Facility could open by January 2025
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Facility could open by January 2025
Ely voters resoundingly rejected a $7 million bond referendum for a new Community Center — a facility with three uses that would house City Hall, the library and other recreational services.
Newcomer David Maier defeated first-term incumbent Pat Loeffler to secure an at-large seat on the Cedar Rapids City Council, becoming the council’s first openly gay member. Ann Poe was re-elected to the other at-large council sea..
But only 9 votes separate the candidates in Solon, unofficial results show
Robins, Fairfax, Mount Vernon, Hiawatha, Alburnett, Hiawatha, Marion results
Laura Bergus was reelected to Iowa City Council with 66 percent of the vote, despite Mayor Bruce Teague asking voters to back her opponent.
An East Dubuque man was shot Tuesday by a Delaware County Deputy who was attempting to take the man into custody in relation to the fatal shooting of a Fareway employee in Monticello.
As the crowd of candidates thins and voting in the Iowa caucuses and other early states nears, the memos from the DeSantis, Haley, Scott campaigns reflect a shared opinion that Trump will run away with the nomination if his opposition does not consolidate around one candidate.
A Cedar Rapids woman said she found her mother hiding under a bed comforter after being severely beaten by her son. The daughter said her mother’s eyes were swollen shut, clumps of her hair were missing and she had bruising all over.
A Board of Regents “DEI study group” – having spent six months reviewing diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts across Iowa’s public universities following Legislative criticism – has pitched 10 recommendations of new policies and actions the campuses can take, including one ensuring no student, employee, applicant, or campus visitor is compelled to disclose their pronouns.
The city of Cedar Rapids is looking to build an approximately $20 million horizontal collector well near Cargill’s corn milling facility as part of the city’s permanent flood control system — one of the finishing touches of flood protection work on the east side.
Iowans are likely to see more of Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds on the campaign trail for fellow governor Ron DeSantis following her endorsement this week.
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