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Beginning Monday, August 12 at 8 a.m., the North Liberty Recreational Trail will be closed between Penn and Zeller streets. It is expected to reopen by Friday, August 16 at 5 p.m. The closure is necessary so crews can complete sewer upgrades in the area. During the closure, trail users will be detoured to the…

Cupping a Cuppa

Posted on: August 5, 2019

Zak Lee has a passion for the service industry, and for coffee. He brings to his position at Café Muse not only technical expertise, but also a warm, welcoming attitude and the desire to serve. North Liberty is the headquarters of local media, regional financial and national transportation companies and home to solar energy and…

Traffic Contacts: 536 Parking Contacts: 22 Vehicle Inspections: 22 Vehicle Unlocks: 23 Crash Investigations: 32 Public Assists: 436 Assist other Agency: 118 Crimes Against Persons Report: 12 Crimes Against Property Report: 29 Other Reports: 59 Arrests: 70 Warrants: 12 Alcohol/Narcotics Charges: 31 Crimes Against Persons Charges: 19 Crimes Against Property Charges: 13 Other Charges: 41…

Spark North Liberty and North Liberty’s Future

Posted on: July 31, 2019

On Tuesday, we hosted Spark North Liberty, a night of big ideas and stories about our community, as part of our ongoing community visioning work. Our thanks to 17-year resident Kelly Sittig for volunteering to emcee, to those who presented ideas and stories, and to those in attendance for the positive energy. Spark was a reminder of…

Beginning on Tuesday, July 30, the Cherry Street entrance to the North Liberty Community Center, 520 W. Cherry St., will be closed. The closure, so crews can work on the extended trail network along Cherry Street, is expected to last three days, through Thursday, Aug. 1. Patrons can access the parking lot from the north,…

Youth Race in the Annual Just Tri Triathlon on Sunday

Posted on: July 26, 2019

North Liberty’s Recreation Department will host the eighth annual Just Tri youth triathlon on Sunday, July 28, 2019. The annual race gives kids ages 6 to 11 the chance to try swimming, running and biking age-appropriate lengths in a fun, supervised environment. Each participant takes home a medal in the untimed triathlon. The public is…

Housing Trust Fund of Johnson County Offers Housing Rehab Funding to Residents

Posted on: July 22, 2019

The Housing Trust Fund of Johnson County, in conjunction with Hills Bank and Trust Company, the Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) of Des Moines and the East Central Iowa Council of Governments (ECICOG), will have $330,000 available on a first come, first serve basis to assist approximately 20 homeowners in Johnson County outside of Iowa…

Celebrate National Night Out on August 6

Posted on: July 15, 2019

Neighborhoods throughout North Liberty are invited to join more than 38 million neighbors across 16,000 communities from all 50 states, U.S. territories and military bases worldwide for National Night Out on August 6, 2019. National Night Out is an annual community-building campaign that promotes strong police-community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie to make our neighborhoods safer,…

Hand-Packed Hard Work

Posted on: July 15, 2019

Peggy Cullivan has been working with ice cream for two and a half decades. All of it at Heyn’s, the shop she now owns. She still loves eating ice cream, especially blueberry cheesecake flavor, her favorite since she was 12. North Liberty is the headquarters of local media, regional financial and national transportation companies and…

Beginning Monday, July 15, a segment of trail on the west side of Ranshaw Way (Highway 965) south of Cherry Street will be closed. The closure is necessary so crews can complete sewer repair work in the area. During the closure, trail users will be detoured to the North Liberty Recreation Trail via Zeller and…