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North Liberty Leader
Voters to decide on jail, courthouse revision
04/30/2013 - 9:03pm
Lori Lindner
JOHNSON COUNTY–Certain Johnson County officials hope $3.3 million in reductions to the design for a proposed justice center will be enough to swing public sentiment in their favor. In the November 2012 general election, a $46.8 million bond issue for the project was defeated, receiving only 56 percent voter approval when 60 percent was required. Proponents went back to the drawing board almost immediately to revise the plan for a combined jail and improved Johnson...
Solon Economist
Sommers witness to American tragedy in Boston
05/09/2013 - 6:51pm
NORTH LIBERTY– A runner for 13 years, none of the races previously undertaken by Iowa City pharmacist Stacy Sommers ended quite like the one on April 15, the most prestigious of America’s footraces, the Boston Marathon. Moreover, this was Sommer’s very first Boston Marathon. It was a rather remarkable accomplishment, considering she had only run...
North Liberty Leader
A hard knock life
04/30/2013 - 9:31pm
TIFFIN– It started as a comic strip in the 1930s, became a Broadway smash in the 1970s and 80s, and in April 2013, it hit the stage at Clear Creek Amana High School. It’s “Annie,” a classic American Broadway smash chock-full of optimism, hope and catchy tunes that stick in your head for days. Jenna Tackaberry donned the curly red wig for the title...
North Liberty Leader
CCA needs more time, more information
04/30/2013 - 9:04pm
OXFORD– Recommendations from the district’s facility committee were presented to the Clear Creek Amana (CCA) School Board of Directors Wednesday, April 17, during a work session preceding the regular monthly meeting at Clear Creek Elementary. Many of the board members had been in attendance at the Wednesday, April 10, facility committee meeting...
North Liberty Leader
NL scratching out a chicken ordinance
04/30/2013 - 9:03pm
By Lori Lindner North Liberty Leader NORTH LIBERTY– As North Liberty continues to grow into a larger city, there are at least a few people who hope it will maintain at least one tie to its country roots. A handful of residents have come forward to request and support a city ordinance to allow raising chickens within city limits. The North Liberty...
Solon Economist
MS schedule works- if you’re in band or choir
04/30/2013 - 8:11pm
SOLON– Sixty-four percent of Solon’s middle school students participate in either band or choir. But for the remaining 35 percent, there are no options except study hall. The scheduling dilemma was discussed at the April 8 meeting of the Solon school board and options will be explored in the coming months as administrators attempt to align...