Editor’s note: This article contains mentions of sexual violence. Starting as a hotline for women in crisis over 50 years ago and evolving into a leading program for sexual assault victims in...

Julie Persons is set to become the new Johnson County auditor after she was selected on Aug. 24 as the Democratic Party’s nominee. She will be the first woman to tackle the role in 48 years. Persons...

A recent needs assessment evaluating the Johnson County Jail and Sheriff’s Office has led to progress in the discussion for an entirely new building. The poor condition of the current facility,...

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...

Amid a nationwide resurgence, whooping cough cases are on the rise in Iowa City. The infection commonly known as whooping cough is impacting University of Iowa students and Iowa City residents. According...

Writing and communication, brain science and mental health, and cancer research and patient care areas at the University of Iowa were named Distinctive Collaborative Opportunities by the Strategic Plan...

To increase access to education around local food, a nonprofit organization has launched a pilot program bringing a wide variety of produce downtown every Thursday afternoon. Field to Family is an Iowa...

The Iowa City Council is looking for community input on various city council concerns, which will be measured through the National Community Survey, a benchmark survey meant to examine key issues of...

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...

Former University of Iowa women’s basketball coach Lisa Bluder has certainly left her mark on the university. Her success at the UI was recently honored with an intricate performance by the Hawkeye...

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,...