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.
The combined projects would add about 9 megawatts of solar to the county
Thanks to newfound fame on TikTok, a pack of llamas have brought visitors from across the country to a wildlife preserve south of Cedar Rapids. But as liaisons to an important message, they’re more than pretty faces in costumes.
Johnson and Washington counties have teamed up on a new marketing effort to create a regional brand and promote the area as an agritourism destination.
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