Jones County, IA

More than 1 million Americans have died from COVID-19 – more than the total number of Americans killed in World War I and World War II combined. In the Cedar Rapids metropolitan area, located in Iowa, a total of 735 deaths have been attributed to the virus, equal to 274 fatalities for every 100,000 people. […]

The U.S. reported over 736,000 new cases of coronavirus over the seven days ending May 24, bringing the total count to more than 82.4 million confirmed cases of COVID-19. There have been more than 994,000 COVID-19-related deaths — the highest death toll of any country. New cases continue to rise at a faster rate. In […]

IOWA CITY, Iowa — The CDC has upgraded Johnson County's COVID-19 community level status to 'High' due to reported cases and hospital admissions, Johnson County Public Health said Thursday. Only two Iowa counties are in the 'High' category: Johnson and Jones. A handful of other counties, including Linn are...

Iowa State University (ISU) Extension and Outreach of Jones County hired a new office assistant, Addilynn (Addy) VonBehren, on March 28. “Addy brings a working knowledge of accounting services, agriculture, and education to ISU Extension and Outreach Jones County. In 2017, Addy was a summer assistant for ISU Extension and Outreach Jones County, and collaborated with county staff to plan the Great Jones County Fair’s 4-H and FFA livestock and non-livestock shows,” said Alex Monaghan, ISU Extension and Outreach Jones County, county director. “We are excited to have Addy a part of our team.”

The U.S. reported over 700,000 new cases of coronavirus over the seven days ending May 22, bringing the total count to more than 82.1 million confirmed cases of COVID-19. There have been more than 993,000 COVID-19-related deaths — the highest death toll of any country. New cases continue to rise at a faster rate. In […]

With the public hearing regarding the county’s expenditure of its ARPA funds set for May 17, the Jones County Supervisors continued their discussion at their May 10 board meeting concerning the list of possible projects. County Auditor Whitney Hein urged the board to have a list in place to...

The absentee voting period for the Tuesday, June 7, Primary Election is now underway. Iowans can vote in-person at their county auditor’s office from May 18 through June 6. This is also the first day county auditor’s can mail absentee ballots to voters that requested one. On May...

On June 7 Republican voters will go to the polls to select a candidate to represent the Republican party for Iowa House district 66 on the ballot in the November elections. Both men have served in the Iowa House of Representatives but due to redistricting are now running against each other to determine who will represent the people of Jones County and most of Jackson County on the Republican ticket in the newly mapped District 66.