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IOWA CITY
Royceann Porter fought back tears as she spoke.
Porter, the first African-American to be voted to the Johnson County Board of Supervisors, made her final appearance at the …
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By Paul D. Bowker |
1/2/25 11:04 PM
IOWA CITY
Public health officials in Johnson County are cautioning against drinking raw milk, especially with cases of bird flu on the rise.
“We can still get it from animals and we …
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By Paul D. Bowker |
12/27/24 09:31 PM
DES MOINES
When dancers from Lone Tree and Mid-Prairie high schools arrived in Des Moines on Dec. 4, their hearts raced with excitement and nerves. They had been preparing for this weekend since …
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By Cheryl Allen |
12/20/24 08:00 AM
IOWA CITY
An event center that has been proposed for farmland northeast of Windham Village and Cosgrove ran into rezoning troubles at the Johnson County Board of Supervisors’ monthly …
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By Paul D. Bowker |
12/20/24 12:51 AM
IOWA CITY
The election of Donald Trump as U.S. President nearly took out one of the five supervisors on the Johnson County Board.
V Fixmer-Oraiz, a Democrat who is the first member of the …
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By Paul D. Bowker |
12/12/24 12:03 AM
IOWA CITY
Erin Shane, who had been the interim auditor in Johnson County, was appointed as the new Board of Supervisors Executive Director during the board’s November 26 formal session.
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By Paul D. Bowker |
12/4/24 12:08 AM
IOWA CITY
The number of hours of police protection for Lone Tree will go down next July, when the next fiscal year begins.
A Fiscal Year 2026 28E contract with the Johnson County …
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By Paul D. Bowker |
11/29/24 07:25 PM
IOWA CITY
For six hours a week, often more, you’ll find 15 high school students working nights and weekends in the basement of a building at the Johnson County Fairgrounds.
They aren’t …
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By Cheryl Allen |
11/29/24 08:00 AM
KALONA
On Tuesday, Nov. 12, the Iowa Department of Education released new state school performance ratings and federal designations, determined for the first time using the state’s new …
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By Cheryl Allen |
11/22/24 08:00 AM
IOWA CITY
While millions of dollars have yet to be actually spent, Johnson County has appropriated, or directed, $27.8 million of the $29.3 million it was allocated in American Rescue Plan Act …
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By Paul D. Bowker |
11/19/24 09:17 PM
IOWA CITY
Johnson County voters overwhelmingly approved a $30 million bond referendum for conservation projects in last week’s election.
In an election that produced a record number …
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By Paul D. Bowker |
11/12/24 09:36 PM
SHARON CENTER
Who counts as a veteran?
The answer should be any person who has served in the military; however, historically, the United States has sought loopholes that allowed the government …
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By Cheryl Allen |
11/8/24 08:00 AM
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
KALONA
When Washington resident Ed Chabel announced he was challenging Dawn Driscoll for the Iowa Senate District 46 seat about a year ago, those who knew him were surprised.
“I’m not a …
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By Cheryl Allen |
10/25/24 08:00 AM
KALONA
As an undergraduate studying political science, Anna Banowsky thought running for office might be an interesting thing to do in the future. Now a graduate student at the University of Iowa, …
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By Cheryl Allen |
10/25/24 08:00 AM
KALONA
Iowa’s 1st Congressional District, which encompasses the cities of Davenport, Iowa City, Burlington, and Indianola, is considered one of the least Republican districts in the state. …
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By Cheryl Allen |
10/25/24 08:00 AM
KALONA
For those who have studied animal science, the concept of a ‘keystone species’ is a familiar one. The Oxford dictionary defines it as “a species on which other species in an ecosystem …
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By Cheryl Allen |
10/25/24 08:00 AM
