Julia Shanahan, Assistant Politics Editor
• December 13, 2019
Local farmers gathered in the hallway of the Johnson County Public Administration Building Thursday night to share frustrations after the county Board of Supervisors adjourned its meeting without a public-comment...
The Johnson County Board of Supervisors in a 3-2 vote Thursday passed a first consideration of an ordinance that some local residents and farmers have criticized as restricting whether their operations...
Johnson County sees upticks in the number of calls it receives for its ambulance service nearly every year. In response, the Johnson County Ambulance Service is aiming to work proactively to cope with...
Johnson County, Iowa City, and 25 other Iowa entities recently opted to keep working toward the climate-action goals outlined by the Paris Climate Agreement, despite the Trump administration beginning...
The Johnson County Sheriff’s Office announced that the search alongside University of Iowa police for a missing person, UI mechanical-engineering student David Le, is still ongoing.
In a news release...
In a press release from Detective Sgt. Brad Kunkel, the Johnson County Sheriff's Office announced on Nov. 15 that University of Iowa student David Le, 19, of Sioux City, Iowa, is currently considered a...
The Johnson County auditor said voter turnout was slightly lower than expected Tuesday for the first-ever combined Iowa City City Council and Iowa City Community School Board elections.
According to...
A new facilty to help those in the community with behavioral-health and/or substance-abuse issues will soon break ground in Iowa City.
The Johnson County Board of Supervisors recently awarded a bid...
The Indian Creek Nature Center is one of only 31 buildings in the world to achieve the Living Building Challenge Petal certification for its new “Amazing Space.” The center is the only building to...
Food donations pile up largely in the form of canned goods, so fresh produce can be difficult for food banks to provide. However, a new program hopes to unite farmers and food pantries in Johnson County...
Nearly a year after Johnson County Supervisor Kurt Friese died unexpectedly in October 2018, Friese’s long-time friend, former Supervisor Mike Carberry, organized a fundraiser to benefit two local food...
The Iowa Economic Development Agency’s Community Attraction and Tourism grant recently awarded two Iowa City and one Johnson County nonprofits with financial donations in order to promote recreational...
