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LONE TREE
The Lone Tree City Council met on Monday, June 3, for their regular meeting. The council made a myriad of motions, one of which raised city employee wages across the board by 3.2% as …
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By TJ Rhodes |
6/7/24 08:00 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
LONE TREE
The Lone Tree Community School District hosted it's graduation ceremony on Sunday, May 26.
Here, Valedictorian Ethan Bockelman, and X, the student who had the second best …
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By TJ Rhodes |
5/31/24 08:00 AM
LONE TREE
With just two days left in Italy’s 2023 school year, Pietro Setti was finally informed where he would study abroad: Lone Tree, Iowa, nearly 5,000 miles away from home.
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By TJ Rhodes |
5/31/24 08:00 AM
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
LONE TREE
A couple of weeks ago, Roger Weber came into our office looking for me. A member of the Lone Tree Flyers RC Club, he wanted to talk about the 4th Annual Fun Fly event the club is hosting …
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By Cheryl Allen |
5/30/24 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
LONE TREE
The Lone Tree School Board met on Wednesday, May 15, for their final regular meeting of the 2023-24 school year.
Here, the board talked to high school science teacher Hunter …
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By TJ Rhodes |
5/24/24 02:16 PM
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
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
LONE TREE
Lone Tree’s emergency storm system consists of two sirens installed in the 1960s. One of the sirens is starting to fail, leading to inconsistency in the daily testing at noon.
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By TJ Rhodes |
5/10/24 02:45 PM
LONE TREE
Folks started lining up before 5 p.m. for Lone Tree Fire & Rescue’s chicken dinner fundraiser on Wednesday, April 24, and the line stretched across the American Legion parking lot as …
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by Cheryl Allen |
5/3/24 12:00 PM
LONE TREE
For people, a trip to the spa can be a full-day excursion to ease tensions and find relaxation.
Why not treat your furry best friend to the same level of care? With …
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By TJ Rhodes |
4/26/24 08:00 AM
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
LONE TREE
The Lone Tree FFA chapter is exploding on the popular social media app TikTok, with over 2 million views and counting, thanks to the Lone Tree FFA Drive Your Tractor to School Day. The …
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By TJ Rhodes |
4/12/24 08:00 AM
