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Johnson County supervisors are paid about $90,000 a year and serve four-year terms. With three seats up for election, the majority of the five-member board faces county voters this year.
An Iowa City man was sentenced to 12 years in federal prison for illegally possessing a loaded semi-automatic handgun that toddler discharges, shooting himself in the left eye. The child died later that day on July 3, 2022.
Friday was the deadline for candidates to file to appear in the June 4 primary. Here’s who’s running in Linn and Johnson counties.
The Iowa City Council elected Bruce Teague to serve as mayor for a third time. Mazahir Salih was chosen to serve as mayor pro tem. On the Johnson County Board of Supervisors, Rod Sullivan and Jon Green were appointed chair and vice chair, respectively.
Iowa City's Truth and Reconciliation Commission recommended the city council remove Eric Harris after months of absences related to criminal charges.