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IOWA CITY
Conditions at the Johnson County jail have gotten so bad that a monitoring system is about to be installed around the building.
The Johnson County Board of Supervisors approved a …
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By Paul D. Bowker |
4/16/24 09:43 PM
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 …
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By TJ Rhodes |
4/12/24 08:00 AM
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 …
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By TJ Rhodes |
4/12/24 08:00 AM
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 …
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By TJ Rhodes |
4/12/24 08:00 AM
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 …
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By TJ Rhodes |
4/12/24 08:00 AM
IOWA CITY
Several Johnson County projects being funded by American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) money survived a third round of voting at a Johnson County Board of Supervisors meeting last week, …
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By Paul D. Bowker |
4/10/24 10:23 PM
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 …
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By TJ Rhodes |
4/10/24 01:12 PM
HILLS
Joining a new school district remains on the table for Hills after they lost their elementary just a week ago.
State Senator Dawn Driscoll, State Representative Heather Hora and Lone …
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By TJ Rhodes |
4/5/24 07:31 PM
LONE TREE
Starting the week of Monday, May 6, Lone Tree will change its garbage pickup day to Wednesdays instead of Tuesdays. This change comes from Johnson County Refuse, Lone Tree’s …
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By TJ Rhodes |
4/5/24 08:00 AM
LONE TREE
On Saturday, April 6, Lone Tree’s United Presbyterian Church at 110 West Elm St. will host Jennifer Brost of Potential Counseling and Consultation Services for a free – and …
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By TJ Rhodes |
4/4/24 01:54 PM
WELLMAN
At 4:22 p.m. Friday, Kari Honsey snapped one last photo of the massive funnel cloud on the southwest horizon and then headed down to the cellar. She grabbed her bicycle helmet, a granola …
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By Cheryl Allen |
3/29/24 12:00 PM
LONE TREE
Lone Tree hosted their Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, March 23 at 10 a.m.. Kids could take pictures with the ever-scary Easter Bunny, draw, color, jump in potato sacks and then hunt for …
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By TJ Rhodes |
3/29/24 08:00 AM
KALONA
When folks drive by Ramsey Creek Woodworks on Hwy 1 just north of Kalona, they don’t always know what exactly the business does. Is it a furniture store or something?
“We mainly do …
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By Cheryl Allen |
3/22/24 12:00 PM
KALONA
Kalona has developed a reputation for quality home products and services, and on Friday and Saturday, March 22-23, many of them will be represented under one roof for the Kalona Home Show. …
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By Cheryl Allen |
3/22/24 12:00 PM
HILLS
Hills Bank is one of the largest banks in Iowa, something you might never guess given it is headquartered in Hills, a small town of fewer than 800 residents. Founded in 1904 by 19 local …
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By Cheryl Allen |
3/22/24 12:00 PM
LONE TREE
A crisp walk.
An inward talk.
File an idea.
Scribble it down.
Repeat.
This has been Nancy Braun’s dedicated walking/writing hybrid system for over 20 …
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By TJ Rhodes |
3/15/24 08:00 AM
LONE TREE
Representatives of the Lone Tree Flyers made an appearance before the Lone Tree City Council on March 4. The Flyers wanted permission for camping to take place during their event in …
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By Giovanni Coronel |
3/8/24 08:00 AM
IOWA CITY
Among the additional requested positions for Fiscal Year 2025 rejected by the Johnson County Board of Supervisors were two in its own department.
Guillermo Morales, the …
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By Paul D. Bowker |
3/5/24 10:20 PM
IOWA CITY
Johnson County Supervisors agreed on a pay increase of 3.75% at its budget session Feb. 21.
Supervisors Chair Rod Sullivan had proposed the 3.75% rate at two budget voting …
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By Paul D. Bowker |
2/28/24 12:30 AM
LONE TREE
El Guanaco, Lone Tree's Salvadorian/Mexican restaurant, is set to offically close down operations after this Saturday, Feb. 24.
The Ramirez family opened El Guanaco in …
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By TJ Rhodes |
2/22/24 02:47 PM
