See a multitude of model cars starting Saturday at the Marion Heritage Center & Museum.
Fire crews responded to heavy smoke coming from the pavilion’s restroom on Wednesday afternoon
Ohana Poké Shop delivers a new specialty in a fast, casual package, bringing together deconstructed sushi favorites and new curiosities with the Hawaiian staple.
The first Oktoberfest will feature 25 craft breweries from Iowa and surrounding regions.
The RAISE Grant funding would pay for more than half the remaining costs and speed up the overall project’s timeline by more than a decade.
Mary Weber has been in the job for two years, and there’s no shortage of work in the flower business.
The city will award $450,000 to Marion businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Some 60 percent of businesses that responded to the Marion Economic Development Corp.’s latest Community Index said, despite continuing worker shortages locally and nationwide, they’d hired more employees during this past second quarter.
Marion is the birthplace of the man responsible for getting "The Big Book" published, the book that details the recovery process used by Alcoholics Anonymous.
According to the Black Hawk County Sheriff’s Office, 70-year-old Barbara Wallig lost control on the gravel road in the 10200 block of Main Road around 4:05 p.m. Sunday.
The funding would go toward sanitary sewer and water infrastructure projects
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