Articles Tagged: Johnson County

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Mental health and disability services throughout a nine-county area in East Central Iowa will get a $5.47 million boost after a regional board on Thursday approved spending down much of its end-of-budget year surplus.

The Middle Iowa River watershed management authority spans from Marshall County to Johnson County, for a total of 10 counties, 33 cities and 10 soil and water conservation districts.

TRAIL of Johnson County, a local nonprofit focused on helping older adults age in place, is hosting a senior housing and services fair in Coralville on Thursday. The event is free and open to the public.

The cities of Iowa City and Coralville, along with the University of Iowa, worked on various flood control projects to protect the communities from future disasters while also embracing the Iowa River. Here’s how they did it.

Royceann’s Soul Food serves a daily special for $18 that comes with a choice of fried catfish, a pork chop or chicken wings and then two sides from a list that includes candied yams, corn on the cob, fried cabbage, mac and cheese, spaghetti and corn bread.

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Johnson County Meals on Wheels is temporarily reducing the number of delivery days starting next week due to a volunteer shortage. The organization is recruiting more volunteers to help, and here’s how you can get involved.

The board that governs regional mental health and disability services advocated for spending down a nearly $9.2 million surplus before the end of the budget year in June by boosting support for underfunded services within its nine-county area.

The first phases of the Johnson County administrative campus renovation are likely going out to bid in early June — with construction anticipated to start in August — after months of review, redesign and discussions of how to keep costs down.

There are about 2,193 households in Johnson County with limited English proficiency. The language access program will help these households fully engage with county government and benefit from county services.

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A new inventory maps which sectors decreased — or increased — their contributions to climate change.

Johnson County’s smaller towns, like Lone Tree, Hills and Swisher, are working on community-led downtown revitalization efforts. The themes of building trust and authentic communities falls into the broader work of Better Together 2030, a visioning plan for Johnson County’s future.

Guillermo Morales spoke with The Gazette about his career experience, time in Iowa and what he is looking forward to most in his new role with Johnson County.