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News

More roundabouts coming to North Liberty

Submitted by cale on Wed, 01/23/2019 - 7:36pm
$4 million project begins in spring

NORTH LIBERTY– A new elementary school in North Liberty means ambitious roadway improvements starting this spring.

With the opening of Christine Grant Elementary School in August, two roundabouts are planned for simultaneous construction on North Front Street, just before classes begin. Anticipated to start as soon as weather cooperates, the estimated $4.1 million project also includes water main and sanitary sewer replacement, improved intersection lighting and sight distance improvements on West Penn Street.

Front Street/Penn Street roundabout


Waves of uncertainty

Submitted by cale on Fri, 01/11/2019 - 5:27pm
Backlash prompts further discussion of CCA’s ’19-’20 preschool plan

OXFORD– The School Board of Directors for the Clear Creek Amana (CCA) Community School District approved a significant change to the preschool program for the 2019-2020 academic year. Currently the district offers a full-day program with state grant money paying for the morning session (aka “Voluntary”) and families paying tuition for the afternoon (aka “Enterprise”). However, CCA has been accumulating a surplus balance on the state-funded portion while routinely running a deficit on the private pay.


CCA proposes 2019-20 academic calendar

Submitted by cale on Wed, 11/28/2018 - 3:06pm
Dates to remember

OXFORD– The School Board of Directors for the Clear Creek Amana (CCA) Community School District would like to hear from you, if you’ve got something to say about the 2019-20 academic calendar.
A public hearing will be held on the current proposed calendar on Wednesday, Dec. 19, at 6:30 p.m. at Clear Creek Elementary (CCE) in Oxford.
District Superintendent Tim Kuehl presented the draft calendar to the board during a Monday, Nov. 19, regular meeting at CCE.


A golden opportunity

Submitted by cale on Tue, 11/06/2018 - 6:18pm
ICCSD donation of a house provides rare training opportunity for the NLFD

NORTH LIBERTY– A small two-story house and two little sheds used to sit on a parcel of land overlooking a wooded ravine just east of Liberty High School in North Liberty. The house was abandoned for some time and the Iowa City Community School District (ICCSD) purchased the land for future expansion of the high school. Eventually the structures would have to be torn down.


Oak Hill

Submitted by cale on Tue, 11/06/2018 - 6:21pm
CCA board approves historic name for new elementary school

TIFFIN– The members of the Clear Creek Amana (CCA) school board faced a dilemma with far-reaching implications Wednesday, Oct. 17, during their regular monthly meeting in Oxford: What to call the new school, currently under construction in Tiffin.


A barn for the workhorses

Submitted by cale on Wed, 10/03/2018 - 5:20pm
CCA Board approves plans for new Transportation Facility in Tiffin

OXFORD– The board of directors for the Clear Creek Amana (CCA) Community School District has approved the design of a new transportation facility and sent the project out for bid. The board took the action Wednesday, Sept. 19, during the regular monthly meeting at Clear Creek Elementary in Oxford.


Forevergreen interchange on track

Submitted by cale on Wed, 10/03/2018 - 5:30pm
Interstate progress for North Liberty and the greater Corridor

JOHNSON COUNTY– Those eagerly awaiting the Forevergreen Road interchange will be happy to know progress is moving at a steady pace.
“The bridge is on schedule and is almost done,” reported Newman Abuissa, Field Engineer for the Iowa Department of Transportation (IDOT), District 6. The project in its entirety is expected for completion winter 2019.


Meet the new boss, same as the old boss

Submitted by cale on Wed, 10/03/2018 - 5:33pm
CCA Board re-elects officers

Jennifer Mooney laughs as Steve Swenka (not pictured) nominates her for the office of vice-president for the school board of directors for the Clear Creek Amana Community School District. Bob Broghammer (left) and Jennifer Mooney retained their offices as President (Broghammer) and Vice-President (Mooney) at the board’s annual organizational meeting Wednesday, Sept. 19, at Clear Creek Elementary in Oxford. Neither Broghammer nor Mooney had challengers and were re-elected on a voice vote.


Colony Pumpkin Patch campaigns for its corn cannon

Submitted by admin on Wed, 07/19/2017 - 12:52pm
Conditional use permits for nighttime flashlight maze, zombie paintball required by Johnson County

North Liberty Leader
NORTH LIBERTY– Patrons of the Colony Pumpkin Patch in North Liberty might have to go without– or at least see less of– one of the farm’s regular attractions this season.
At a North Liberty City Council meeting Tuesday, June 27, owners Dean and Katie Colony requested support of their efforts to keep the “Shootout Shack,” which includes a corn cannon and paintball guns, in operation this year.


Group mines additional resources for CCA students

Submitted by admin on Wed, 07/19/2017 - 12:55pm
Foundation seeks to expand its charitable support role with paid position

North Liberty Leader
OXFORD– Since 1986, the CCA Foundation has provided financial support to the Clear Creek Amana (CCA) Community School District. The purpose of the Foundation, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization, is “to maintain, develop, increase and expand the facilities and services of the district thus providing broader educational opportunities to students, community residents and staff.” The group hosts fundraising events and actively solicits donations from patrons and alumni of the district.


Locals stand with Standing Rock Sioux

Submitted by admin on Wed, 07/19/2017 - 12:56pm
Johnson County residents, Iowa groups participate in DAPL protests

North Liberty Leader
CANNONBALL, N.D.– While much of the nation was transfixed by the high stakes and consequences of the 2016 election and its aftermath, a struggle of historic proportions played out along the 1,172-mile route of the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL), which stretches from the Bakken shale oil patch in North Dakota, traversing across South Dakota, trekking 347 miles through 18 counties in Iowa, and completing the route at a distribution hub in Patoka, Ill.


2016-2017 preview: Clippers cruise into uncharted territory

Submitted by admin on Sat, 11/26/2016 - 8:56am

North Liberty Leader
TIFFIN– Coach Brandon Clubb, in his first year leading the Clear Creek Amana (CCA) varsity boys basketball program, summed up the 2016-2017 season in six words: “It’s going to be an adventure.”
Clubb takes over the program from veteran coach Steve Ottoson, who retired in February after 40 years of coaching with 21 years in the CCA district. Ottoson also retired from teaching physical education (PE) at the end of the school year.
Clubb, a Williamsburg native, has taken that position as well.