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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

Nine fire departments called to barn fire Saturday

KALONA It took more than one village to extinguish a barn fire in rural Kalona on Saturday, but area firefighters got the job done without damage to adjacent structures. About 2 p.m., Kalona Fire … 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

‘Guys on Ice’ coming to Terry Trueblood, local talent included

IOWA CITY Wisconsin is wonderful. Every Friday you can find a fish fry somewhere, those glorious, battered fish filets with sides of fries, slaw, and rye bread offered everywhere from bars and … 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

IRGC grants Cedar Rapids casino license; Riverside responds with lawsuit

ALTOONA It wasn’t the result Washington County was hoping for, and leaders fought hard to prevent it, but the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission concluded Thursday that the proposed Cedar … 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

The conclusion on Johnson County’s jail: ‘Very, very bad condition’

IOWA CITY While Johnson County and the City of Iowa City decide whether they will join together to build a new police facility and jail, the county is facing a repair bill of more than $3 … more

JoCo Board agrees to help turn ‘nightmare’ into traffic roundabout

IOWA CITY One of Johnson County’s most growing areas has produced a road intersection that would challenge even the most gifted NASCAR driver. Said one Johnson County Sheriff deputy: … more
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