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IOWA CITY
Since opening its doors in February 2021, Johnson County’s GuideLink Center has admitted nearly 4,000 for crisis services and substance abuse treatment.
But how does it get …
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By Paul D. Bowker |
12/8/23 12:32 AM
The Great Bluegrass Herons and Friends Acoustic Christmas Program will be held on Sunday, Dec. 10 at 7 p.m. at Sharon Center United Methodist Church. The Great Bluegrass Herons (pictured), from …
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12/6/23 08:00 AM
On Nov. 19, Johnson County 4-H members and their families gathered to celebrate the accomplishments of the 2022-2023 4-H program year. Members of the Johnson County 4-H Youth Council helped present …
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12/6/23 08:00 AM
The Johnson County Agricultural Association received a grant award of $125,000 from the Washington County Riverboat Foundation on Nov. 29, which will be used to replace the main livestock show arena …
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12/4/23 02:20 PM
IOWA CITY
The monthly formal session for zoning and platting considerations has been set for December 14 by the Johnson County Board of Supervisors.
The date was set by the Board during an …
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By Paul D. Bowker |
11/28/23 07:10 PM
IOWA CITY
Time is beginning to wind down on Johnson County’s plans for the disbursement of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds, per federal requirements.
Allison Wells, Grants …
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By Paul D. Bowker |
11/28/23 06:39 PM
IOWA CITY
Johnson County Supervisor Rod Sullivan says he has tried to talk about supervisor expense allocations for two or three years.
So when it finally got on the agenda for a work …
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By Paul D. Bowker |
11/14/23 09:48 PM
IOWA CITY
A potential regional transportation initiative may be coming to Johnson County, but it won’t involve Lone Tree or southern portions of the county.
At its Nov. 1 work …
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By Paul D. Bowker |
11/7/23 10:48 PM
Just a hop, skip and a jump from our communities along Hwy 22 is Randy’s Local Flooring Experts, By Design. Randy’s has been serving the Iowa City area since Oct. 13, 1976, and has been seated …
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by TJ Rhodes |
11/1/23 08:00 AM
The Iowa Department of Management Division of Information Technology announced Oct. 30 that it awarded $148,960,000 as part of the Empower Rural Iowa Broadband Grant program. Thirty-nine broadband …
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11/1/23 08:00 AM
IOWA CITY
LL Pelling, an asphalt and highway construction company located in North Liberty, has been selected for crack sealing projects that include 500th Street SW, west of Frytown, and 520th …
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By Paul D. Bowker |
10/31/23 11:05 PM
IOWA CITY
The hourly rate for law-enforcement coverage in Lone Tree and Hills is expected to increase over the next five years.
Johnson County Sheriff Brad Kunkel presented a five-year …
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By Paul D. Bowker |
10/24/23 11:35 PM
IOWA CITY
A pair of public-comment sessions last week on separate days clearly put the spotlight on a division that has grown within the five-member Johnson County Board of Supervisors.
One …
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By Paul D. Bowker |
10/17/23 07:22 PM
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IOWA CITY
A revised proclamations procedure was on the docket for the Johnson County Board of Supervisors at its work …
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By Paul D. Bowker |
10/10/23 07:55 PM
IOWA CITY
L.L. Pelling, a highway construction company based in North Liberty, was selected by the Johnson County Board of Supervisors for an upcoming project on 540th Street SW in the …
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By Paul D. Bowker |
10/3/23 10:56 PM
IOWA CITY
When it came time to plan a new surface for a road in the middle of Amish country in Stringtown, located just north of Kalona, a Johnson County official traded his car ride for a buggy …
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By Paul D. Bowker |
9/26/23 07:12 PM
IOWA CITY
Plans for the Johnson County Fiscal Year 2025 budgeting process and a five-year review of the county’s comprehensive development plan were presented to the Board of Supervisors …
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By Paul D. Bowker |
9/19/23 06:31 PM
IOWA CITY
The Lone Tree Community School Library is receiving up to $3,000 from Johnson County for operational support during Fiscal Year 2024, which began July 1.
The Johnson County Board …
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By Paul D. Bowker |
9/12/23 08:09 PM
IOWA CITY
The Johnson County Board of Supervisors is pausing its issuing of proclamations at the request of Supervisor V Fixmer-Oraiz.
Fixmer-Oraiz told the Board at its August 30 work …
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By Paul D. Bowker |
9/7/23 03:01 PM
When the old Swift house at 191 Highway 22 in Riverside was put up for auction by sealed bids in 2021 after it went back to the bank, it was in a sad state of disrepair.
Originally, the …
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By Christine Kirkwood |
9/6/23 12:00 AM
