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Lone Tree's Jon Green named Vice Chair of Johnson County Supervisors

IOWA CITY Jon Green, a former mayor of Lone Tree and still a resident there, was voted in as Vice Chair of the Johnson County Board of Supervisors at its annual organizational meeting Tuesday. … more

Food pantries ramp up to serve residents

Local food pantries are ramping up their efforts to assist residents during this time when many people have been forced to stay at home. On Saturday, the city of Kalona held its own pop-up food … more

Green opposes new staff positions in FY25 budget proposals

IOWA CITY Jon Green, a Johnson County Supervisor who is a Lone Tree resident, is taking a stand as the county considers requests for its Fiscal Year 2025 budget. In the first round of … more

Lone Tree celebrates 4th annual ‘Family Fright Night’

Lone Tree’s wellness center is hosting its 4th “Family Fright Night” on Saturday, Oct. 28 from 5-8 p.m. This year’s theme is “A walk with the witches.” Trick-or-treaters will start … more

STC to expand broadband access to rural Lone Tree

Hills-based Sharon Telephone Company has begun rolling out Fiber-to-the-Home technology to residents and businesses of rural Lone Tree, a continuation of their effort to provide broadband internet … more

Memorial Day Services

Lone Tree continues to seek staff, HVAC input

The Board of Directors of the Lone Tree Community School District gave an update on personnel changes during their monthly scheduled meeting on August 16.   They reported on two … more

Sheriff patrol rate goes up $2 an hour, but is that enough?

IOWA CITY The hourly rate paid by small cities to Johnson County for police protection is scheduled to rise $2 on July 1, from $47 to $49. Some county supervisors say that rate should go … more

Look up! RC planes return to Lone Tree’s Fall Fest

With temps in the 100’s as school begins this week, chances are good that Lone Tree’s Fall Fest won’t feel quite like fall on Friday and Saturday, August 25-26.   But … more

Veterans: still time to sign up for local video project

On May 19th and 20th, the cities of Kalona and Wellman will be collaborating with locally based Storyline Multimedia to offer area Veterans an opportunity to share their military experience.   … more

Lone Tree, Hills face higher rates for Johnson County deputy patrols

IOWA CITY The hourly rate for law-enforcement coverage in Lone Tree and Hills is expected to increase over the next five years. Johnson County Sheriff Brad Kunkel presented a five-year … more

Lone Tree’s Freshest Graduates

Lone Tree preschoolers celebrated graduation on May 24. more

Lone Tree approves repairs, curriculum updates

The Lone Tree school board met on June 21 to discuss a myriad of topics, and it proved successful as the board passed a lot of important measures for the school.   A list of items that were … more

Johnson County Sheriff negotiates higher wages for presence in Lone Tree

LONE TREE The Lone Tree City Council met on Monday, Nov. 6, for their regularly scheduled meeting. The council approved Johnson County Sheriff Brad Kunkel’s proposal to raise the … more

Legislators propose Hills join Lone Tree CSD; parents say ‘not so fast'

HILLS Iowa State Representative Heather Hora and Iowa State Senator Dawn Driscoll introduced an idea to redraw school districts, allowing the Hills community to join a new school district, on … more

Spring Deans List

Iowa State University announces spring semester 2023 Dean’s List.   From Kalona:  Benjamin Samuel Gardner, Electrical Engineering; Grace Catherine Mattes, Industrial Engineering; … more

Lone Tree FFA discusses ‘unfair’ treatment with board

LONE TREE The Lone Tree FFA chapter is exploding on the popular social media app TikTok, with over 2 million views and counting, thanks to the Lone Tree FFA Drive Your Tractor to School Day. The … more

Lone Tree Chamber Welcomes Tree House Nutrition & Gussies Paw Spa

LONE TREE The Lone Tree Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting ceremony for Tree House Nutrition and Gussies Paw Spa on Monday, April 1 in the cold rain. Both the Chamber and new members … more

Lone Tree teachers to see pay raise thanks to state legislation

LONE TREE Although contracts have yet to be signed for the 2024-25 school year, Lone Tree teachers should expect raises in the near future, thanks to Iowa legislation that increased teacher … more

Lone Tree speech, drama students perform for community, take home awards

LONE TREE Lone Tree high school English teacher Tanya McCarty hosted an end-of-year speech and drama award show on Saturday, April 6, to award the students who excelled in speech and drama … more
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