University Heights News

Local governments are considering changes in affordable housing policies in response to a market analysis completed last year.

The word of the day is "tragesty." Pretty much because I can't speak even basic English, a tragesty is something that is not only a tragedy, but a travesty as well.

The Iowa City Police Department is participating in state-wide, focused traffic enforcement through-out the Labor Day weekend to encourage drivers to buckle up, slow down and drive sober.

An Iowa wrestling recruit has been arrested for drunken driving and eluding police.

A University of Iowa wrestling recruit has been arrested for drunken driving and eluding police.

Bob and Joanne Cryder have been Meals on Wheels drivers for more than 20 years together.

A 14-year-old Iowa City resident was charged with burglary and criminal mischief charges Friday and Saturday after forcing his way into South East Junior High both days.

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By Chris Rhatigan * Iowa City Press-Citizen * June 13, 2008 About 800 residences are without power in the University Heights area, according to MidAmerican spokeswoman Ann Thelen.

Kathryn Fiegen * Iowa City Press-Citizen * June 4, 2008 The Iowa City Council deferred a vote Tuesday night on a rezoning application for a controversial development on a piece of land in Iowa City that is ...

The Johnson County Board of Supervisors said Thursday that although the site chosen for a proposed $17 million joint communications center wasn't perfect, they needed to move forward.

A man was detained in the Johnson County Jail awaiting immigration officials after he allegedly provided an employment authorization card with a false name during a traffic stop.

Kathryn Fiegen * Iowa City Press-Citizen * May 22, 2008 At its meeting today, the Johnson County Board of Supervisors will talk about the where the property lines for the proposed Joint Communications Center ...

The Lytham is the sort of development Iowa City needs to be encouraging, and having University Heights as a neighbor will encourage higher densities in University Heights. via Iowa City Press-Citizen

“Well, it's a lot of different things, you know. I can't really put my finger on one thing.”

The Cincinnati city council has brought the hammer down on eight bars and businesses in the city. via Kypost.Com

“It really provides a lot of variety in scenery”

A pair ride a tandem bicycle Wednesday along part of the Clear Creek Trail in Iowa City. via Press-Citizen

“I think it's fair to say that many who have managed the work of Mona Shaw have found that to be an exceptional challenge”

Longtime Johnson County Auditor Tom Slockett, who has had a series of professional and personal difficulties during his current term, will seek re-election. The Democrat, who has been auditor and elections ... via The Gazette

“I think people have become somewhat disenchanted with the food system”

Where the very idea was once ridiculed as an oxymoron, the 'Slow Food' and 'Buy Local' movements have increased the desire for and the availability of 'Iowa cuisine' . Area restaurants -- such as Iowa City's ... via Iowa City Press-Citizen

Lorenzo Jones, 22, of Chicago, was charged with willful injury, a Class C felony, after he allegedly stabbed a person here on Saturday. via The Gazette

An Iowa City man faces up to one year in jail for performing a sex act in the Johnson County Jail less than an hour after he was arrested for drunken driving. via The Gazette