The Johnson County administration and health and human services buildings are scheduled to undergo major upgrades to create a safer and more efficient environment.
Updates include fire suppression...
Johnson County Public Health was selected as a demonstration site to receive $150,000 in funding to address vaccine equity.
The county’s designation as a demonstration site means its procedures...
Residents, especially youths in Johnson County are experiencing more mental health crises since the COVID-19 pandemic.
CommUnity’s Mobile Crisis Response program, which serves Johnson County...
Johnson County officials called the emergency medical technician apprenticeship that launched in June a “raving success.”
The EMT apprenticeship is the first role in the federal COVID-19 relief-funded...
More families in Johnson County could be eligible for a child care scholarship program after the county widened the income range.
The Johnson County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved an increase...
The Johnson County Civil Mental Health Court started accepting participants, educating providers, and hiring a judicial referee since starting in May.
Established in May by the county’s Attorney’s...
The defendants of the FIJI trial requested that the court deny University of Iowa student Makéna Solberg’s request to keep the trial in Johnson County instead of moving it to Tama County, in court...
Renovations to the youth crisis stabilization center facilities at the previous Kinderfarm Preschool property began earlier this month, despite not yet receiving additional funding from the Mental Health/Disability...
The Johnson County Board of Supervisors gave $1.3 million in supplementary funding to the county ambulance services at the end of the budget year as a result of a growing call volume and rising supply...
The Johnson County Board of Supervisors delayed a vote to approve over $1 million in funding for the Youth Crisis Stabilization and Emergency Housing Project on Wednesday to avoid legal troubles with...
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...
