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IOWA CITY
Police protection in Lone Tree and Hills will cost the cities more than $110,000 combined in Fiscal Year 2025.
The Johnson County Board of Supervisors approved nearly half a …
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By Paul D. Bowker |
6/25/24 06:45 PM
KALONA
Rigid things snap when faced with an opposing force. Flexible things bend and recover.
For Bruce Lee, a philosopher as well as martial artist, water was a most apt metaphor for that …
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By Cheryl Allen |
6/21/24 08:00 AM
IOWA CITY
A proposed rail service linking North Liberty and the University of Iowa’s West Campus may be established in a number of months.
While discussions of regional transportation …
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By Paul D. Bowker |
6/20/24 06:52 PM
IOWA CITY
Construction may soon begin on a culvert that shut down a portion of Sharon Center Road SW more than a month ago.
The Johnson County Board of Supervisors will vote Thursday on a …
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By Paul D. Bowker |
6/12/24 12:56 AM
IOWA CITY
Primary Night was a good night for most of the supervisor incumbents in Johnson and Washington counties.
But not all.
Royceann Porter, an Iowa City Democrat who was the first …
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By Paul D. Bowker |
6/6/24 01:52 AM
IOWA CITY
Conceptual designs for a new Johnson County jail, which would cost nearly $80 million, were presented to the Johnson County Board of Supervisors at its May 29 work session.
The …
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By Paul D. Bowker |
6/4/24 09:16 PM
NICHOLS & LONE TREE
The Lone Tree American Legion’s Color Guard started Memorial Day services early at Swank Cemetery. After two more stops, one at the River Junction Cemetery and …
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Photos by TJ Rhodes |
5/31/24 08:00 AM
IOWA CITY
The status of the Johnson County jail surfaced again May 22 during a discussion of capital improvement projects at the Board of Supervisors work session.
Plans call for $300,000 …
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By Paul D. Bowker |
5/28/24 11:48 PM
IOWA CITY
Five Democratic candidates for Johnson County Supervisor seats will be whittled down to three during the June 4 election.
Three four-year terms will be determined in the November …
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Compiled by Paul D. Bowker |
5/27/24 04:00 PM
U.S. House Iowa District 1 (1 seat)
Voters will select one candidate for the Republican primary; for the Democratic primary, Christina Bohannan is unopposed.
Mariannette Miller-Meeks …
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Compiled by Cheryl Allen |
5/22/24 08:00 AM
KEOTA
The team at PAWS & More animal shelter in Washington shed tears of joy Wednesday night when it was announced the organization was awarded a $2,405,760 grant from the Washington County …
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by Cheryl Allen |
5/22/24 08:00 AM
IOWA CITY
Johnson County is moving ahead with a $30 million bond referendum for conservation projects that will appear on the November 2024 ballot.
A county conservation group, led in part …
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By Paul D. Bowker |
5/21/24 08:22 PM
KALONA
You don’t need to be a farmer to keep your own flock of chickens. Urban chickens are becoming increasingly common as cities recognize the health benefits of access to fresh eggs while …
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By Cheryl Allen |
5/15/24 08:00 AM
IOWA CITY
The dust is rising just north of Frytown.
And there might be more to come.
A preliminary plat for a proposed 15-lot subdivision located in the northeast part of Frytown was …
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By Paul D. Bowker |
5/15/24 01:50 AM
IOWA CITY
The northern section of busily traveled Sharon Center Road SW has been closed due to a problem discovered with a culvert.
The closure will likely be in place for a couple of …
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By Paul D. Bowker |
5/8/24 12:58 AM
RIVERSIDE
On Friday, April 26, 11 members of the Iowa Women’s Basketball team visited the Riverside Casino, welcoming over 1,500 fans which lined up through the event center halls and out …
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By TJ Rhodes |
5/3/24 08:00 AM
IOWA CITY
Arrests of seven transgender people following an October 2023 protest in Iowa City helped lead to a split vote of pay increases for Johnson County elected officials.
The Johnson …
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By Paul D. Bowker |
4/30/24 11:58 PM
IOWA CITY
The Johnson County Board of Supervisors will vote Thursday on a Fiscal Year 2025 spending budget of $169.8 million, a record amount that is $22.9 million more than this year’s …
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By Paul D. Bowker |
4/24/24 12:57 AM
KALONA
Rep. Heather Hora and Sen. Dawn Driscoll held their last legislative briefing of the season on Friday, April 12, at the Kalona Historical Village, where they described myriad bills they …
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By TJ Rhodes |
4/19/24 08:00 AM
IOWA CITY
Conditions at the Johnson County jail have gotten so bad that a monitoring system is about to be installed around the building.
The Johnson County Board of Supervisors approved a …
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By Paul D. Bowker |
4/16/24 09:43 PM
