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IOWA CITY
Ed Bartels, Assistant Johnson County Engineer, was appointed by the Johnson County Board of Supervisors to at least temporarily take over as the county’s lead engineer at the end …
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By Paul D. Bowker |
1/16/25 08:16 PM
IOWA CITY
Former Lone Tree mayor Jon Green was appointed as Chair of the Johnson County Board of Supervisors during its organizational meeting last week and ran his first meeting the same day.
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By Paul D. Bowker |
1/8/25 01:14 AM
IOWA CITY
Jon Green, a rural Lone Tree resident and former mayor of Lone Tree, began a one-year term as Chair of the Johnson County Board of Supervisors with the Board’s organizational …
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Compiled and edited by Paul D. Bowker |
1/8/25 01:02 AM
LONE TREE
A December snow has painted the ground surrounding the Iowa River in rural Lone Tree a gorgeous white.
The snow is so new and so untouched on this early winter afternoon that a …
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By Paul D. Bowker |
1/5/25 02:42 AM
IOWA CITY
Royceann Porter fought back tears as she spoke.
Porter, the first African-American to be voted to the Johnson County Board of Supervisors, made her final appearance at the …
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By Paul D. Bowker |
1/2/25 11:04 PM
IOWA CITY
Public health officials in Johnson County are cautioning against drinking raw milk, especially with cases of bird flu on the rise.
“We can still get it from animals and we …
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By Paul D. Bowker |
12/27/24 09:31 PM
IOWA CITY
An event center that has been proposed for farmland northeast of Windham Village and Cosgrove ran into rezoning troubles at the Johnson County Board of Supervisors’ monthly …
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By Paul D. Bowker |
12/20/24 12:51 AM
IOWA CITY
The election of Donald Trump as U.S. President nearly took out one of the five supervisors on the Johnson County Board.
V Fixmer-Oraiz, a Democrat who is the first member of the …
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By Paul D. Bowker |
12/12/24 12:03 AM
IOWA CITY
Erin Shane, who had been the interim auditor in Johnson County, was appointed as the new Board of Supervisors Executive Director during the board’s November 26 formal session.
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By Paul D. Bowker |
12/4/24 12:08 AM
IOWA CITY
The number of hours of police protection for Lone Tree will go down next July, when the next fiscal year begins.
A Fiscal Year 2026 28E contract with the Johnson County …
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By Paul D. Bowker |
11/29/24 07:25 PM
IOWA CITY
For six hours a week, often more, you’ll find 15 high school students working nights and weekends in the basement of a building at the Johnson County Fairgrounds.
They aren’t …
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By Cheryl Allen |
11/29/24 08:00 AM
IOWA CITY
While millions of dollars have yet to be actually spent, Johnson County has appropriated, or directed, $27.8 million of the $29.3 million it was allocated in American Rescue Plan Act …
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By Paul D. Bowker |
11/19/24 09:17 PM
IOWA CITY
Johnson County voters overwhelmingly approved a $30 million bond referendum for conservation projects in last week’s election.
In an election that produced a record number …
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By Paul D. Bowker |
11/12/24 09:36 PM
FEDERAL President Donald Trump (55.9%) Kamala Harris (42.7%) U.S. House Iowa District 1 (1 seat) • Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R, incumbent) (3,845) • Christina Bohannan (D) (2,321) STATE …
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11/6/24 10:10 AM
IOWA CITY
When the Lone Ox Smokehouse & Company restaurant in Lone Tree has its grand opening ribbon-cutting ceremony November 14, it will also host a Johnson County Food Policy Council …
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By Paul D. Bowker |
11/5/24 11:48 PM
IOWA CITY
The November election is almost a non-election in Johnson County.
For county offices only.
When early voting began last week in Iowa City, long lines appeared on opening day.
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By Paul D. Bowker |
11/2/24 01:10 AM
IOWA CITY
Johnson County is considering a $1.1 million expansion at its fleet shop on Melrose Avenue, expanding the space for vehicles being serviced.
The Board of Supervisors is expected …
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By Paul D. Bowker |
10/30/24 11:54 PM
IOWA CITY
Former Lone Tree Mayor Jon Green, who has been a Johnson County Supervisor since 2021, likely will move into the Board’s chair position in January.
And he’s wasting …
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By Paul D. Bowker |
10/23/24 02:10 AM
IOWA CITY
Fireworks season now has a tight window in Johnson County.
The Board of Supervisors, during its October 10 formal session, approved a number of changes to the county’s …
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By Paul D. Bowker |
10/16/24 01:19 AM
IOWA CITY
The Johnson County Board of Supervisors agreed unanimously to turn down a requested tax abatement from the North Liberty Community Pantry, a decision that extends a history of not …
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By Paul D. Bowker |
10/10/24 11:14 PM
