Fees increasing for garbage, yard waste pickup in Cedar Rapids

The Gazette - Thu Nov 26

Posted on Nov 26, 2009 by Rick Smith . Having your garbage and yard waste picked up is likely to cost you more under a plan by the Cedar Rapids/Linn County Solid Waste Agency to charge more to bury it in a landfill or turn it into compost.

Signs reminding drivers to a oeshare the roada could be coming soon

The Gazette - Wed Nov 25

Posted on Nov 25, 2009 by Adam Belz . Bicycle enthusiasts want Linn County to pave wider shoulders on rural roads heading out of Cedar Rapids, or at least put up signs reminding motorists to share the road.

Families in FEMA trailers must begin paying rent Jan. 1

The Gazette - Wed Nov 25

Posted on Nov 25, 2009 by Steve Gravelle . Fema trailers in Marion About three dozen Iowa families face a Jan.

Air pollution warning issued for Linn County

The Gazette - Tue Nov 24

Posted on Nov 24, 2009 by Cindy Hadish . The Cedar River flows through downtown Cedar Rapids as pilot Terry Koehn flies over parts of Eastern Iowa on Saturday, Oct.

Working Up an Appetite

Reason Magazine - Tue Nov 24

Marion, Iowa, police have charged Kristine Pflughaupt with public intoxication. They say she was found sitting on the kitchen floor of Marie O'Kelly's house eating leftover noodles .

Father, Linn County spar over deceased son's flood-damaged home

The Gazette - Mon Nov 23

Darrell Langan of Cedar Rapids sits on the edge of a flood damaged farmhouse along the Cedar River near Palo on Wednesday, November 11, 2009.

Mariona s Christmas in the Park happens Dec. 3

The Gazette - Mon Nov 23

The 17th Annual Christmas in the Park celebration, produced by the Marion Chamber of Commerce, will officially kick off the holiday season on December 3 from 5:30 - " 8:00 p.m. in City Square Park, Uptown Marion.

Cedar Rapids murder trial reset

The Gazette - Sun Nov 22

The first-degree murder trial of Jason Blackcloud has been reset to Feb. 10 in Linn County District Court.

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The Gazette - Sun Nov 22

Posted on Nov 22, 2009 by Meredith Hines-Dochterman . A copy of the Cedar Rapids school district's SILO Cash-Flow Analysis can be found here: http://www.cr.k12.ia.us/services/BusinessServices/Documents/SILOForcast.pdf Here's what you need to know.

Redeveloping the Corridor

KWWL-TV Waterloo - Fri Nov 20

Marion is embarking on an $11 million project to give its downtown a major facelift.