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  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…

Year-in-Review: The moments that shaped 2025 By Laura Drummy, laura@nelsonmediacompany.com  From courthouse ceremonies and classroom transitions to violent storms, landmark court verdi…

  Linn County 3rd Fire District Foundation to hold first banquet   By Shaely Odean  shaely@nelsonmediacompany.com    The Linn County 3rd Fire District Foundation is set to hold its fir…

  North Linn Board selects superintendent finalists    By Shaely Odean  shaely@nelsonmediacompany.com    The North Linn Community school district School Board has named three finalists…

  Central City School Board Reviews Routine Business   By Shaely Odean  shaely@nelsonmediacompany.com    The Central City Community School Board conducted a brief meeting Dec. 18, addr…