Democrat Jon Green easily won Tuesday’s special election to fill the vacancy on the Johnson County Board of Supervisors. Green earned 9,718 votes, or 66.1 percent of all votes cast, according to the totals published by the Johnson County Auditor’s Office. Republican Phil Hemingway won 4,504 votes, or 30.6 percent of the total, and Brian […]
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Early voting for the June 8 special election begins in Johnson County
Early voting in the June 8 special election to fill the vacancy on the Johnson County Board of Supervisors began on Wednesday morning and will continue through Monday, June 7. The Johnson County Auditor’s Office also began sending out absentee ballots that have been requested by mail on Wednesday. “Voting hours will be 8 a.m. […]
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Special election scheduled for June to fill vacancy on Johnson County Board of Supervisors
There will be a special election on Tuesday, June 8, to fill the vacancy on the Johnson County Board of Supervisors created by Janelle Rettig’s resignation. That was the decision reached at the Friday afternoon meeting of the committee of three county officials responsible for determining how to fill Rettig’s seat. Rettig announced her retirement, […]
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Janelle Rettig resigns from Johnson County Board of Supervisors
Janelle Rettig announced in a Facebook post on Sunday that she had “just resigned as Johnson County Supervisor.” Rettig had served as a supervisor since 2009. “I’ve known I wouldn’t be running for re-election for years, but with a lot of thought and discussion over the last year, I decided it was best to move […]
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Johnson County Board of Supervisors approves a mask mandate
The Johnson County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously at its meeting on Thursday to approve a Board of Health ordinance requiring the use of face coverings in public spaces to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. With certain limited exceptions, the ordinance requires anyone inside a building open to the public to wear a face […]
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Letter to the editor: Vote Pat Heiden and Janelle Rettig for Johnson County supervisor
While I do respect Phil Hemingway’s tenacity and dedication, I support both Janelle Rettig and Pat Heiden for supervisor on Nov. 6. I specifically want to explain why I am supporting Pat.
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Hundreds march in Iowa City for the Families Belong Together rally
The heat index hovered near 100 degrees, and the most direct routes were blocked by the Iowa City Jazz Festival and the Iowa City Farmers Market, but that didn’t stop an enthusiastic crowd of hundreds from marching to College Green Park from the terrace of the Old State Capitol on Saturday morning for Iowa City’s Families Belong Together rally.
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Two seats on the Johnson County Board of Supervisors will be on the primary ballot
Two members of the Johnson County Board of Supervisors will be selected by voters during the June 5 primary. No other county-level office will be decided on Tuesday. Johnson County Treasurer Thomas Kriz, Recorder Kim Painter and County Attorney Janet Lyness — all incumbnents and all Democrats — are running unopposed. There are three candidates […]
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Johnson County Supervisor candidates at odds over ‘lesbian mafia’ remark
Johnson County Supervisor Janelle Rettig took to Facebook today to criticize “another male running for supervisor” after he purportedly labeled her a member…
