A Johnson County district judge Friday ordered the state to stop removing historic material from the 168-year-old State Historical Society’s Iowa City research facility that it unexpectedly decided to close without warning or public discussion.
Senate File 75 requires Iowa counties home to one of Iowa’s three Regent universities to elect their county supervisors by districts, rather than at-large. All three counties — Johnson, Black Hawk and Story — currently have Democratic-leaning boards and elect supervisors countywide.
Acquisition of Iowa City-based MidWestOne Financial Group by Wisconsin-based Nicolet Bankshares would create one of the largest community banks in Upper Midwest. The proposed merger is expected to close in mid-2026.
In an effort to keep an Iowa water quality sensor program afloat past next June, Polk County Supervisors voted this week to invest funds in it, and they invited Linn and Johnson counties to do the same.
A temporary injunction to stop Hawkeye Waste from operating in Johnson County has been lifted because the company complied with a judge’s order to provide proof of workers’ comp insurance
Five Johnson County cities will look to join the rest of the cities in the county that have implemented a 1 percent local-option sales tax. Voters in Coralville, Iowa City, North Liberty, Oxford and Shueyville will vote on the issue next month.
This fall, Public Space One will present a new multi-site installation art project, “Iowa Art Field,” directed by Nicholas Cladis, curated by Cladis and Sugimoto Hiroshi, and in partnership with the City of Iowa City and Johnson County. The project will be on display Oct. 30 to Nov. 8.
Also in this week’s Government Notes roundup, the League of Women Voters of Linn County will host a Cedar Rapids school board candidate forum this week.
The Johnson County Board of Supervisors is moving forward with plans for a new sheriff’s office and 120-bed jail. The decision comes after more than a year of disagreement between board members over the size of the proposed facility.
After nearly 200 years, Baker & Taylor — the largest single supplier of content to American libraries — would be ceasing its operations. The news quickly ricocheted through literary circles in Iowa and beyond, leaving many wondering what’s next for libraries left behind.
The Coralville City Council voted 4-1 Tuesday to adopt an Equal Rights Protection resolution, meant to publicly reaffirm civil rights protection for members of the LGBTQ+ community.
Early in-person and mail-in voting begins Wednesday for Iowa's 2025 city/school elections. Here's what you need to know about checking your voter registration status, how to vote early in-person and by mail, and how to vote on Election Day, Nov. 4.
A judge ordered Hawkeye Waste to stop operating in Johnson County because it doesn’t have workers’ comp insurance. The county had renewed its motion for a temporary injunction after discovering the company had a lapse in insurance beginning in September.
At a rally of Iowa GOP women in Iowa City, U.S. Reps. Ashley Hinson and Mariannette Miller-Meeks lauded the release of Israeli hostages under a Trump-brokered ceasefire and denounced Democrats over the ongoing government shutdown.
In-person absentee voting — sometimes called “early voting” — begins Wednesday in both Linn and Johnson counties and will run through Monday, Nov. 3. Ballots will include a host of city and school elections across the area, as well as multiple bond issues.
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