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Audience members and presenters of the proposed immigrant welcome center pose with the Johnson County Board of Supervisors June 4, 2025.

Johnson County Board of Supervisors hears proposal for immigrant welcome center

The Johnson County Board of Supervisors heard a proposal for an immigrant welcome center on Wednesday. At the board’s work session June 4, executive director of the Immigrant Welcome Network of Johnson County Mazahir Salih and executive director of the…

Annie Smith Barkalow/June 5, 2025

Josh Schamberger, president of the Iowa City Area Sports Commission and Think Iowa City, addresses the crowd in the lobby of the Xtream Arena on Monday, Nov. 4.

Iowa City Area Sports Commission highlights its social, economic impact at Cilek Business & Sports Breakfast Series

Annie Smith Barkalow/November 4, 2024

The Iowa River Power building, 501 First Ave. in Coralville, pictured Oct. 30. The building was bough last month by Old Gold, LLC, a company with an Illinois address. CREDIT ANNIE SMITH BARKALOW

Historic Iowa River Power building has new owner

Annie Smith Barkalow/November 1, 2024

Exterior of the Old Capitol Town Center.

University of Iowa pursuing $20.6 million full acquisition of Old Capital Town Center

Annie Smith Barkalow/October 30, 2024

A house destroyed by the derecho is pictured Sept. 14, 2020 on 27th Street NE in Cedar Rapids.

‘Out of sight, out of mind’: UI study reveals bias in insurers’ climate change risk strategies

Annie Smith Barkalow/October 17, 2024