After 35 years in law enforcement, Johnson County Sheriff Lonny Pulkrabek announced Thursday he will run for the Iowa House District 73 seat, which encompasses all of Cedar County and eastern Johnson...
A bill introduced in the Iowa Legislature that would give farmers more control over their land and businesses has generated mixed reactions among Johnson County supervisors, farmers, and residents.
The...
Amid lower-than-expected Democratic caucus turnout across the state this year, Iowa’s bluest county set a caucus record, partially due to a record proportion of young people participating.
While Democratic...
In an effort to improve access to the Iowa caucuses, Iowa City Transit will add new bus routes serving caucus locations on Monday.
The routes will be available at normal cost and include many caucus...
Rylee Wilson, Politics Reporter
• January 20, 2020
Johnson County Democrats and Republicans have announced the locations for the 2020 Iowa caucuses, which will take place Feb. 3, at 7 p.m.Â
Several caucuses will take place on the University of...
Julia Shanahan, Assistant Politics Editor
• December 19, 2019
The Johnson County Board of Supervisors passed the third and final consideration of an ordinance that would tighten farmland regulations with a 3-2 vote on Thursday and will go into effect on Jan. 15.Â
The...
Julia Shanahan, Assistant Politics Editor
• December 12, 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...
