Johnson County has seen an average of 400 positive COVID-19 cases every week in the last few weeks. Since the beginning of September, the state has reported an average of 50 to 60 new cases of COVID-19...

Danielle Pettit-Majewski believes public health departments are the first line of defense in terms of keeping the public safe. Now, she is part of that defense in Johnson County, where she serves as...

Millions of dollars in American Rescue Plan funding will be going to a program that provides job training to incarcerated people by building homes in Iowa. Gov. Kim Reynolds announced Sept. 8 that...

Veterans in Iowa City and surrounding areas continue to suffer from homelessness as they navigate returning to the U.S. after serving overseas. As of Aug. 27, there are 80 veterans who are homeless...

The fluctuating weather in Johnson County and its surrounding area has created uncertainty in local farmers regarding the well-being of their crops. The weather has been a concern, especially the...

The Johnson County Supervisors are planning to allocate time for COVID-19 relief in the 2023 fiscal year budget. The Supervisors scheduled a session to discuss the American Rescue Plan on Nov. 8...

The Johnson County Supervisors are still deciding on plans to allocate $29.3 million in federal American Rescue Plan COVID-19 relief funding after Wednesday morning's work session.   The American...

A group of mosquitoes trapped near Hickory Hill Park in northeast Iowa City tested positive for West Nile virus late last month. The Johnson County Public Health Mosquito Surveillance Program, with...

Johnson County public health officials plan to recommend booster doses of COVID-19 vaccines to eligible residence if a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention panel recommends booster shots in an...

Iowa City has experienced strong population growth over the past decade, but the impact of COVID-19 during the 2020 census may have caused the population to be undercounted. Iowa City City Manager...

The Johnson County Public Health Department has maintained a significant number of its contact tracers to reduce transmission of the highly transmissible delta variant. Despite the high vaccination...

Johnson County is leading the state of Iowa in vaccination rates, but rising cases are still a cause concern among local health officials. As of Aug. 20, 72 percent of adults age 18 and older in...