The Iowa City City Council and Johnson County Board of Supervisors are transitioning their regular meetings to a virtual format in an effort to allow for public access and participation amid the COVID-19...
Iowa City hospitals are encouraging not calling for a shelter-in-place order, Mercy Iowa City and University of Iowa Health Care officials said at a press conference Wednesday.
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds...
County and city governments are looking to Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds on whether to issue a shelter-in-place order as neighboring states put in place mandatory bans on nonessential travel, while some are...
In the midst of increasing economic shortages resulting from COVID-19, the U.S. Small Business Administration has issued a disaster declaration in Iowa, allowing small businesses in the state to apply...
Update: Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds issued an update to her proclamation, clarifying that the governor's office has suspended all interest and penalties on property taxes. It is not suspending the actual...
The Johnson County Board of Supervisors approved the fiscal 2020-2021 county budget, an increase to elected officials’ biweekly salaries, and the authorization of loan agreements and issue bonds of up...
Sarah Watson, Managing News Editor
• March 19, 2020
The Johnson County Sheriff’s Office has halted all evictions, according to a release from the office’s civil division.
The Sheriff’s Office will also stop all service of civil papers except those...
Iowa City announced on Thursday that buses will suspend transit fares and will now require passengers to enter through the back doors to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus.
According to...
In a release on Wednesday afternoon, Iowa City Mayor Bruce Teague declared a 'civil emergency', granting the mayor additional powers to distribute resources and mitigate the spread of the coronavirus.
According...
The Johnson County Board of Supervisors and Johnson County Emergency Management Commission declared the spread of coronavirus in the county a "public health disaster and state of disaster emergency," as...
All Johnson County government buildings except the county courthouse will close until March 31 starting at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, according to an emailed statement from the Johnson County Board of Supervisors'...
In a press conference Friday, Gov. Kim Reynolds confirmed another individual tested positive for novel coronavirus, bringing the total number of cases in the state to 17.
The person was tested in...
