22+ min ago  (1120+ words) Community members skate around the ice loop during uptown Marion's Christmas in the Park on Dec. 5, 2025. The ice loop was the centerpiece of the $8. 35 million renovation to the Central Plaza in Uptown Marion, a project that recently won a top…...

1+ hour, 57+ min ago  (234+ words) The billionaire Hoover is sucking us dry thegazette. com A study last year by the Rand Corporation showed that about $80 trillion (that's trillion with a "t) has been transferred from the bottom 90% of Americans to the top 1% over the last 50 years…...

9+ hour, 2+ min ago  (140+ words) thegazette. com Sam Singewald of Fort Atkinson kneels at his tent during a WWII living history event at the Marion Heritage Center in Marion, Iowa, on Saturday, May 16, 2026. You have successfully joined. Please add 'newsletters@thegazette. com' to your contacts....

9+ hour, 3+ min ago  (137+ words) thegazette. com David Wendell demonstrates first aid techniques during a WWII living history event at the Marion Heritage Center in Marion, Iowa, on Saturday, May 16, 2026. You have successfully joined. Please add 'newsletters@thegazette. com' to your contacts. Health insurance legislation…...

9+ hour, 2+ min ago  (142+ words) thegazette. com James Clark, Sam Singewald, and Bobby Clark "patrol a green space during a WWII living history event at the Marion Heritage Center in Marion, Iowa, on Saturday, May 16, 2026. You have successfully joined. Please add 'newsletters@thegazette. com' to…...

9+ hour, 4+ min ago  (278+ words) thegazette. com The King of the Houbys waves to community members during the 48th annual Houby Days parade in the Czech Village neighborhood in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Saturday, May 16, 2026. You have successfully joined. Please add 'newsletters@thegazette. com' to your…...

20+ hour, 21+ min ago  (133+ words) thegazette. com I have voted in the past for both of the incumbent Johnson County supervisors running in District 4. Now, due to the Republican Legislature's heavy-handed maneuvering, I have to choose between the two of them. Given that choice, I'm…...

12+ hour ago  (691+ words) Cedar Rapids Kernels right fielder Yasser Mercedes (17) heads toward first base after hitting a three-run homer in the fourth inning during a Midwest League baseball game against the Fort Wayne Tin Caps on Sunday, May 17, 2026, at Veterans Memorial Stadium in…...

13+ hour, 49+ min ago  (192+ words) The Gazette has been serving Eastern Iowa since 1883. Our office is open to the public from 9: 00 AM to 2: 00 PM Monday through Friday. Online assistance via phone or email is available 6: 00 AM to 4: 00 PM Monday through Wednesday and 6: 00 AM to 11: 00 AM…...

1+ day, 57+ min ago  (343+ words) Think fun and flashy. Truth be told, the cabin is a tad loud due to both road and engine noise. For example, at the foot to the floor, wide-open throttle, the engine sounds like an annoyed raccoon growling. The dashboard…...