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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 …
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11/6/24 10:10 AM
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 …
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By Paul D. Bowker |
11/5/24 11:48 PM
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.
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By Paul D. Bowker |
11/2/24 01:10 AM
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 …
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By Paul D. Bowker |
10/30/24 11:54 PM
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 …
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By Paul D. Bowker |
10/23/24 02:10 AM
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 …
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By Paul D. Bowker |
10/16/24 01:19 AM
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 …
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By Paul D. Bowker |
10/10/24 11:14 PM
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.
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By Paul D. Bowker |
10/6/24 02:44 AM
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 …
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By Cheryl Allen |
9/27/24 08:00 AM
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 …
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By Paul D. Bowker |
9/24/24 06:23 PM
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 …
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By Paul D. Bowker |
9/21/24 10:42 PM
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 …
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By Paul D. Bowker |
9/10/24 10:07 PM
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 …
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By Cheryl Allen |
9/6/24 08:00 AM
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 …
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By Paul D. Bowker |
9/3/24 11:40 PM
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 …
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By Cheryl Allen |
9/3/24 03:43 PM
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 …
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By Paul D. Bowker |
8/27/24 08:15 PM
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 …
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By Paul D. Bowker |
8/21/24 01:56 AM
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.
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By Paul D. Bowker |
8/17/24 10:23 PM
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 …
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By Paul D. Bowker |
8/14/24 12:39 AM
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 …
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By Paul D. Bowker |
8/10/24 01:08 AM