Survivors of rape in Johnson County will now have access to free emergency contraception after the Johnson County Board of Supervisors approved $10,000 of funds last week to cover the costs of medication...
Discussions between Johnson County officials are ongoing over the potential renovation or reconstruction of the county jail.
At the Johnson County Board of Supervisors work session on Aug. 23, a...
The Johnson County Board of Supervisors will consider approval of an engineering technician apprenticeship program next week.
The two-year program, called the Secondary Roads Apprenticeship Program,...
After receiving an online bomb threat Tuesday afternoon, the Iowa City Public Library resumed its regular operating hours Wednesday.
The library received an online bomb threat around 3:30 p.m....
Two of the 131 dogs confiscated from a rural Riverside, Iowa Puppy Mill last Thursday tested positive on Monday for canine parvovirus, a severely contagious disease that impacts younger dogs at higher...
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Johnson County is launching the program Sports Buddies funded by COVID-19 relief money to encourage healthy relationships for at-risk youth through sports.
The pandemic...
Johnson County is implementing a new program funded by COVID-19 relief funds to train doulas and improve maternal health outcomes for families.
The program will focus on training doulas and providing...
Local volunteers came together to host the second Iowa City Repair Cafe on Sunday. The event invited volunteers to help fix a range of appliances — from small electronics to lawn and snow blowers...
The Iowa City Animal Care and Adoption Center and other locations received 131 dogs Thursday following an investigation of a breeding kennel in rural Riverside, Iowa with unsafe living conditions.
Before...
The Johnson County Board of Supervisors will vote Thursday to decide if the county will pay for rape survivors’ medication — specifically birth control and emergency contraception.
The plan received...
As the summer continues to heat up in Iowa City, citizens and volunteers are uniting to conduct an urban heat island mapping campaign.
Rising temperatures have been in the news this summer, but...
Iowans encountered a hazy surprise on Tuesday, June 27 when smoke from the ongoing wildfires in Canada began spreading around the Midwest.
In what has been dubbed the “worst wildfire season”...
