Throughout the season, Lone Tree volleyball has come tantalizingly close to its first win since 2024. A four-point loss to Highland in the Lions’ first tournament and a loss to Cardinal in …
Kalona Mayor Mark Robe has a passion for photography, and some of his best work was recently displayed at the Iowa City Gallery Walk. The five photos Robe featured were taken in SouthTown, at Terry Trueblood Recreation Area in Iowa City and at the Washington County Emergency Communication Center...
Iowa’s wildlife faces environmental threats including habitat loss, habitat fragmentation and degradation, according to Meredith Roemerman, …
A trial date has been set for a Kalona resident charged with sexual abuse on July 8. The trial is scheduled for January 5 in Johnson …
The Riverside Fire Department had a busy 2025, responding to 311 fire and EMS incidents, according to Fire Chief Chad Smothers. One of the department’s biggest developments in 2026 is its long-awaited new fire engine...
Heavy rains last week caused flooding throughout the area, impacting communities including Kalona, Riverside, Wellman, Lone Tree, Washington and …
With the November election approaching, the Washington Chamber of Commerce will host a candidate forum on Thursday, Oct. 22, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. …
A landlord in Wellman, Spencer Miller, who owns 313½ on 9th Ave., was proposing to split his properties. Miller owns three rental homes on one parcel and wants to sell them individually. However, city administrator Kelly Litwiller said the property does not meet subdivision requirements because it is accessed from an alley rather than having frontage on a public street...
Chances are you have listened to a podcast a time or two. There are podcasts on all kinds of topics, each with its own focus and audience. Soon, …
Road construction has closed a stretch of Kiwi Avenue near Kalona until further notice. Kiwi Avenue southwest of Kalona, just west of Highway 1, …
IOWA CITY Johnson County has about $1.1 million remaining from its American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) allocation of $29.5 million, and the Board of Supervisors, previously promising that every …
The Lone Tree school board interviewed its top two Construction Manager candidates for the HVAC project that will face voters in the form of a …
The Lone Tree gym was filled with excitement last Wednesday as the crowd waited to hear that one of its own, Jessica Howard, had been named the …
Over the last six months, the city of Hills has been discussing a potential new fire station and city office building. Talks about the building began early this year. In late May, the city purchased the former elementary school site from the Iowa City school district for $450,000. The school was torn down in early 2025. A few months later, in July, the council approved placing a bond measure for the fire station and city office building on the November ballot. The measure is for $5.1 million, and Hills residents will have a chance to vote on it in November...
Cleanliness is next to godliness, they say, and you’re all about clean. Your home is neat and tidy, and so are the garbage bags you bring out …
IOWA CITY Johnson County is rolling out a pilot program that could help expand housing in Lone Tree and Hills, among four other small …
IOWA CITY A fall budget amendment for Fiscal Year 2027 was approved by the Johnson County Board of Supervisors following a public hearing held Sept. 17. The amendment adds more than $13 …
A few weeks ago, Kjerstin Neumiller went out to a home where she discovered a drain held together by a piece of duct tape. “Yeah, that’s …
Kalona photographer Mark Robe is featured in “Reflections: People, Place & Inner Worlds” at the Iowa City Senior Center gallery through …
