Articles Tagged: Iowa County

Abigail Maas will seek the Republican nomination for the job in 2026, setting up a primary challenge against Iowa Lt. Gov. Chris Cournoyer.

The company will now layoff 250 people in late July, down from the 650 layoffs originally announced in April.

Levi Geyer, owner of Fancy Twig Farm in Parnell, southwest of Iowa City, is one of a small handful of producers in the country foraging, crushing and extruding oil from the nuts as a sustainable, locally sourced cooking oil option.

The Whirlpool Corporation announced Tuesday it plans to lay off 650 employees from its Amana facility, effective June 1. That’s about one-third of the plant’s workforce.

The project, funded by Friends of Iowa County Conservation Foundation, is being painted on a wall at the Lake Iowa Nature Center

One person died Tuesday afternoon in a two-vehicle crash south of Marengo, according to a crash report from the Iowa State Patrol.

Polls opened across the state at 7 a.m. Tuesday. Voters in Conroy, Iowa — an unincorporated community in Iowa County — were up early to cast their ballots at the Hilton Township Hall.

Rural Iowa auditor’s offices have seen higher daily numbers of early voters than in year’s past. Some attribute it to the voters being more “enthusiastic” and distrust of the mail system to deliver their absentee ballots by the deadline.

Early in-person and mail-in voting begins Oct. 16 for Iowa's 2024 general elections. Here's what you need to know about where you can vote early in-person and by mail

The Iowa County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a dead body that was found Sunday morning near the picnic area of the Amana Lily Lake, according to a news release from the Sheriff’s Office.

Kinze, in Williamsburg, makes planters, tillers, grain carts

Clothing worn by dead robber led to hideout near Amana

The woman struck a slow-moving Iowa Department of Transportation snowplow truck that was on the left shoulder conducting a maintenance project.

Lawmakers redrew election districts and created a new and open House District 91 seat — covering parts of Johnson County, including Clear Creek up to Swisher, and all of Iowa County, including Williamsburg, Marengo and North English.

The fire department described the fire as “unique and challenging,” with the additional factors of the wind turbine falling apart overhead and fiery falling debris.