🌱 Patch AM: Where your City Council will meet while City Hall is renovated

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In today's newsletter:

• Where your City Council will meet while City Hall is renovated

Today's riddle: I think I’ll wear only one boot today. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Cloudy and breezy, with a high of 38 and low of 10 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Thursday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 25, low: 17.
• Friday: Partly sunny, with a high of 28 and low of 16 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Marion City Hall renovations start January; meetings move temporarily to Linn-Mar Center (cbs2iowa.com) — Renovations at Marion City Hall begin in January, temporarily moving City Council and key board meetings to the Linn-Mar Educational Leadership Center on Winslow Road. All city departments will shift floors during construction, with Community Development and IT ultimately landing on the first floor and administrative offices upstairs. Work is expected to wrap up by spring 2026, and meetings will remain accessible online.
   

📸 Around Marion

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Marion

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Monday January 5

• Junior Varsity Girls Basketball - Marion vs Washington
  Washington High School
  5:00 pm
• Varsity Girls Basketball - Marion vs Washington
  Washington High School
  6:30 pm

Tuesday January 6

• Varsity Boys Wrestling - Wrestling Quad
  Beckman Catholic High School
  5:30 pm
• Varsity Boys Swimming - Iowa City West vs Cedar Rapids Washington
  Washington High School
  6:00 pm
• Junior Varsity Boys Swimming - Iowa City West vs Cedar Rapids Washington
  Washington High School
  6:00 pm

Thursday January 8

• Varsity Boys Swimming - Cedar Rapids Washington vs Cedar Rapids Jefferson
  Jefferson High School
  6:00 pm
• Junior Varsity Boys Swimming - Cedar Rapids Washington vs Cedar Rapids Jefferson
  Jefferson High School
  6:00 pm
• Junior Varsity Boys Basketball - Marion vs Linn-Mar
  Linn-Mar High School
  7:00 pm

📣 Marion Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Monday January 5

• Junior Varsity Girls Basketball - Marion vs Washington
  Washington High School
  5:00 pm
• Varsity Girls Basketball - Marion vs Washington
  Washington High School
  6:30 pm

Tuesday January 6

• Varsity Boys Wrestling - Wrestling Quad
  Beckman Catholic High School
  5:30 pm
• Varsity Boys Swimming - Iowa City West vs Cedar Rapids Washington
  Washington High School
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Early hours of Saturday the 27th my car was stolen from the street in front of my house.
  It is a 2008 White Toyota Highlander license plate EYY678. Please contact the Marion Police department if you see it (Nextdoor Indian Creek)
• If your New Year resolution is to find a better job, we have it for you.
  The Cedar Rapids Police Department's hiring window is open until January 8. We're looking for people with big hearts for service, strong minds, and… (Nextdoor )

• Aerotek posted a job opening for Machine Operator in Marion. Apply here.
• Papa Murphy's Holdings, Inc. posted a job opening for Crew Member in Marion. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Marion here.

🗞 Nearby News

Hiawatha

• The economy, immigration among Courier's Top 10 Iowa stories of 2025 (wcfcourier.com)

Cedar Rapids

• Cedar Rapids marks 12 years of Paving for Progress with over 50 street projects done by 2025 (cbs2iowa.com)
• Cedar Rapids: 37 find homes through landlord-tenant initiative (kwwl.com)
• Cedar Rapids police prepare for hands-free driving law enforcement (kcrg.com)

Ok Marion! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I heard there’s only a 50 percent chance of snow.
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