Ryan Hansen, Managing Digital Editor
• February 26, 2023
Once a flourishing, tight-knit community home to nearly 100 families, Forest View Mobile Home Park in Iowa City has been reduced to rubble.
The park where low-income individuals and immigrants from...
After three county-owned homes on Prentiss Street in Iowa City are emptied this spring, the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office will temporarily use the structures to conduct basic training exercises.
The...
Several Johnson County Supervisors are concerned about bills in the Iowa Legislature that would affect county board elections, local option sales taxes, and LGBTQ+ rights.
Senate File 181, one of the...
Non-English speakers in Johnson County will soon have access to a county services program that will address gaps in foreign language translation, it was announced on Feb. 15 in the Johnson County...
The Johnson County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a decrease to the proposed salaries for themselves and other elected officials during Wednesday's work session.
County supervisors, treasurer,...
Johnson County launched a new home rehabilitation and emergency repair program that includes the Iowa Valley Habitat for Humanity and the East Central Iowa Council of Governments.
The Johnson County...
Johnson County officials approved multiple reductions to the Health and Human Services, Ambulance and Medical Examiner, and Administration building budget to align with changes to the project.Â
The...
The Iowa City Community School District is requesting Johnson County help fund a preschool expansion program.Â
The county, under the school district’s proposal, would be responsible for between...
Cracken's Grill ‘n Chill, a new restaurant in eastern Iowa City, is set to open on Wednesday. Â
Located at 2221 Rochester Ave., customers can expect a counter service and grab-and-go styled restaurant....
The cost of the planned renovations to the Johnson County administration and health and human services buildings increased 85 percent from its initial estimate.
The project was originally slated to...
A new rail-to-truck trans-loading facility is coming to Iowa City following a purchase of 30 acres of land by the Iowa Interstate Railroad.
The new facility will be located in southeast Iowa City...
Johnson County Public Health Clinical Services is facing staffing shortages in key positions after last year’s resignations and recent illnesses.
Roberta Sloat, Clinical Services Manager for Johnson...
