Articles Tagged: Johnson County

Friday was the deadline for candidates to file to appear in the June 4 primary. Here’s who’s running in Linn and Johnson counties.

Iowa City incumbent Elinor Levin draws primary challenger

A “potato packing party” hosted by Table to Table repackaged 18,000 pounds of the vegetables Friday afternoon — a fraction of the record-setting 58,000-pound donation the Iowa City nonprofit received this week.

Advocates hope the governor’s plan to combine mental health and substance use treatment networks will improve access for Iowans. But some worry that until other funding issues are addressed — like low Medicaid reimbursement rates — “We're just rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic.”

LaTasha DeLoach uses her roles across Johnson County to nurture networks and opportunities for people of color, especially Black women

Defendants lose their marbles, but not their (entire) court case

This year’s winter “Point in Time” count Jan. 24 yielded mixed results in Linn and Johnson counties that showed perhaps the start of changing trends for both.

Resolution fails, 34-13, after heated debate on transgender support, requirements of law

While many matches last just a few formative years, Jason Powers’s and Steve Warner’s relationship has endured through good times — Warner was a groomsman in Powers’s 1999 wedding — and hard times — Powers waited in the hospital while Warner had open-heart surgery in 2018.

No candidates on the Nov. 7 city and school elections ballot requested recounts in Linn and Johnson counties. But in Johnson County, Swisher needs a mayor and the Lone Tree City Council has a vacancy after the people whose names were written in for those jobs declined.

There’s no shortage of holiday spirit keeping things merry and bright across Linn and Johnson counties.

Land in Johnson County seen as ripe for development

But only 9 votes separate the candidates in Solon, unofficial results show

As Nov. 7 city and school elections approach, there are eight Corridor communities with more seats on the ballot than there are candidates who’ve filed papers to run for the seat. Leadership programs and promoting volunteer efforts may help build a base of future council members.

Johnson County Extension will cut ties with Big Brothers Big Sisters — ending decades of sponsorship — after its insurer says it won’t provide coverage because of one-on-one mentoring that is part of Big Brothers Big Sisters.