Tackling food waste is the City of Iowa City’s goal with the new “Love Food, Fight Waste” program.
The program will educate community members on how to reduce food waste by showing the impact...
Iowa City residents will see an increase in their solid waste disposal rate of $1.50 per housing unit, per month starting in July as a result of increasing volumes of waste and city costs.
The increase...
The Iowa City City Council is deciding on allocating additional American Rescue Plan Act funds, directing city staff to find ways to use the federal grant to support local nonprofits.
The City Council...
Johnson County moved from a low to medium community spread level on Thursday as COVID-19 cases increased in Iowa. Poweshiek and Howard Counties also shifted to medium community levels, while the rest...
The Johnson County Board of Supervisors has agreed to sign a letter to oppose the use of eminent domain for two proposed carbon sequestration pipelines that would run through 36 Iowa counties, not...
Jim Throgmorton’s background in urban planning came in handy when he was serving as Iowa City’s mayor.
Throgmorton recounts his time as a former mayor in his new memoir, Co-Crafting the Just...
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Friends of Coralville Lake will pump water from the lake to decrease flooding caused by its rising sedimentation levels.
Friends of Coralville Lake, a non-profit...
Iowa City is cracking down on parking in bike lanes, which the city says will increase safety for cyclists, vehicles, and pedestrians on the street.
The Iowa City City Council passed an ordinance...
A planned renovation of the Iowa City Senior Center is over budget.
The Iowa City City Council will not provide additional money out of the city’s budget to renovate the Senior Center, but will...
Residents of the Forest View mobile home park will receive $15,750 in financial assistance from the city of Iowa City to relocate to new housing.
The Iowa City City Council approved the payments...
Additional Johnson County residents will receive checks from the Johnson County Direct Assistance Program after the Iowa City City Council transferred $1.5 million to the fund.
The program’s money...
A new prairie in Terrell Mill Park off Dubuque Street features plants native to Iowa as part of a city-wide effort to reduce carbon emissions.
Across the street from Mayflower Residence Hall, the...
