During a hearing Wednesday, Johnson County Attorney Rachel Zimmermann Smith said if another Hawkeye Waste employee is harmed — like employee Matthew Reuwsaat, 61, a skid loader operator who was crushed by the equipment last year — that employee wouldn’t be covered by worker’s compensation insurance for a workplace accident.
Also in this week’s Government Notes, beginning Monday, the Boyson Road bridge over I-380 and all four ramps will close for 20 working days.
A Cedar Rapids man was booked into the Johnson County Jail Monday night, about two years after he was charged with attempted murder. He had been in custody in the Cook County Jail in Illinois on unrelated charges.
Also in this week’s Government Notes, meet the Marion police chief finalists at Wednesday open house
The Johnson County Board of Supervisors earlier this week voted down a proposed budget amendment that would have increased the number of beds guaranteed to the county at the Linn County Juvenile Detention Center.
Two unvaccinated children and an unvaccinated adult from Johnson County were added Thursday to the list of Iowans infected by measles, bringing the total identified cases in the state to six, according to state and county health officials.
Johnson County Residents United, a group that advocates for safe conditions in mobile home parks in the county, in partnership with local elected officials, is advocating for a two-year moratorium on rent increases to allow time for improved park conditions at properties owned by Havenpark Communities.
The county purchased the 15 unit property at 1102 Hollywood Blvd. in Iowa City, in 2024 for $1.7 million, marking the first time the county has directly owned housing stock. Under a plan proposed by Iowa City, federally funded rental assistance vouchers, combined with VA support services, would be offered to veterans living in the units.
Also in this week’s Government Notes, I-380 ramps in Cedar Rapids will be closed overnight this week for work.
Thousands took to the streets in 2020 to push for racial justice and equity, but area activists say the work didn’t stop there.
The walls of the Iowa City Parks Department lobby and offices are lined with intricate quilts that use colorful fabrics to depict the city’s parks and environments. The artist behind the quilts is the department’s director, Juli Seydell Johnson.
Three new sexual exploitation charges were filed this week against a former University of Iowa social worker who previously has been charged with multiple counts of sexually exploiting his patients.
Summer is right around the corner, which means its prime time for live music, festivals, fairs and family fun. From jazz to rap to country to rock, there’s plenty to listen, dance and sing along to in Eastern Iowa and beyond this summer.
Also, the Marion City Council is considering listing 988, the mental health crisis line, on some city vehicles to increase awareness
NewBo City Market will partner with a Johnson County nonprofit to bring a new community grocery store to Cedar Rapids.
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