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Bid your modern-day problems adieu and transport back in time with the Iowa Renaissance Festival this weekend. Or, spend your Memorial Day weekend outside with live music at Wilson’s Orchard & Farm and perhaps catch a movie in the park put on by FilmScene. Here are five things to...

(Coralville, Iowa) – Officials in eastern Iowa report a young adult received a ticket for more than $300, Tuesday, after a sheriff’s deputy clocked a vehicle at 107-mph. According to the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office, a deputy met a teen driver and their passengers early Tuesday morning, on Interstate 380. The 18-year-old driver explained they “just wanted to have some fun.” In addition to a $308 fine, the driver faces a possible license suspension.

(Johnson County) An Iowa teen caught speeding at nearly 40 miles per hour with other teenagers in the car faces a possible license suspension. That’s on top of a more than 300-dollar ticket. The Johnson County Sheriff’s Office says the 18-year-old driver went 107 miles per hour in a 70 zone on Interstate 380. The driver told a deputy he “wanted to have some fun.” The sheriff’s office says teenagers are two and a half times more likely to drive dangerously while driving with a peer. Speed was a factor in nearly a third of fatal crashes involving passenger vehicle teenager drivers in 2020.

IOWA CITY, Iowa — TRAIL of Johnson County, a local aging-in-place nonprofit, is hosting a Senior Housing and Services Fair on Thursday, June 15. The free event is open to the public and will take place from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Kirkwood Regional Center in Coralville.

HIAWATHA — County supervisors on the board that governs regional mental health and disability services advocated Thursday for spending down much of its nearly $9.2 million surplus before the end of the budget year next month by boosting support for initiatives within its nine-county area to avoid the state withholding future funds.

Most Johnson County governmental offices in Iowa will be closed on Memorial Day, May 29, 2023. However, emergency services will still be available throughout the county. The Johnson County Ambulance Service will be available for emergency response, but its billing and administrative offices will be closed.

WASHINGTON — Officials from Iowa’s 10th Regional Planning Affiliation, in collaboration with the East Central Iowa Council of Governments and local government representatives, are working on a new “Active Transportation Plan” or ATP, for the area’s trails, bike lanes and sidewalks. Once complete, the plan...

After years of discussion, Johnson County is poised to move forward on a renovation project involving the Health and Human Services Building and the County Administration Building. The Gazette reports that the renovation has been in discussion since 2017. It originally was estimated at $15 million, but the cost increased...

TIFFIN — A growing, locally-owned coffee empire has opened its third location in Johnson County. Since coming under new ownership with Abby Ochs, Coffee Emporium has left Cedar Rapids and taken on a life of its own in Johnson County. In less than two years, the brand has opened...

IOWA CITY, Iowa (KCRG) - After stopping three speeders going over 100 miles per hour in Johnson County, the Iowa State Patrol is urging all drivers to be more careful on the roadways. Especially young drivers. “Younger drivers just push the limits. That’s something I’ve seen my whole career where...

JOHNSON COUNTY, Iowa — A teen driver with passengers is clocked speeding nearly 40 miles over the speed limit Tuesday morning, according to Johnson County Sheriff's Office. An 18-year-old driver was found going 107 mph in a 70 mph zone on Interstate 380. The driver was given a $308...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - Max Hilton’s basement isn’t finished, but the listing used to assess the property in North Liberty said the basement was finished for years. The discrepancy created a higher property assessment. Two different assessors, who oversee assessments in Johnson County and the City of Cedar Rapids, said the situation Hilton faced isn’t unusual.

TIFFIN — Mary Patricia “Pat” Rohovsky Donahue, PhD, RN, FAAN, professor emeritus, 84, formerly of Youngstown, died Tuesday, May 16, 2023, at The Bird House — Hospice Home of Johnson County. Pat is survived by her two children, Mark J. Donahue of Cedar Rapids, Iowa and...

Inside Out, a Johnson County nonprofit organization that supports people returning to society after being incarcerated, will be opening a reentry house in Iowa City for low-income, formerly incarcerated men. The house, at 719 Page St., was recently purchased and will be home to up to six men at a...

Longtime Johnson County Democrat Ron Henderson passed away on May 17. A highlight of Ron’s career as a social worker and director of youth homes was his successful endeavor to settle a number of refugee Vietnamese youth. Iowa City locals from the 1980s may recall enjoying Nghia Le’s authentic cuisine at Saigon Restaurant on Linn Street. A private family service will take place in Des Moines at a later date. Memorials may be directed to Iowa City Hospice (iowacityhospice.org) and Tiffin Fire Department First Responders (P.O. Box 48, Tiffin, IA 52340).

Elnora Jordan spends about $100 on groceries every month. It’s enough — but only because she is one of thousands of people in Linn, Johnson and Washington counties who are fed each day by Horizons Meals on Wheels volunteers. “You get a raise, but then your rent goes...

Memorial Day — for many, the traditional start to summer — is a week away. And nothing says summer to our stomachs like the sizzle of hamburgers on the grill. That’s why this week’s 5 to Try asks readers for their recommendations for best burgers in Johnson County.

IOWA CITY — The first phases of the Johnson County administrative campus renovation are likely going out to bid in early June — with construction anticipated to start in August — after months of review, redesign and discussions of how to keep costs down. The $10.2 million...