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Father, Linn County spar over deceased son's flood-damaged home
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.
Emergency management agencies use drills to prepare for the worst
Posted on Nov 18, 2009 by Spencer Willems . Terry Stephenson, a health physics technician at NextEra Energy Resources Duane Arnold Energy Center, participates in a training drill by taking a reading from an ion chamber, a device that detects radiation, northwest of Palo on Wednesday, November 18, 2009.
Palo residents seek help in water monitoring post-flood
Posted on Nov 10, 2009 by Cindy Hadish . A A A A A A IOWATER, Iowa's statewide volunteer water quality monitoring program, will host a workshop at the Cedar RiverA Garden Center, located at 2889 Palo Marsh Rd, Palo, on Wednesday, November 11, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm.A In response to the severe flooding of Palo in 2008, the Linn and Benton Soil and Water ...
Mokotsi Butare Rukundo, 23, of 2631 Rushmore Drive in Iowa City was arrested for possession of marijuana at 5:08 p.m. Monday, Nov.
Recount Changes Outcome of Palo Council Seat
A close race in the Linn County town of Palo proves results on election night are unofficial.
Recount in Palo leads to new winner for council seat
Posted on Nov 04, 2009 by Adam Belz . A recount Wednesday afternoon overturned the results of one Palo City Council election.
Election could mean wholesale change for Palo
Posted on Nov 02, 2009 by Adam Belz . Floodwaters rise into the southeast side of Palo on Wednesday, June 11, 2008.
More than 12,000 homes and business lost power Tuesday night just before 9 p.m. All quadrants of the Cedar Rapids including many surrounding towns from Palo to Vinton and as far north as Shellsburg went dark.
Charnowski notches arenacross title
Rochelle Charnowski says nothing comes naturally to her. Instead, she has to work hard at everything.
Palo man runs for City Council after failed culvert floods home
Posted on Sep 30, 2009 by Adam Belz . Scott "Spider" Packingham points at a blocked culvert west of Palo, Wednesday, Sept.
Vandals hit historic cemetery in Linn County
Authorities in Linn County say vandals have hit an historic rural cemetery near Palo, damaging headstones.
Homebuyer assistance deadline draws near
Here comes the deadline to get a big government boost on buying a home in Linn, Johnson or Washington Counties.
Is it legal? That is the question many in Palo are asking now after seeing their city workers deliberately blocked a culvert with a piece of plywood.
Tax abatements not going gangbusters yet
Fewer people are applying for tax abatements than the Linn County Supervisors expected.
This could be just the beginning. Jack Roeder and others who have played such a vital role in the Jones Park Baseball Project are so encouraged with its success, look for other baseball-related projects next year.
Cedar Rapids man injured in motorcycle crash near Palo
Posted on Sep 08, 2009 by Admin . A motorcyclist was flown to a hospital after losing control of his bike on Blairs Ferry Road on Monday, but his injuries are not believed to be life-threatening. Zachary C. Buehler, 23, of Cedar Rapids, was southbound on Feather Ridge Road around 2:30 p.m. when he lost control of the bike at the intersection of ...
Linn County forgoes flood victims' taxes
A measure approved by Linn County supervisors would forgive property taxes for residents who were deprived of the use of their property by last year's floods.
Linn County Officials Explain Tax Abatement Details
The thousands of residential and commercial property owners damaged by the June 2008 flood should remember one important date.
Linn County forgoes flood victim's taxes
A measure approved by Linn County supervisors would forgive property taxes for residents who were deprived of the use of their property by last year's floods.
Flooding causes problems across Eastern Iowa
Posted on Aug 28, 2009 by Admin . Jake Jacobs of New Jersey shovels sand into bags as he and other volunteers work in the parking lot of the Palo Fire Department Thursday.