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Johnson County Jail to get additional investigative work and design

IOWA CITY Johnson County is moving ahead with additional investigation and design work for its current jail and sheriff’s offices. A building stabilization project will include the … more

Immigrants wish for a welcome center in Johnson County

IOWA CITY When Mazahir Salih, Mayor Pro Tem of Iowa City and Executive Director of the Immigrant Welcome Network of Johnson County, appeared in front of the Johnson County Board of Supervisors … more

$2M is awarded in JoCo Social Services block grant funding

IOWA CITY More than $2.6 million was requested in funding applications for Johnson County Social Services block grants in Fiscal Year 2026. Twenty-three of 31 applications were at least … more

$80M jail included in Johnson County’s capital improvements plan

IOWA CITY Johnson County’s five-year plan for capital improvements and maintenance includes more than $149 million in improvements. Melissa Robert, Special Projects Manager, presented … more

Washington awarded $3.5 million Riverboat grant for new fieldhouse

KALONA The Washington County Riverboat Foundation gave away over $4.3 million dollars Wednesday night, making dreams come true for area organizations. Not least of those awarded spring grants were … more

USGS study predicts water problems in Johnson County over coming years

IOWA CITY A U.S. Geological Survey study of the Silurian Aquifer projects that there will be a “drawdown” of up to 13 meters of water in the next 20 years in the Iowa City area. … more

Dvorsky, Mueller, McInerney named to JoCo redistricting commission

IOWA CITY Sue Dvorsky of Coralville, a former chair of the Iowa Democratic Party, and Nathan Mueller, a Solon resident who is Assistant Director of the Johnson County Department of Planning, … more

MidAmerican Energy pipeline segment to begin near Hills

IOWA CITY Snyder & Associates, a civil engineering firm with an office in Cedar Rapids, was selected to conduct inspection services of a natural gas pipeline extension near Hills that is in … more

Johnson County Jail moving toward increase of detention officers

IOWA CITY The Johnson County Jail is beginning a transition that will turn control center operators into detention officers. “We’re kind of a dinosaur,” Sheriff Brad … more

JoCo Supervisors to vote on $166.4M budget in Thursday session

IOWA CITY The Johnson County Board of Supervisors will vote Thursday on adopting its Fiscal Year 2026 budget, which includes $166.45 million in expenditures. A public hearing was held April … more

JoCo Public Health Director: health job losses will be ‘catastrophic’

IOWA CITY Danielle Pettit-Majewski was in tears. She attended the Johnson County Board of Supervisors’ formal session April 3 because the Board was celebrating Public Health Week with … more

State legislation will change JoCo Supervisor election process

IOWA CITY Lone Tree and Hills, along with rural areas in southwestern Johnson County, will get their own Johnson County Supervisor under legislation that was passed by the state legislature last … more

JoCo Board approves moving into second phase of county jail project

IOWA CITY Johnson County is moving ahead with plans to strengthen the structure of the county jail. The Board of Supervisors, during its March 13 formal session, approved a professional … more

Property tax bills likely to increase in Johnson County

IOWA CITY Property tax bills will be increasing in Johnson County in Fiscal Year 2026. But just how much? As the Board of Supervisors and the county’s financial staffers finalize … more

State special investigation uncovers improper spending in JoCo Conservation

IOWA CITY A state auditor’s special investigation covering more than five years of transactions and activities within Johnson County Conservation has shown more than $63,000 in improper … more

JoCo Chair Green opposes Driscoll in proposed Supervisor legislation

IOWA CITY For the second consecutive year, pending legislation in Iowa would change the way that the five members of the Johnson County Board of Supervisors would be elected into office, and … more

$6.5 million road project slated for 540th Street in Stringtown area

IOWA CITY A 6.5 million road restoration in the Stringtown area is among the road projects coming up over the spring and summer in Johnson County. The Johnson County Board of Supervisors … more

JoCo name change: Veteran Affairs to turn into Veteran Services

IOWA CITY At a time when large federal cuts by the Trump Administration may cut jobs in the Veterans Administration, Johnson County is looking at changing the name of its Veteran Affairs Office … more

JoCo Supervisors agree to join the fight for mobile home residents

IOWA CITY The Johnson County Board of Supervisors intends on addressing issues at mobile home parks in the unincorporated areas of the county as soon as this week. A number of residents … more

Train service proposal linking Iowa City and North Liberty is all stop

IOWA CITY The dream of a rail service connecting the University of Iowa and Iowa City with North Liberty and Coralville had become so real that Lone Tree’s Jon Green, a Johnson County … more
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