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Cornerstone Community Church aims to “Fill the Truck” for hurricane relief

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 … more

Ready to shoot off some fireworks? Check out the new regulations

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 … more

Lone Tree Homecoming 2024

Lone Tree’s homecoming parade took place Friday, Oct. 4. more

JoCo Supervisors vote down food pantry’s request for tax abatement

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 … more

Proposed Cedar Rapids casino could slash Riverside’s revenue 11%

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 … more

Johnson County takes aim at tightening fireworks restrictions

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 … more

Design work begins for roof work and other repairs at Johnson County jail

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 … more

Let’s eat at the Lone Ox!

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 … more

Backyard chickens in Lone Tree? Still no, council decides

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 … more

JoCo fireworks: Supervisors divided over the firing of executive director

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 … more

Lone Tree Fall Festival

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. … more

Mental health advocate says current JoCo jail conditions are failing

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 … more

JoCo Supervisors get a close look at Pop-Up trains in Pennsylvania

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 … more

JoCo Supervisor Porter opposes $2 million for Poor Farm’s commercial kitchen

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 … more

Lone Tree appoints new council members

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 … more

Johnson County jail talk produces assembling of criminal justice committee

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 … more

Transgender Advisory Committee brings issues to Johnson County Board

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 … more

Strong storms, high winds sweep area

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 … more

Lone Tree Flyers hold third annual Fun Fly

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Photo gallery: Lone Tree graduation 2024

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 … more
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