Social workers, family needs, and foster care are among the essential services that have not been put on pause amid the novel-coronavirus pandemic. In Iowa, while some non-urgent matters can be done...
The high-school career of many local seniors ended abruptly amid community spread of the novel coronavirus and suspension of in-person learning for the month of April. Without prom, graduation, and...
The Iowa City Animal Shelter is providing food and care services for pet owners during the COVID-19 pandemic with the help of the community, offering ways to keep pets happy and healthy.
Iowa City...
Some police officers continue to patrol the streets of Iowa City, while others are on-call from their homes in case of an emergency as law-enforcement officials grapple with the effects of COVID-19...
The Johnson County Sheriff’s office is currently seeking the public’s help in finding a missing 15-year-old boy from Tiffin.
Noah Herring was last seen in Tiffin around 3 p.m. on April 7th, 2020....
Johnson County area hospital leaders are confident in their supplies of ventilators as they prepare for a potential surge in COVID-19 patients.
According to a projection by the University of Washington’s...
Johnson County officials on April 3 downplayed the role of the Iowa Department of Public Health's guidance on implementing COVID-19 mitigation measures including a shelter-in-place order, describing...
University of Iowa Health Care launched beginning a “virtual hospital” to treat COVID-19 patients at home who don’t need to be hospitalized.
“A home treatment team has created a virtual...
Public access to the Johnson County Courthouse will be restricted until April 16, when the closure order expires on other county buildings, the Board of Supervisors unanimously voted to approve Thursday.
According...
Local health officials are ramping up ways to test for and treat COVID-19 as Iowa hospitals prepare for a projected surge in patients seeking treatment for the disease.
UI Hospitals and Clinics Chief...
The Johnson County Board of Supervisors held a telephonic meeting with three members of the Johnson County Board of Health Tuesday to discuss the county’s response to the COVID-19 crisis and the...
Local food pantries in Johnson County are teaming up to give back to the community amid the COVID-19 outbreak by providing food for those in need.
The service, a partnership between CommUnity Food...
