Despite assurances from county planning and development staff, the Linn County Planning and Zoning Commission has recommended denying a proposed solar farm near Coggon. A final decision will come from the Board of Supervisors.
Witwer Children’s Therapy is doubling the footprint of its Cedar Rapids clinic at 3245 Williams Parkway SW after providers say they’ve seen an increase in demand for services since COVID-19 started.
A driver accused of being drunk when he crashed into and seriously injured a West Des Moines police officer last year has been sentenced to five years in prison.
To ensure all Cedar Rapidians have a “mirror” reflecting themselves in library books, staff began auditing the collection in 2018 for representation and have successfully increased diversity, starting with young adult fiction.
The hearing loop system enables Theatre Cedar Rapids audience members who need assistive listening to receive crystal-clear audio signals directly through their T-Coil hearing aids, cochlear implants, or Hearing Loop receiver.
Love Lights is an annual tradition at the Dennis & Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy. Each light on the holiday tree signifies a gracious gift of support in honor of a loved one, helping Hospice of Mercy to serve patients on their final journeys, as well as their family members.
To mark the first Christmas at Heritage Center event with the custom-crafted pipe organ, Friday’s concert will include the debut of a newly commissioned piece that will highlight the University of Dubuque’s choirs, concert band and pipe organ.
The 28 changing tables will be installed in restrooms throughout the city’s park system. Male and unisex restrooms will be prioritized.
Indian Creek Nature Center’s signature holiday fundraiser, Nature’s Noel, is returning in-person this year on Saturday after being online only last year.
Charles Hollenbeck sold the land -- a popular picnicking spot -- to two men, who created a modern “park-like” cemetery, Cedar Memorial Cemetery.
A large crowd gathered for the first Menorah Lighting ceremony in Cedar Rapids at Ginsberg Jewelers in Cedar Rapids on …
Tiffany O’Donnell raised three times as much as her opponent Amara Andrews in the run-up to the Tuesday runoff election that will decide Cedar Rapids’ next mayor.
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