Linn County
Recent News About Linn County
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Linn County Conservation teams with Green Iowa AmeriCorps for Book Drive
Linn County Conservation is proud to partner with Green Iowa AmeriCorps and other community organizations for a book drive now through Jan. 16.
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Fewer Linn County households received food assistance benefits in 2020
Linn County saw a 0.4 percent decrease in the number of households participating in Iowa's Food Assistance Program from 2019 to 2020.
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Linn County residents receive $47,387,473 in food assistance benefits in 2020
Linn County saw a 41.6 percent increase in the amount of money allocated through Iowa's Food Assistance Program from 2019 to 2020, according to a Nodaway Valley Today analysis of the state's Department of Human Services.
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Fewer Linn County residents received food assistance benefits in 2020
Linn County saw a 2.6 percent decrease in the number of residents who participated in Iowa's Food Assistance Program from 2019 to 2020, according to a Linn Guide analysis of data from the state's Department of Human Services.
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Linn County Seeks Members for New Sustainability & Resiliency Advisory Committee
Linn County has a new opportunity for residents to get involved with their local County government.
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Technical Review Committee Meeting on December 2
The Technical Review Committee Meeting is open to the public, but no public comments will be taken.
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Recount for Fairfax Mayoral Election to Begin Nov. 22
The recount for the election of the City of Fairfax Mayor is scheduled to begin Monday, Nov. 22 at 1 p.m. in the lower level of the Linn County Jean Oxley Public Service Center located at 935 2nd St. SW, Cedar Rapids.
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Linn County Now Accepting Witwer Trust Grant Applications
The Linn County Board of Supervisors is now accepting applications for the fiscal year 2022 Witwer Trust Grant Program.
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Deadline Passes for Requesting Absentee Mail Ballot for Nov. 2 City / School Election
The deadline for requesting a mail-in absentee ballot has passed.
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Linn County Website URL and Email Addresses Change
Linn County has changed the URL for the County’s website to LinnCountyIowa.gov effective October 11, 2021.
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Public Test of Voting Equipment on October 6
Before each election, Linn County tests its voting equipment for accuracy. A "test deck" of ballots is marked in a systematic way so elections staff know what the optical scan machine totals for each position on the ballot should be.
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Read our Latest Week in Review
The Friday Week in Review for September 24, 2021 is now available.
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County Home Road Now Open and Improvement Project Completed
County Home Road is now open to traffic following completion of the final phase of a three-phase improvement project.
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Linn County Accepting Applications for Legacy and Community Attraction Funds
The Linn County Board of Supervisors is now accepting applications from organizations seeking legacy and community attraction funding from Linn County.
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Sobering Unit Now Open at Mental Health Access Center
The Sobering Unit at the Mental Health Access Center in Linn County is now open.
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Resolution Puts Gambling Reauthorization Vote on November 2021 Ballot
The Linn County Board of Supervisors has approved a resolution (PDF) that will allow Linn County voters to decide on Nov. 2, 2021, whether to reauthorize gambling games in Linn County.
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Linn County saw a 6.5% decrease in households receiving food assistance since 2011
In 2020, 12,131 households in Linn County participated in Iowa's Food Assistance Program compared to 12,977 households in 2011, according to the Iowa Business Daily's analysis of the Iowa Department of Human Services.