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Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Davenport, Iowa – Drivers across eastern Iowa and northwestern Illinois could face dangerous travel early next week as a powerful winter system threatens heavy snow and near-whiteout conditions across the...

A 46-year-old Iowa City man is dead after he was found unresponsive during a routine head count at the Johnson County Jail early Wednesday morning. According to a news release from the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office, jail staff began lifesaving measures for Lawrence James Bohnenkamp shortly after 4 a.m. and called...

Your browsing plan gets dangerously simple when the café is upstairs and the books are downstairs. This beloved Iowa bookstore turns a quick visit into a linger-and-loop routine, because you can wander the shelves, take a break above, and then come back down like it is a second round.

IOWA CITY, Iowa — Most Johnson County supervisors on Wednesday voiced opposition to a proposed pilot program that would add a school resource officer to Clear Creek Amana high school and middle schools. Under the plan, one Johnson County Sheriff's Deputy would be assigned to the schools. Right now,...

Lisa Avelleyra is an author from the Madison, Wisconsin area, where she lived and worked for 26 years. During those years, she worked at a small bookstore, which became the basis of her new mystery book, “Shelved.” She’s since returned to Iowa City, living and working here.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (Iowa's News Now) — Property taxpayer notification statements will be mailed out across Johnson County by Friday, March 13. These statements contain information about proposed local government budgets and property tax rates. County officials say the statement is not a bill, but documents showing...

Iowa House lawmakers approved legislation Thursday to alter university presidential searches, tuition options and general education requirements. House File 2361, passed by the Iowa House Higher Education Committee more than one month ago alongside other legislation, would require state universities to include...

An ongoing dispute between Gray Media and DISH Network has led to the loss of four Iowa channels.

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Des Moines, Iowa – Temperatures could climb toward 70°F by Thursday afternoon in Des Moines, bringing a sharp warmup across Iowa as a broad spring heat surge spreads from the western United States into the...

During a funny anecdote postgame, McCollum said that he cannot explain why they always start slow, but after losing his mind in a few huddles, they flip the script. He said he might have to do that sooner for them to start faster.