Washington, Jefferson, Johnson County Residents Urged To Apply For State...
Washington, Jefferson and Johnson County residents are eligible for state disaster assistance through Iowa’s Individual Assistance Program. Washington and Keokuk County Emergency Management Coordinator...
View ArticleWashington County Gains 300 Workers, Unemployment Remains Steady
[simage=1301400,y,center] Washington County’s labor force has grown by 2.5% and unemployment is one of the lowest in the state. Washington Economic Development Group Director Ed Raber says while...
View ArticleLocal Counties part of Treasurers website that is having problems
County treasurers in Iowa including several in south east Iowa are sticking with a struggling West Des Moines software company that hosts a website where residents can pay property taxes and motor...
View Article2 Vehicle Accident on Highway 1 near Kalona Results in Minor Injuries
View Larger Map Just after 9am yesterday a two vehicle accident occurred north of Kalona at Highway 1 and 500th Street in Johnson County. Deputy Warner with the Johnson County Sheriffs office says one...
View ArticleFairfield Man Pleads Not Guilty on Charges
The man who allegedly robbed banks and a McDonalds in Fairfield has pleaded not guilty. On Thursday Anthony Michael Koelhoeffer submitted a written plea of not guilty on charges of second-degree...
View ArticleBurn Ban in Effect for Johnson, Jefferson Counties
Following this period of dry, hot weather area counties are calling for burn bans. Both Johnson and Jefferson Counties declared their burn bans on Sunday.In both instances it was requested by Fire...
View ArticleJohnson County Supervisor Attends NACo Conference
An area official recently attended a national conference in Pennsylvania. Johnson County Supervisor Terrance Neuzil joined 1,800 other elected officials at the National Association of Counties Annual...
View ArticleJohnson County Accident Send Kalona Man to Hospital
An 18 year old was sent to the hospital Tuesday after failing to yield to oncoming traffic. According to the Iowa State Patrol Colin Seth Ferreira of Kalona was driving southbound on I380 in Johnson...
View ArticleJohnson County Accident Claims Life of Washington Woman
A fatal head-on collision involving a Washington resident occurred yesterday in Johnson County. At around 5:30 in the morning 18 year old Angela Marie Harrison was driving eastbound on Highway 22 near...
View ArticleKalona Man Running in Johnson County Special Election
A Kalona man is a candidate in today’s special election in Johnson County. John Etheredge is running for the seat on Johnson County’s Board of Supervisors vacated by Sally Stutsman, after she was...
View ArticleEtheredge Elected to Johnson County Board
Despite the weather, voters made their way to Johnson County polls for a special election. On Tuesday, John Etheredge, of Kalona, was elected to the vacant seat on the Johnson County Board of...
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Kalona Man Arrested After Threatening Road Workers
A Kalona man faces a felony charge for threatening a county road crew on Monday. 78-year-old Leo L. Schrock was arrested at around 11am, after pulling a gun on Johnson County Secondary Roads employees...
View ArticleJohnson County Project Leads to Arrest in Hills
A law enforcement effort focused on human trafficking has led to arrests in Hills. According to the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office, arrests made late last week were part of a human trafficking project...
View ArticleStudent That Caused Lone Tree Lockdown Charged with Felony
Authorities this week arrested the student who caused a lockdown at Lone Tree High School in September. The 18-year-old was booked and released on Monday. According to the Johnson County Sheriff’s...
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