Nearly one million of the trees felled in the 2020 derecho were in Linn County alone, and the damage left rural and urban communities alike with gaping holes in their tree canopies. Five years later, The Gazette is revisiting what’s been done to fill the gaps.
Grant Harper is the first Marion City Council candidate to formally announce an intent to run in the Nov. 4 city election.
The Marion City Council voted Tuesday to approve a $54,500 agreement with Pete Lammer, a Marion firefighter who was demoted in November from battalion chief to firefighter and paramedic.
Also, Fairfax will host an open house for city administrator finalists
The free admission days supported by the Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation.
Have you been to Marion recently? Don’t bother. All of the roads to and from Marion appear to be closed. …
The splash pad was added as part of an $8.35 million renovation of Central Plaza in Uptown Marion.
Longtime law enforcement officer and peer support advocate Jeremy Sprague is set to join the department on Aug. 21.
At-large Marion City Council member Randy Strnad announced this week that he will not seek reelection, after nearly a decade on the council.
The city of Marion is testing the waters on residents’ willingness to support a bond referendum this November to construct a new aquatics center.
How much would someone need to pay you to pack up your life and move across state lines? The Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance and its partners are hoping the answer is the amount now offered to remote workers willing to relocate to Cedar Rapids, Marion or Hiawatha.
Also in this week’s Government Notes, beginning Monday, the Boyson Road bridge over I-380 and all four ramps will close for 20 working days.
The market in Uptown Marion is held the second Saturday of June, July and August, as well as on the last Saturday of September from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Matthew Schleier will claim insanity at trial, and the prosecution will have an independent psychological evaluation performed in August and needs more time to prepare.
Marion residents were able to meet Wednesday evening with four candidates who the city has identified as candidates to fill the position of police chief, vacated by Chief Mike Kitsmiller when he retired in the spring. The candidate who is ultimately selected will lead the department of 48 sworn officers, 10 dispatchers and six civilian employees.
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