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IOWA CITY
The GuideLink Center, which is based in Iowa City and offers urgent care in mental health and substance abuse cases, is sinking into survival mode.
Johnson County Supervisors are …
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By Paul D. Bowker |
7/15/25 07:50 PM
IOWA CITY
When the Johnson County Board of Supervisors approved a Fiscal Year 2026 Juvenile Detention Services Agreement with Linn County during a June 17 session, there was little discussion.
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By Paul D. Bowker |
7/9/25 03:35 AM
The Iowa City Mountain Bike Club, a non-profit youth cycling team for athletes ages 8 to 18, delivered a standout performance June 28 at the Iowa Scholastic Mountain Bike League’s state …
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7/4/25 08:00 AM
IOWA CITY
Lone Tree and Hills are emerging as potential housing destinations in Johnson County.
Preliminary findings by the consultant group CommunityScale on a housing study of …
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By Paul D. Bowker |
7/2/25 01:48 AM
IOWA CITY
Johnson County is moving ahead with a project that could create a home in Iowa City for a number of homeless veterans.
The Board of County Supervisors, at its June 17 formal …
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By Paul D. Bowker |
6/24/25 04:49 PM
IOWA CITY
Johnson County is moving ahead with additional investigation and design work for its current jail and sheriff’s offices.
A building stabilization project will include the …
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By Paul D. Bowker |
6/18/25 03:03 AM
IOWA CITY
When Mazahir Salih, Mayor Pro Tem of Iowa City and Executive Director of the Immigrant Welcome Network of Johnson County, appeared in front of the Johnson County Board of Supervisors …
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By Paul D. Bowker |
6/13/25 05:42 PM
IOWA CITY
More than $2.6 million was requested in funding applications for Johnson County Social Services block grants in Fiscal Year 2026.
Twenty-three of 31 applications were at least …
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By Paul D. Bowker |
6/3/25 11:52 PM
IOWA CITY
Johnson County’s five-year plan for capital improvements and maintenance includes more than $149 million in improvements.
Melissa Robert, Special Projects Manager, presented …
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By Paul D. Bowker |
5/28/25 01:58 AM
KALONA
The Washington County Riverboat Foundation gave away over $4.3 million dollars Wednesday night, making dreams come true for area organizations. Not least of those awarded spring grants were …
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By Cheryl Allen |
5/22/25 01:58 PM
IOWA CITY
A U.S. Geological Survey study of the Silurian Aquifer projects that there will be a “drawdown” of up to 13 meters of water in the next 20 years in the Iowa City area.
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By Paul D. Bowker |
5/21/25 01:41 AM
IOWA CITY
Sue Dvorsky of Coralville, a former chair of the Iowa Democratic Party, and Nathan Mueller, a Solon resident who is Assistant Director of the Johnson County Department of Planning, …
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By Paul D. Bowker |
5/13/25 10:09 PM
IOWA CITY
Snyder & Associates, a civil engineering firm with an office in Cedar Rapids, was selected to conduct inspection services of a natural gas pipeline extension near Hills that is in …
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By Paul D. Bowker |
5/7/25 03:02 AM
IOWA CITY
The Johnson County Jail is beginning a transition that will turn control center operators into detention officers.
“We’re kind of a dinosaur,” Sheriff Brad …
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By Paul D. Bowker |
4/30/25 02:11 AM
IOWA CITY
The Johnson County Board of Supervisors will vote Thursday on adopting its Fiscal Year 2026 budget, which includes $166.45 million in expenditures.
A public hearing was held April …
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By Paul D. Bowker |
4/22/25 08:25 PM
IOWA CITY
Danielle Pettit-Majewski was in tears.
She attended the Johnson County Board of Supervisors’ formal session April 3 because the Board was celebrating Public Health Week with …
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By Paul D. Bowker |
4/9/25 01:30 AM
IOWA CITY
Lone Tree and Hills, along with rural areas in southwestern Johnson County, will get their own Johnson County Supervisor under legislation that was passed by the state legislature last …
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By Paul D. Bowker |
3/26/25 02:42 AM
IOWA CITY
Johnson County is moving ahead with plans to strengthen the structure of the county jail.
The Board of Supervisors, during its March 13 formal session, approved a professional …
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By Paul D. Bowker |
3/18/25 11:27 PM
IOWA CITY
Property tax bills will be increasing in Johnson County in Fiscal Year 2026.
But just how much?
As the Board of Supervisors and the county’s financial staffers finalize …
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By Paul D. Bowker |
3/11/25 11:38 PM
IOWA CITY
A state auditor’s special investigation covering more than five years of transactions and activities within Johnson County Conservation has shown more than $63,000 in improper …
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By Paul D. Bowker |
3/5/25 01:11 AM
