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Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier
April 22, 2018
ATKINS — A Cedar Rapids woman was killed Saturday in a crash on the Benton County/Linn County line. The Iowa State Patrol identified the deceased as Arlene Erusha, 90, the driver of an SUV. The semi driver of the other vehicle in the crash, William Butterfield, 69, of Tama, was taken with injuries to St.
The Gazette: Eastern Iowa Breaking News and Headlines
April 15, 2018
Getting out of the mud in Iowa required cooperation and investment from the adjacent property owners. Getting a grid of county and state roads that supported traffic loads through Iowa's notorious spring thaws required investment from all residents in Linn County, the federal and state governments andÃâà...
KCRG
April 12, 2018
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG-TV9) -- A plan to turn nearly 200 acres of Linn County farmland into housing, business and recreation space will get formally unveiled to the public Thursday ... Linn County purchased the Dows Farm property, located along Mt. Vernon Road west of Highway 13, two years ago.
KCRG
April 11, 2018
LINN COUNTY, Iowa (KCRG-TV9) -- Senate File 481 will require local law enforcement to cooperate with federal immigration laws, especially when dealing with undocumented immigrants. Governor Kim Reynolds signed the law on Tuesday. Toddlers to adults lined the Second Avenue Bridge in CedarÃâà...
KCRG
April 4, 2018
LINN COUNTY, Iowa (KCRG TV9)- Linn County Supervisors approved the last bit of county funding needed for the Prospect Meadows baseball complex north of Marion. Contractors began moving dirt at the park located along Highway 13 last fall with the first eight diamonds and a “miracle field” forÃâà...
KCRG
April 2, 2018
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG-TV9) -- More than a dozen Linn County agencies that work with the physically and mentally challenged are hoping for a share of surplus dollars this week. It's Mental Health Tax Levy money Linn County has to spend up or risk losing.
KCRG
March 30, 2018
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG TV9)- Linn County government appears ready to go into the development businesses with a plan for nearly two hundred acres of farmland ... Harris says Linn County purchased another 300 acres of Dows Farm property located just south of the county's Squaw Creek Park.
Marion Today.org
March 29, 2018
Marion resident Brent Oleson, 47, announced his bid for re-election to the Linn County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday, March 27, 2018. ... Office, the Legislative Service Bureau, and serving as Senior Legislative Counsel to the Majority (2006) and Minority (2007-8) Leader's office in the Iowa Senate.
The Gazette: Eastern Iowa Breaking News and Headlines
March 29, 2018
Linn County, as of this week, has 52,470 registered Democrats, 39,946 Republicans, 56,372 No Party and 1,179 Libertarians. Iowa has a closed primary system, meaning residents must be registered as a Democrat, Republican or Libertarian to vote in a primary, though people can change their registrationÃâà...
The Gazette: Eastern Iowa Breaking News and Headlines
March 22, 2018
Between July 2010 and July 2017, Linn County's population increased by about 5.9 percent, to 224,115 people, while Johnson County's grew by 13.7 percent, to 149,210 people, according to Census estimates. Iowa's population, meanwhile, only grew at about a three percent rate while the nation's grewÃâà...
KCRG
March 16, 2018
Suspect's dog bites Linn County deputy after pursuit. By KCRG-TV9 ... LINN COUNTY, Iowa (KCRG-TV9) - A Palo man is in custody after a vehicle pursuit in Linn County. ... According the Linn County Sheriff's Office, the deputies knew Nelson didn't have a valid driver's license and had active arrest warrants.
KCRG
March 9, 2018
Under this legislation, this choice is taken away,” Harris said. Harris says Linn County Supervisors plan to oppose the bill as it move on to the Iowa Senate. In addition to requiring only district residents to choose one supervisor, the bill would also require the Legislative Services Agency to draw up newÃâà...
U.S. News & World Report
March 5, 2018
SPRINGVILLE, Iowa (AP) — Authorities suspect a grill may have caused a fire that injured a Linn County man. Firetrucks were sent to the Springfield house around 3:20 p.m. Saturday. The Linn County Sheriff's Office says the residence was engulfed in flames by the time firefighters arrived. A resident wasÃâà...
The Gazette: Eastern Iowa Breaking News and Headlines
March 3, 2018
A sign last November at Lovely Lane United Methodist Church in Cedar Rapids informs voters that the Iowa voter ID law starts to phase in this year. ... In Linn County, the Auditor's Office last October requested $227,000 from the Board of Supervisors to buy 333 computers plus printers and other equipmentÃâà...
KCRG
March 1, 2018
LINN COUNTY, Iowa (KCRG-TV9) -- Fire destroyed a mobile home in the 3300 block of Big Bend Road Thursday afternoon. Firefighters responded around 2:45 p.m. and found the mobile home fully engulfed in flames. The Linn County Sheriff's Office said three people inside the home got out safely andÃâà...
The Gazette: Eastern Iowa Breaking News and Headlines
March 1, 2018
The new Linn County Logo, designed by Mark Mathis, of Amperage Marketing in Cedar Rapids. ... The Linn County Board of Supervisors on Wednesday selected the new logo, with a request for some slight modifications. ... The former Linn County of Iowa logo, which had been in use since the 1990s.
kwwl.com
December 31, 1999
An inmate does not return after he left on a court order to find a job. Jordan Johnson, 19, was serving time for possession of a controlled substance and carrying weapons. Johnson was suppose to report back to the correctional center yesterday afternoon. He is described as a black male, 5'7", and aboutÃâà...
KCRG
December 31, 1999
LINN COUNTY, Iowa (KCRG-TV9) -- This year's extremely late arrival of spring weather is hurting cow and calf producers in eastern Iowa. Fewer calves than normal are surviving birth and feed supplies are running short. Chris Platner, a Linn County farmer raises about 60 head of cattle with his father.
KCRG
December 31, 1999
LINN COUNTY, Iowa (KCRG-TV9) -- Linn County has been given a Gold designation from the SolSmart program for making it easier, faster, and more affordable for places in the county to go solar. The U.S. Department of Energy's national organization SolSmart helps governments create solar energy inÃâà...
The Gazette: Eastern Iowa Breaking News and Headlines
December 31, 1999
Nate Boulton, a candidate for governor who currently serves in the Iowa Senate District 16, speaks at the Linn County Democrats convention at the Kirkwood Community College Linn County Regional Center in Hiawatha on Saturday, March 24, 2018. Delegates turned out despite the snow and filled all 228Ãâà...
