For nearly a decade, Johnson County’s Historic Poor Farm has focused on upgrades to make their site a reliable source of food production, agriculture education, and history education.
Now, the...
The Iowa City City Council is continuing to discuss a proposed sister city partnership, which will expand Iowa City’s connections across the globe.
In March, Iowa City joined Sister Cities International,...
The City of Iowa City is heating up to host the fifth annual Climate Fest, a yearly, week-long event addressing climate change.
Following two years of virtual and hybrid Climate Fests due to the COVID-19...
North Liberty City Hall has settled into its new forever home, located in the “hub” of the Johnson County community.
In recent memory, the city of North Liberty has had four city halls, North Liberty...
The Iowa City Municipal Airport is beginning its solar array installation project after months of planning. The array construction will begin on Monday.
The airport received $442,800 in Federal Aviation...
The Johnson County Board of Supervisors work session meeting was called to order Wednesday in the newly renovated Johnson County Administration Building. Chairperson Rod Sullivan enthusiastically oversaw...
A new $40 million retirement community is in the works to accommodate the growing population of Tiffin.
Tiffin has become one of the fastest-growing cities in Iowa, and the city has started working...
The Iowa City City Council has begun the process of reviewing its charter to determine if there will be any changes dictating how the city operates and is governed.
Every ten years, a Charter Review...
The Iowa City Parks and Recreation Forestry staff are rolling up their sleeves to begin planting around 500 trees in median strips, which are the areas of land between sidewalks and roads, in western...
Johnson County recently awarded grants to 17 local food businesses, farms, and nonprofits to help improve food production, processing, and distribution in the community.
Even a few years after the impacts...
The Johnson County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously on Sept. 12 to appoint Johnson County Project and Systems Analyst James Bechtel as interim executive director.
This comes after Guillermo Morales,...
Iowa City residents will no longer be able to apply for public housing units because of a years-long waitlist for the city’s public housing program.
The Iowa City Housing Authority recently announced...
