The Cedar Rapids Downtown Farmers Market will open in June as planned, but there will be a big change when it does. Both the June 6 and June 20 farmers markets will be drive-through markets. Around 30 vendors will be selling produce, honey, baked goods and other farm products. Online ordering for the June 6 […]
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Linn County reports increase in community spread of COVID-19; local officials preparing for a second wave of the virus
Linn County has seen an increase in community spread of COVID-19, Heather Meador, Linn County Public Health’s supervisor of Clinical Services, said during a press conference on Monday. More than half of the newly reported cases of the virus over the weekend were connected to community spread, according to Meador. “This is a clear indication […]
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HACAP will host two drive-through pantries in Cedar Rapids
Hawkeye Area Community Action Program — better known as HACAP — is opening two drive-through food pantries in Cedar Rapids. The drive-through food pantry this week will be on Wednesday, May 6 starting at 2 p.m. in the parking lot of Lindale Mall. People should enter off of 1st Avenue. Next week’s drive-through food pantry […]
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People with a substance use disorder face additional challenges during COVID-19 pandemic
Since the COVID-19 pandemic reached Iowa, it’s gotten a lot quieter at the Iowa Harm Reduction Coalition’s Cedar Rapids office. But just because fewer people have been accessing services does not mean drug use is down, IHRC executive director Sarah Ziegenhorn said. “At first our requests for home deliveries went up quite a bit, and […]
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NewBo City Market will host farmers markets, food trucks starting in May
NewBo City Market is setting up a farmers market and hosting Food Truck Tuesdays starting next week. Both events will take precautions to follow social distancing guidelines and state regulations to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Last Friday, Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a proclamation she called the “first step” to reopen Iowa, which permits farmers […]
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Test Iowa site scheduled to open in Cedar Rapids in May
A Test Iowa site will be set up in Cedar Rapids in about two weeks, City Manager Jeff Pomeranz said during Tuesday’s Cedar Rapids City Council meeting. The site will be at Kirkwood’s Continuing Education Training Center, 101 50th Ave SW. Linn County Emergency Management determined that this is the best location for the test […]
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Cedar Rapids reopening two golf courses, extending closure of city buildings and transit
Cedar Rapids is reopening two of its golf courses, as well as its disc golf course. Gardner Golf Course will reopen on Friday, May 1, and Ellis Golf Course will reopen on Monday, May 4. The city’s Parks and Recreation Department will reinstall baskets at the disc golf course next week. The city closed its […]
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Cases of COVID-19 reported at Cottage Grove Place retirement community in Cedar Rapids
A staff member and two residents in the nursing center at Cottage Grove Place, a retirement community in Cedar Rapids with both independent living units and skilled nursing care, tested positive for the virus last week, according to emails sent to family members of residents at the facility on April 22 and 24. Two weeks […]
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Linn County begins to plan for what happens when neighboring counties reopen in May
Linn County isn’t one of the 77 counties where Gov. Reynolds is relaxing the state’s COVID-19 restrictions, but four counties it shares borders with are, so Linn officials are starting to consider what impact the changes the governor announced on Monday will have in their county. Starting on May 1, closed retail businesses and restaurants […]
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City of Cedar Rapids seeking donations of cloth face masks
The City of Cedar Rapids is asking for donations of cloth face masks, which will be distributed to local service agencies and community members who need them. Anyone able to sew and donate masks can drop them off at drop-box locations around the city. Donations will be accepted until Friday, May 15. The drop-boxes are: […]
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Ten cases of COVID-19 reported at ManorCare Health Services in Cedar Rapids
A third outbreak of COVID-19 at a long-term care facility in Linn County was reported on Thursday. ManorCare Health Services, a nursing home in Cedar Rapids, has 10 confirmed cases among its residents and staff, according to Linn County Public Health. Iowa currently has 12 long-term care facilities across the state experiencing outbreaks. The Iowa […]
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Linn County’s black and Latino residents are disproportionately testing positive for COVID-19
Linn County Public Health unveiled a new version of its COVID-19 website on Thursday, with a dashboard that displays up-to-date information on the total number of confirmed cases in the county, which can be viewed by zip code, age group, race and ethnicity. As of 1 p.m. on Thursday, there were 507 confirmed cases of […]
