After early plans for redevelopment faltered, work is beginning on a $49 million mixed-use, multifamily development at 515 Fourth Ave. SE. The project will bring commercial space and over 200 mixed-income residential units.
Iowa reported 823 individuals have been hospitalized as a result of the coronavirus this past week, the highest total seen in 2021. The last time hospitalizations were at or above 800 was more than a year ago.
The Iowa Republican says he was unaware -- until he saw published reports last weekend -- of a PowerPoint presentation outlining how Congress could challenge the 2020 presidential election results, including declaring a national security emergency and seizing paper ballots.
The annual event will provide 1,500 local families with all the food they need to make a traditional holiday dinner. Families who missed the registration window can still get a meal.
Jeremy Everett Goodale, the second of two 16-year-olds charged in the killing of Fairfield High School Spanish teacher Nohema Graber, wants his case moved to juvenile court. The prosecution has not yet filed a resistance to his request.
The National Weather Service has issued a high wind warning for much of the state, including Eastern Iowa, lasting from Wednesday afternoon into Thursday morning.
Horizons, A Family Service Alliance will provide gifts to homebound older adults in its Linn County Meals on Wheels program. The agency is requesting monetary donations so it may purchase gifts to also deliver to clients the week of Christmas.
This year’s Marion Chamber’s Marion Leadership In Action class is looking to purchase a 30-foot, LED panel tree with changing colors and light patterns to use for the holidays in City Square Park.
Two handbell ensembles, Carillonneurs and Tower Bells, will present a Christmas concert Sunday at 4 p.m. in the Gathering Space at St. Paul's United Methodist Church in Cedar Rapids. The concert is free and open to the public.
The public is invited to skate at Xtream Arena for one night only, Thursday from 6 to 8 p.m. Those who bring an item to donate will receive free skate rentals.
St. Mark’s Lutheran Church in Marion will host “The Living Story,” a free drive-thru live Nativity, this Thursday through Saturday from 5 to 7 p.m. It will feature multiple scenes and more than 100 volunteers from the St. Mark’s congregation.
Throughout much of the pandemic, the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics offered its cardiac rehabilitation services through a virtual format, helping patients from the comfort of their own homes. But other hospitals opted to keep rehabilitation facilities open, noting that most patients prefer the benefits of in-person care.
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