Johnson County’s General Assistance Program has seen an increase in households served recently, with 745 in fiscal 2022 compared to 304 in fiscal 2021.
Johnson County Social Services Director...
About two dozen employees from the Tyson Foods Columbus Junction gathered at the Johnson County Board of Supervisors budget work session on Monday to ask the board to give a second round of Direct...
Johnson County law enforcement will now be equipped with a mental health expert to assist in emergency situations.
Mental health liaison Kieonna Pope will work with the Johnson County Sheriff’s...
A medical clinic in Johnson County filed for bankruptcy after facing a $75 million malpractice judgment to parents of a newborn who suffers permanent brain damage.
In 2018, the newborn sustained...
The Johnson County community is banding together to help Griddle Me This, an Iowa City catering and mobile food company, after its trailer that is used to make food was stolen.
Griddle Me This is...
Nathan Creech is intrigued by the possibility of a Chicago-Iowa City Amtrak line. The University of Iowa senior currently drives himself and carpools with friends to get back to his hometown of New Lenox,...
Mazahir Salih, executive director of the Center for Worker Justice of Eastern Iowa, announced her plans to resign from her role as executive director in the coming months.
In a statement obtained...
The Johnson County Board of Supervisors unanimously voted during its formal meeting on Thursday to approve a contract with Tricon for the renovations at the Johnson County Courthouse.
Although the...
Cats housed at the Iowa City Animal Care and Adoption Center now have their own “catio” to spend their days relaxing in.
Previously, the cats spent their time inside with their companions in...
The Johnson County Board of Supervisors unanimously voted Thursday approving a contract to hire a historian who will research the county eponym Lulu Merle Johnson for an interpretative exhibit.
Johnson...
Johnson County is expanding a program that offers some minors who are facing charges alternate paths instead of Juvenile Court Services.
The county received a $49,800 grant from the state that Iowa...
Nine months after its creation, the PulsePoint app has seen success in helping cardiac emergency situations in Johnson County.
In February, the Johnson County Ambulance Service adopted PulsePoint...
