Articles Tagged: Marion

The Collaborative Growth Initiative aims to bolster population and workforce in the greater Cedar Rapids region.

Alsoin this week’s Government Notes, an Interstate 380 off-ramp at North Liberty will close this week.

Fifty volunteers pulled garbage, debris and discarded items from Indian Creek and its tributaries on Saturday. It was the second annual clean-up event.

Four finalists include one internal and three external applicants to replace former chief Mike Kitsmiller.

Uptown Marion has announced its 11th “Eat. Drink. & Be Marion: Food & Pub Craw Fundraiser.”

Nearly two years after the launch of a regional growth initiative, three area cities are being asked to reaffirm their support. Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance talent attraction director Jodi Schafer this week provided Cedar Rapids City Council members with an update on the Collaborative Growth Initiative’s year-one goals and funding needs. She’s planning similar presentations for the Marion and Hiawatha city councils.

The Freedom Festival’s first ever drone show, which replaces the balloon glow, will kick off the festival Thursday night.

An Iowa Falls nurse who has been ordered three times to undergo training on ethics is again facing disciplinary action from the Iowa Board of Nursing.

A Marion man was arrested Tuesday on charges that he offered to pay someone he believed was a 15-year-old minor to perform a sex act with him, and sent them an explicit photo.

A Covington Road bridge closes today for reconstruction and other government happenings in Linn and Johnson counties.

Also in this week’s Government Notes, Linn County Supervisors award $28K in historic preservation grants

Finalists are set to be interviewed next month. The city is working to fill the position after previous Chief Mike Kitsmiller retired in April.

The first Uptown Marion Market of the 2025 season will take place from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday in City Square Park in Uptown Marion. Market vendors will have everything from fresh produce to baked goods and handcrafted artisan items.

Also in this week’s Government Notes, the city of Cedar Rapids and Cedar Rapids schools will host an open house to discuss a green schoolyard initiative on Tuesday.

A former deputy police chief suggested he cuff and pat down a custodian with whom he attempted to cultivate a relationship. The Iowa Supreme Court said his conduct was not severe enough to warrant legal action.