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2024 General Election Results

FEDERAL President Donald Trump (55.9%) Kamala Harris (42.7%) U.S. House Iowa District 1 (1 seat) • Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R, incumbent) (3,845) • Christina Bohannan (D) (2,321) STATE … more

Lone Tree’s Lone Ox to host Food Policy Council event

IOWA CITY When the Lone Ox Smokehouse & Company restaurant in Lone Tree has its grand opening ribbon-cutting ceremony November 14, it will also host a Johnson County Food Policy Council … more

ELECTIONS 2024: Green-Douglass, Sullivan among unopposed JoCo Supervisor candidates

IOWA CITY The November election is almost a non-election in Johnson County. For county offices only. When early voting began last week in Iowa City, long lines appeared on opening day. … more

Johnson County looks at expanding its fleet shop in Iowa City

IOWA CITY Johnson County is considering a $1.1 million expansion at its fleet shop on Melrose Avenue, expanding the space for vehicles being serviced. The Board of Supervisors is expected … more

Months ahead of moving into JoCo Chair, Lone Tree's Jon Green proposes agenda changes

IOWA CITY Former Lone Tree Mayor Jon Green, who has been a Johnson County Supervisor since 2021, likely will move into the Board’s chair position in January. And he’s wasting … more

Ready to shoot off some fireworks? Check out the new regulations

IOWA CITY Fireworks season now has a tight window in Johnson County. The Board of Supervisors, during its October 10 formal session, approved a number of changes to the county’s … more

JoCo Supervisors vote down food pantry’s request for tax abatement

IOWA CITY The Johnson County Board of Supervisors agreed unanimously to turn down a requested tax abatement from the North Liberty Community Pantry, a decision that extends a history of not … more

JoCo Supervisors approve revisions to General Assistance program

IOWA CITY Johnson County’s General Assistance Program, which expanded three years ago due to needs during the Covid-19 pandemic, will have a number of changes enacted in October. … more

Proposed Cedar Rapids casino could slash Riverside’s revenue 11%

CEDAR RAPIDS On Monday, Sept. 16, Peninsula Pacific Entertainment (P2E) and the Linn County Gaming Association held a press conference in Cedar Rapids discussing plans for a proposed Cedar … more

Johnson County takes aim at tightening fireworks restrictions

IOWA CITY Johnson County officials are cracking down on fireworks. There have been reports of permitted fireworks being shot off in densely populated areas, many others not being permitted … more

Design work begins for roof work and other repairs at Johnson County jail

IOWA CITY Johnson County officials are not only faced with replacing its jail and sheriff headquarters at a cost that may hit $80 million, but more immediate is the need to fix what’s … more

JoCo fireworks: Supervisors divided over the firing of executive director

IOWA CITY Last week’s firing of Guillermo Morales, formerly the executive director of the Johnson County Board of Supervisors, caused a division, and controversy, among the five … more

The astonishing alchemy of Crowded Closet

IOWA CITY Alchemy: a seemingly magical process of transformation, creation, or combination. There’s really no other way to say it: the people behind Crowded Closet perform alchemy. They take … more

JoCo Supervisors talk up labor unions, issue proclamation

IOWA CITY The Labor Day holiday this past Monday resulted in a celebratory proclamation issued by the Johnson County Board of Supervisors at its formal meeting August 29 and plenty of union … more

Larry Ritland begins 1,149-mile bike ride honoring WASP pilots

Vietnam veteran Larry Ritland departed Welsh Church Cemetery, north of Sharon Center, on Tuesday morning, Sept. 3, for a 26-day legacy bicycle ride terminating in Sweetwater, Texas. The purpose of … more

Mental health advocate says current JoCo jail conditions are failing

IOWA CITY Leslie Carpenter, an adjunct associate at the University of Iowa specializing in physical therapy and serious brain illnesses, appeared in front of the Johnson County Board of … more

JoCo Supervisors get a close look at Pop-Up trains in Pennsylvania

IOWA CITY Johnson County Supervisors Jon Green of Lone Tree and Lisa Green-Douglass were among an Eastern Iowa group of officials who visited Pennsylvania last week for a close look at a rail … more

Courage Ride is about so much more than bikes

RURAL JOHNSON COUNTY The annual Courage Ride has turned into a cyclist’s dream, really. There are no pace vehicles. No pushing and pushing and pushing toward a finish line. … more

JoCo Supervisor Porter opposes $2 million for Poor Farm’s commercial kitchen

IOWA CITY Royceann Porter, a Johnson County Supervisor, opposes a proposed $2 million commercial kitchen that is being planned for the Johnson County Historic Poor Farm. Proposals for the … more

Aging, crumbling jail haunts Johnson County

IOWA CITY One recent morning, following a night of summer thunderstorms, a Johnson County Sheriff staffer showed up at work only to find the top of her desk covered in water. Walk down a … more
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