KALONA
Having heard no comments on the city’s plan to borrow money to upgrade sewer services, the Kalona City Council moved forward Monday night, approving a $400,000 sewer revenue loan and …
KALONA
In August, at the start of the 2024-2025 school year, Hillcrest Academy announced it would go phone-free, all day every day, as part of a new mental health initiative.
“The goal of …
Three people died Monday morning in an accident occurring in the 1700 block of Hwy 1, roughly midway between Washington and Kalona, according to the Iowa State Patrol.
The accident occurred just …
RIVERSIDE
Champion Metal Supply and KDM Trucking are once again packing the semis with supplies to truck down to North Carolina to help those impacted by Hurricane Helene. Bring your donations to …
RIVERSIDE
Just east of downtown Riverside, there is a creek that starts out of the English River and heads north.
It has no name.
Until now.
A well-researched project by the 4-H …
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 …
WELLMAN
Water system upgrades topped the agenda again Monday night for the Wellman City Council. Several water mains will be replaced in areas of the city, and to help fund the project, the City …
KALONA
Cities are sending letters to residents and businesses regarding their water service lines and drinking water thanks to an EPA initiative that aims to protect all Americans from lead …
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 …
LONE TREE
Folks were nearly shoulder-to-shoulder at Lone Ox Smokehouse & Company on Thursday night as the Brown family served beautiful cocktails at the bar and offered platters full of delicious …
KALONA
Hillcrest Academy experimented with a sixth grade program last school year, introducing a class of students who will end up being great ambassadors for the program. That is because next …
KALONA
When Hillcrest Academy set a course to open sixth grade classes for the 2023-24 school year, they published a middle school purpose statement which reads as follows: “The middle …
CRAWFORDSVILLE
There is a profound tie between America and baseball.
Many small towns across the country feature some way for their residents to play the classic ball-and-stick game, …
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 …
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 …
“Coming here has been a breath of fresh air,” says Stephanie Kronlage, Atrium Village’s new administrator, who began working for the non-profit, Hills-based independent living and nursing care community in March.
WASHINGTON
In a 17-minute meeting Tuesday, Washington County Supervisors approved two personnel matters, agreed to naming a Riverside creek and deducted $3,763 from the Orchard Hill remodeling …
WASHINGTON
Responding to public comments and criticism in last week’s public hearing about the proposed wind energy conversion ordinance, the Washington County Board of Supervisors Tuesday …
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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KALONA
On Tuesday, Nov. 12, the Iowa Department of Education released new state school performance ratings and federal designations, determined for the first time using the state’s new …
