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Woman Killed in Hwy. 30 Motorcycle Crash
Sat, 19 May 2012 14:45:50 -0700

LINN COUNTY, Iowa - A 49 year old Hiawatha woman was killed Saturday afternoon in a motorcycle crash, according to the Linn County Sheriff's Office.

Deadline to Petition Linn County Commercial Property Tax Assessment
Mon, 07 May 2012 16:10:19 -0700

MARION, Iowa - The more a property is worth, the more taxes the property owner has to pay. And in Linn County that has many businesses fighting back.

Linn auditor agrees to surrender computer
Tue, 08 May 2012 20:23:24 -0700

CEDAR RAPIDS — Linn County Auditor Joel Miller’s actions over a laptop computer sought in an internal investigation goes against policy and the general practice across the state, according to County Attorney Jerry Vander Sanden and the Iowa State Association of Counties.

Flood Damaged First Floor of the Linn County Courthouse Will Open Monday
Fri, 11 May 2012 15:30:55 -0700

A courtroom with video equipment will be used for in-custody initial appearances on the first level of the Linn County Courthouse on Friday, May 11, 2012, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Renovation of the first floor of the courthouse is almost complete.

Alzheimer’s Association to host program
Sun, 20 May 2012 01:22:13 -0700

The Alzheimer’s Association will host an educational program called "Living with Alzheimer’s for Late Stage Caregivers" from noon to 4 p.m. Tuesday at the Iowa City/Johnson County Senior Center, 28 S. Linn St.

Majority of state’s whooping cough cases this year reported in Eastern Iowa
Mon, 07 May 2012 08:47:52 -0700

Most of the state’s whooping cough cases this year have been reported in Eastern Iowa. More than 150 cases have been confirmed in Iowa so far in 2012, an increase of 121 percent over this time last year, but not a record number, according to the Iowa Department of Public Health. Scott County has seen [...]

Gazette investigation: Corridor pools repeatedly closed for health, safety violations
Sun, 06 May 2012 04:33:12 -0700

One in five Linn and Johnson County swim facilities has been forced to close in the past two years because of health and safety violations, according to a Gazette review of hundreds of inspections for public and private pools. Hotels own about one-third of the licensed pools and hot tubs in Linn County but had [...]

Report shows two sides of Linn County’s air quality
Mon, 30 Apr 2012 12:35:33 -0700

Linn County was given mixed grades in the American Lung Association’s State of the Air report. The county received an A in the number of high ozone days, but an F for particle pollution. Johnson County did not have data collected for ozone days, but received a D in particle pollution. Trend charts and rankings [...]

Linn County holding garage sale
Fri, 20 Apr 2012 11:16:01 -0700

Linn County will be holding a garage sale the next three Friday's to sell off office furniture and other items as they prepare to move out of Westdale Mall.

Authorities Call Off Search in Johnson County Field
Sun, 13 May 2012 21:13:27 -0700

JOHNSON COUNTY, Iowa - Multiple law enforcement agencies have called off a search in a field in northern Johnson County. It is not clear what they were looking for and deputies are not giving any information to the media.