Iowa City is seeing the effects of inflation after nearly two years of battling the economic volatility brought on by COVID-19.
In 2021, inflation increased at a rate not seen in more than three...
The Johnson County Board of Supervisors has approved reducing the potential salary increases for themselves and other elected officials, changing the proposal from 18 percent to 2-5 percent.
During...
Two years into the pandemic, much of life continues to exist on virtual platforms, including some legislative and government meetings across Iowa. From Iowa Democratic Black Caucus meetings to Facebook...
Johnson County Attorney Janet Lyness announced Monday she will not run for reelection. Lyness is in the final year of her four-year term which ends Dec. 31.
Lyness was first elected in 2006 and...
U.S. Postal Service mail has been delayed in Some Johnson County towns, including Coralville and Tiffin, causing some residents to not receive essential medications and utility bills.
Sherri Smith,...
Johnson County officials tried to clear up what they called misinformation about the county’s Direct Assistance Program on Wednesday.
Donna Brooks, Johnson County grants coordinator, said the...
Lillian Poulsen, Senior Projects Reporter
• January 25, 2022
On a sunny day in March near Iowa City, Sue McConnell, 75, sat with a 92-year-old hospice patient watching the 2021 girls’ state basketball tournament.
As McConnell’s patient, and now friend,...
Protesters gathered outside the boardroom of the Johnson County Board of Supervisors joint entities meeting on Monday night, calling for the county to provide more resources for excluded workers through...
Johnson County will stop disciplining employees who do not comply with the county’s vaccination, testing, and face covering policy, including suspending testing requirements for unvaccinated staff.
During...
The Iowa City City Council plans to transfer $1.5 million from its American Rescue Plan Act funding to Johnson County’s Direct Assistance fund.
The City Council will need to vote on this before...
Royceann Porter, Johnson County supervisor and founder of the Black Voices Project, will take on a new role as chairp of the supervisors.
Porter is the first African American to hold the position...
Johnson County Social Services is proposing more financial assistance for families paying for funeral services, as funeral assistance hasn’t been updated in seven years, said Lynette Jacoby, the...
