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Community

Sights of the season, in Oxford

Submitted by admin on Wed, 12/11/2019 - 1:50pm
Voting for “Light It Up Oxford” Christmas Decorating Contest ends Dec. 13

OXFORD– Christmas lights shine bright in the early winter nights in Oxford. And for somebody, they may shine a bit brighter with $100 in prize money.
The American Legion Auxiliary Post No. 537, in Oxford, is sponsoring a “Light It Up Oxford” Christmas Decorating Contest with a $100 cash prize for the best residential and the best business entry in Oxford. Registration was from Oct. 18 to Nov. 1. Four houses and six businesses registered for the contest with voting ending on Friday, Dec. 13.

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“Property Rites” takes the stage at Liberty High

Submitted by admin on Wed, 12/11/2019 - 1:56pm
One-act drama runs Friday and Saturday

NORTH LIBERTY– Kyle McManus has a problem. He is an art collector who invested millions in 15 high-tech androids programed to perform thousands of movements, monologues, dialogues and more. He’d like to sell them but a serious malfunction has arisen; they’ve come alive. The sculptures’ struggle to become autonomous, coupled with his desire to destroy them is played out in the one-act drama “Property Rites,” by Alan Haehnel.

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UDO passes first reading on split vote

Submitted by admin on Wed, 12/11/2019 - 1:59pm
Johnson County Supervisors approve controversial plan, 3-2

IOWA CITY– The Johnson County Board of Supervisors are on track to achieving a major goal for 2019: passing the updated Unified Development Ordinance (UDO), and having it in place to go into effect on January 1, 2020.
The 299-page document, which codifies the county’s comprehensive plan, was approved on a 3-2 vote in the first of three required readings Thursday, Dec. 5, during a regular meeting of the supervisors.

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Unleash the adventure in style

Submitted by admin on Sat, 12/07/2019 - 1:52pm
Archie’s Rent-A-Ride meets NL’s temporary transportation needs

NORTH LIBERTY– Many small businesses were started by entrepreneurs who saw a need that wasn’t being met locally. Such is the case with Archie’s Rent-A-Ride in North Liberty. Since July, Ron and Kris Mace have been providing top-notch rental cars as an offshoot of their repair shop, Archie’s Brake & Quick Lube.

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On a quest to do good

Submitted by admin on Sat, 12/07/2019 - 1:58pm
Iowa icon Carson King helps out the Stead Family Children’s Hospital, again

TIFFIN– On Sept. 14, a new Iowa icon was created. Cable sports network ESPN’s Game Day program was in Ames for the University of Iowa (UI) versus Iowa State University football game when their cameras picked up a young man named Carson King holding a cardboard sign seeking beer money. What started as a joke quickly escalated into a serious fundraiser as thousands of people from across the country responded.

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A two-wheeled vision for the future

Submitted by admin on Tue, 12/03/2019 - 2:06pm
MPO of Johnson County unveils bike plans at public meeting

NORTH LIBERTY– About a dozen or so people took a first-hand look at future plans for bicycle trails in the Iowa City, Coralville, Tiffin and North Liberty area at a public meeting held by the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) of Johnson County on Wednesday, Nov. 20, at Van Allen Elementary School in North Liberty.


The changing of the guard

Submitted by admin on Tue, 12/03/2019 - 2:09pm
New voices and new roles for CCA school board

OXFORD– It was the changing of the guard Tuesday, Nov. 19, for the Clear Creek Amana (CCA) Community School District’s School Board of Directors as Steve Swenka and Terry Davis departed at the end of their terms, and Eileen Schmidt and Jeff Tackaberry joined the seven-member board.


Embrace winter.

Submitted by admin on Tue, 12/03/2019 - 2:11pm
Registration is open for Beat the Bitter events By the City of North Liberty

NORTH LIBERTY– Forget hibernating and embrace winter. North Liberty’s Beat the Bitter is back with a week full of activities to get you out of the house for outdoor winter games and good cheer. Brighten up the bleakest days of the year in the tundra of North Liberty Jan. 25 through Feb. 1, 2020. Registration is open at beatthebitter.com.
The festival offers events for all ages, it is a week full of winter cheer for everyone. Highlights include the Igloo Jam concert, the Snuggie Crawl, free family fun at Fire and Ice, the 5K-ish Obstacle Run and kickball, curling and broomball tournaments.


Not the chow line they were used to

Submitted by admin on Wed, 11/20/2019 - 1:28pm
CCA Middle School’s annual Veterans Breakfast thanked those who served

TIFFIN– Just as they had done countless times years ago, soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines “fell in” for the chow line. This time however, instead of grumpy mess sergeants and privates on KP duty, they were greeted by smiling middle school student council members who happily filled their red, white and blue decorated plates with pastries, breakfast pizza and even biscuits and gravy.


It’s wait and see for farmers

Submitted by admin on Wed, 11/20/2019 - 1:34pm
P&Z makes 16 recommendations, supervisors set Dec. 5 for public hearing

IOWA CITY– The Johnson County Board of Supervisors will hold a public hearing on Thursday, Dec. 5, regarding the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO), a document which codifies the Comprehensive Land Use Plan the Supervisors approved in 2018. Work began on the UDO soon after with over 1,000 man-hours spent by the county’s Planning, Development, and Sustainability department (PDS) crafting it.


A one-stop shop for all things aquatic

Submitted by admin on Wed, 11/13/2019 - 3:02pm
DiVentures opens brand new swimming and diving center in North Liberty

NORTH LIBERTY After two years in the community, DiVentures SCUBA and Swim Center has opened a new facility on West Penn Street in North Liberty. A grand opening and ribbon cutting event was held on Saturday, Nov. 2, for the 8,500-square foot facility, which replaces a much smaller, temporary location in North Liberty.
DiVentures founder Dean Hollis explained the many unique features, and rationale for locating a dive shop in Eastern Iowa.


Two students charged at CCA High School following K-9 sweep

Submitted by admin on Wed, 11/13/2019 - 3:04pm

TIFFIN– Two juvenile Clear Creek Amana students have been charged with bringing handguns to school after the weapons were found in vehicles during a K-9 training exercise.