The Johnson County Board of Supervisors will discuss raising the county’s recommended minimum wage to $10.63 at their 9 a.m. Wednesday meeting this week.Â
If passed, its decision would fall in line...
Iowa’s Ride has canceled its inaugural bike ride across Iowa to mitigate the spread of COVID-19.
Iowa’s Ride, created in October by former RAGBRAI staffers, was scheduled for July 12-18 to go...
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds announced a statewide lift on the ban on elective surgeries and farmers market operations beginning on Monday, as coronavirus cases continue to spike amid ramped up testing.
Reynolds...
One of the Johnson County treasurer’s accounts received what the treasurer called an unexpected deposit of $68,231.71 from the federal government to assist with county health care relief earlier this...
University of Iowa junior Nina Grover was used to paying her groceries, rent, and insurance on time. She kept her finances minutely organized, maintaining one account for personal spending and another...
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics has stepped up requirements for its employees to wear personal protective equipment in line with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, requiring all...
Iowa recorded its highest daily total of positive COVID-19 cases on Sunday, two-thirds of which can be attributed to testing in meat packing plants in the state.
The Iowa Department of Public Health...
All K-12 schools will be closed for the remainder of the school year, Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds, announced Friday to mitigate the spread of the novel coronavirus.
Schools were previously scheduled to reopen...
Health-care worker Kim Lopez brings chocolate-chip bars and spaghetti to work for her staff — the latest commodities in a snack delivery she tries to do weekly.
Lopez, nurse manager of the Mercy...
The Iowa City Senior Center has nearly 900 handsewn masks lined up for local senior citizens after the center put out a call for volunteer sewers.
The senior center partnered with Johnson County...
The Johnson County Board of Supervisors extended the closures of county buildings to the public until May 4, with the exception of the Johnson County Courthouse.
The board’s decision followed...
Johnson County Public Health has expanded its disease-investigation staff to conduct contact tracing of coronavirus cases in anticipation of an increase in cases. The department now has four individuals...
