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The Johnson County sheriff's office and jail, located at 511 S. Capitol St. in Iowa City, is in dire need of an overhaul, sheriff Brad Kunkel says.

Johnson County launches survey on future of Sheriff’s Office and Jail Facility

Thousands of Johnson County residents will soon receive a survey by mail seeking public input on the current and future state of the county’s Sheriff’s Office and Jail facility. The survey, developed in partnership with the University of Iowa’s Center…

UScellular pledges up to $13 million to help youth connect, close homework gap

UScellular has launched the After School Access Project, a program that provides free mobile hotspots…

UScellular

Delta Dental of Iowa Foundation awards $420,000 to 19 nonprofits

The Delta Dental of Iowa Foundation has awarded $420,308 to 19 organizations to strengthen and…

Bipartisan infrastructure package hailed as victory for Iowa

U.S. House Democrats sent a $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill to President Biden for his signature…

All Temp Refrigeration partners with Summit Refrigeration

All Temp Refrigeration, a full-service mechanical contractor specializing in industrial and commercial refrigeration, is partnering…

UI to help Saudi women entrepreneurs

Saudi Arabian women will learn how to become entrepreneurs with the help of an educational…

Linn County Public Health names new deputy director

Linn County Public Health (LCPH) has named Eric Bradley as its new deputy director. He…

Architecture Billings Index report

UPDATE: Hart declines to request recount in Cedar Rapids mayoral race

UPDATE: Amara Andrews now leads incumbent Brad Hart by 40 votes for second place in…

Public meetings scheduled to review Coggon Solar LLC utility-scale solar application  

Linn County announces that dates have been scheduled for the public meeting process for the…

Solar panels

Gov. Kim Reynolds announces initiatives to address child care shortage

In response to the growing child care crisis hitting the state, and with Iowa leading…

Johnson County Board of Supervisors have voted to raise wages for eligible child care workers. CREDIT PEXELS

Iowa City area to launch community-based digital gift card

Think Iowa City, the Iowa City/Coralville Area Convention & Visitors Bureau, announce the launch of…

New initiative encourages local shopping this holiday season

This year the Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance is once again asking people to buy…

SBA approves nearly $31 million in Iowa loans in October

The U.S. Small Business Administration backed 55 loans for $30,973,00 to Iowa businesses in October,…

U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) loans Iowa

Paving for Progress vote passes, local-option sales tax renewed

Linn County’s local-option sales tax, commonly referred to as Paving for Progress and  known for…

Census Bureau: U.S. homeownership rate at 65.4% for third quarter of 2021

The Census Bureau’s Housing Vacancy Survey (CPS/HVS) reported the U.S. homeownership rate was flat at…

Mural honoring health care workers unveiled in downtown Cedar Rapids

A two-story-high mural featuring images of local health care workers was unveiled Monday in downtown…