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  Center Point Fire Department receives state wildfire preparedness grant    The Center Point Fire Department has received a 2025 Volunteer Fire Assistance grant from the Iowa Departme…

  DNR seeks input on Alburnett specialty irrigation water permit   The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is inviting public comment on a draft water use permit for Blue Grass Enterp…

  Naig to introduce first-ever Iowa Farm Act in 2026 Legislative Session   Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig announced plans to introduce the Iowa Farm Act, a first-of-its-kind l…

  Several County offices closed for MLK Day   Most Linn County governmental offices will be closed Monday, Jan. 19, in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Normal business hours w…

  North Linn names Schott as next superintendent   By Laura Drummy laura@nelsonmediacompany.com    The North Linn Community School District (CSD) Board of Education has named Brendan S…

  Seven wins to Westminster   By Shaely Odean  shaely@nelsonmediacompany.com    Qualifying for the Westminster Kennel Club Show requires years of preparation and repeated success in th…

  Brighter horizons    Kerri Dusanek • Staff Photo   A winter sun sets in the new year, casting warm light across the cold landscape as daylight gradually increases following the winte…

  County renews Mental Health Center security, spotlighting winter care needs   By Shaely Odean  shaely@nelsonmediacompany.com    At their first formal session of 2026 on Jan. 2, the L…

  Icy roads lead to rollover crash near Central City   A Marion man was injured Monday morning, Jan. 5, in a single-vehicle crash on an icy roadway in rural Linn County.   Linn County …

  Ossman among graduates of Iowa Law Enforcement Academy   Alburnett native, Deputy Andrew Ossman has graduated from the Iowa Law Enforcement Academy, completing the program’s 16-week …

  Center Point man gets extra prison time for escape   A federally convicted drug trafficker has been sentenced to an additional year in prison after escaping from a halfway house in e…

  County supervisor joins state nuclear energy task force   Gov. Kim Reynolds has signed an executive order creating the Iowa Nuclear Energy Task Force, a new advisory body that will s…

  Early winter storms spark a familiar Iowa debate over when snow belongs — and when it doesn’t   By Chris C. Nelson, Publisher   There is a very specific window each year when most Io…

  New Iowa laws take effect with start of 2026 By Laura Drummy With the arrival of the new year, several Iowa laws approved during the 2025 legislative session officially take effect J…

  Supervisors name new chair, vice chair   The Linn County Board of Supervisors named Supervisor Kirsten Running-Marquardt as Chair and Supervisor Sami Scheetz as Vice Chair for 2026, …

UPDATE: New charges filed after New Year's Eve carjacking, shooting A 32-year-old Alabama man critically wounded during a high-speed pursuit and shootout with law enforcement in Linn C…