Emma Harvat became mayor pro tem in 1922, making her the first female mayor in Iowa City. This month marks the 100th anniversary of her election.
“It is an occasion to commemorate Iowa city,” Mayor...
A group of middle school friends organized a gun control march that caught the attention of local politicians.
The protest comes less than a month after the Uvalde, Texas, school shooting that resulted...
V Fixmer-Oraiz and incumbent Jon Green have won the Democratic primary race for two seats on the Johnson County Board of Supervisors.
Green won 69 percent of the vote to Fixmer-Oraiz’s 67 percent...
Mike Franken won the Democratic nomination in Iowa’s U.S. Senate primary race and will take on long-time incumbent Sen. Chuck Grassley, R- Iowa, who won the Republican nomination on Tuesday.
Three...
After a lifetime of leadership in Iowa City and time spent overseas as a U.S. Diplomat, Janice Weiner will be heading to the Iowa state senate in 2023.
The Iowa City Councilor Weiner won the primary...
Adam Zabner is the Democratic nominee for Iowa House 90 after winning 43% of the votes in the primary on Tuesday.
By winning the Democratic primary, Zabner is the prohibitive favorite to win the...
The Democratic nominee for Iowa’s 89th District, Elinor Levin, celebrated her victory at a watch party surrounded by family and friends in a backyard party that doubled as her niece’s first birthday...
A recent report released by Common Good, a nonprofit research and policy advocacy organization, found that working Iowans are suffering financially to make ends meet on a day-to-day basis.
Anne...
The recent La Niña in the Pacific Ocean is bringing tornadoes to Iowa.
There have been 35 tornadoes in Iowa as of April 20, about 25 more than the average number for this time of year, said Iowa...
Johnson County Public Health found 134 health code violations in April at 39 establishments, revealing several issues with adequate hand-washing and debris on food blades at various restaurants.
Red...
The Iowa City Farmers Market will no longer host Wednesday night markets for the 2022 season because of a decrease in attendance and participation.
Juli Seydell Johnson, director of Iowa City Parks...
Johnson County moved from a low to medium community spread level on Thursday as COVID-19 cases increased in Iowa. Poweshiek and Howard Counties also shifted to medium community levels, while the rest...
