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KALONA
Recovery from hurricane Helene may take years, but folks living without power and water, “camping” in their homes for the time being, benefit from relief efforts that bring them needed …
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By Cheryl Allen |
10/18/24 08:00 AM
IOWA CITY
Fireworks season now has a tight window in Johnson County.
The Board of Supervisors, during its October 10 formal session, approved a number of changes to the county’s …
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By Paul D. Bowker |
10/16/24 01:19 AM
Lone Tree’s homecoming parade took place Friday, Oct. 4.
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Photos by Giovanni Coronel |
10/11/24 08:00 AM
IOWA CITY
The Johnson County Board of Supervisors agreed unanimously to turn down a requested tax abatement from the North Liberty Community Pantry, a decision that extends a history of not …
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By Paul D. Bowker |
10/10/24 11:14 PM
CEDAR RAPIDS
On Monday, Sept. 16, Peninsula Pacific Entertainment (P2E) and the Linn County Gaming Association held a press conference in Cedar Rapids discussing plans for a proposed Cedar …
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By Cheryl Allen |
9/27/24 08:00 AM
IOWA CITY
Johnson County officials are cracking down on fireworks.
There have been reports of permitted fireworks being shot off in densely populated areas, many others not being permitted …
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By Paul D. Bowker |
9/24/24 06:23 PM
IOWA CITY
Johnson County officials are not only faced with replacing its jail and sheriff headquarters at a cost that may hit $80 million, but more immediate is the need to fix what’s …
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By Paul D. Bowker |
9/21/24 10:42 PM
LONE TREE
When the small town of Lone Tree comes up in conversation, barbecue might not be the first thing mentioned. But this will no longer be the norm, and all it took was the introduction of …
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By Giovanni Coronel |
9/13/24 08:00 AM
LONE TREE
The Lone Tree City Council met on Monday, Sept. 9 for their regularly scheduled meeting. Despite the length and turnout for the meeting, not many motions carried and discussions on …
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By Emily Marner |
9/13/24 08:00 AM
IOWA CITY
Last week’s firing of Guillermo Morales, formerly the executive director of the Johnson County Board of Supervisors, caused a division, and controversy, among the five …
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By Paul D. Bowker |
9/10/24 10:07 PM
Lone Tree kicked off their annual Fall Festival with a parade headed by Grand Marshals Dick and Deanna Krueger on Saturday, Aug. 24, followed by fun and games for all ages on the streets of downtown. …
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Photos by Jeff Yoder |
8/30/24 08:00 AM
IOWA CITY
Leslie Carpenter, an adjunct associate at the University of Iowa specializing in physical therapy and serious brain illnesses, appeared in front of the Johnson County Board of …
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By Paul D. Bowker |
8/27/24 08:15 PM
IOWA CITY
Johnson County Supervisors Jon Green of Lone Tree and Lisa Green-Douglass were among an Eastern Iowa group of officials who visited Pennsylvania last week for a close look at a rail …
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By Paul D. Bowker |
8/21/24 01:56 AM
IOWA CITY
Royceann Porter, a Johnson County Supervisor, opposes a proposed $2 million commercial kitchen that is being planned for the Johnson County Historic Poor Farm.
Proposals for the …
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By Paul D. Bowker |
8/14/24 12:39 AM
Two new council members took their oaths of office and their seats at Monday night’s Lone Tree City Council meeting. The council appointed Kim Hamm and Roger Geodken to the seats vacated by …
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8/9/24 08:00 AM
IOWA CITY
At a time when talk of a new Johnson County jail is heating up, the County Board of Supervisors supported moving ahead with the re-establishment of a Criminal Justice Coordinating …
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By Paul D. Bowker |
7/31/24 11:45 PM
IOWA CITY
A pair of meetings by Johnson County’s Transgender Advisory Committee is leading toward the development of a more permanent committee that would report to the Board of …
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By Paul D. Bowker |
7/24/24 02:00 AM
High winds were the primary threat Monday night as a line of strong storms swept across eastern Iowa. Locally, 55 mph winds were recorded at 6 p.m., pushing temperatures that reached 91 two hours …
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By Cheryl Allen |
7/19/24 08:00 AM
Photos by TJ Rhodes |
6/14/24 08:00 AM
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
