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The City of North Liberty will host an open house for the public to meet the finalists for the Fire Chief position on Wednesday, Aug. 2, from 4:30 to 6 p.m., at the North Liberty Community Library, 520 W Cherry St. The informal reception will offer members of the public a chance to meet the…

From the Iowa Department of Transportation: The Iowa Department of Transportation is conducting a planning study of Interstate 80. The study is being developed and released through a series of technical reports that identify the existing condition of I-80, the way the system is performing, short- and long-term issues, and strategies to improve the route.…

For the first time since the reopening of Highway 965, the North Liberty Farmer’s Market and local businesses are coming together to celebrate summer with a Community Day. On July 30th, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., catch live music, local food and crafts, family fun, a cornhole tournament, and bounce houses at the market’s…

A treasure hunt, with a grand prize of four tickets to the Sept. 23 Iowa Hawkeyes’ football game versus Penn State — complete with parking pass and tailgate — is set to help raise funds and awareness of the North Liberty Community Fund. Entry fees for the Grow Our Community Treasure Hunt are $25. Participants…

On Aug. 1, North Liberty and cities across the country, will celebrate National Night Out. Residents are encourages to go outside, lock their doors and meet with their neighbors and North Liberty’s officers to talk about happenings in their neighborhood and crime prevention strategies. North Liberty officers will be traveling through neighborhoods on foot and…

The late Mayor Tom Salm expressed a desire to rename Highway 965 to something better representing its transition from an old state highway to a vital community corridor. To that end, the North Liberty City Council solicited names from the community, convened a committee to consider suggestions and approved the committee’s recommendation. At 11 a.m.…

North Liberty’s weekday, intracity pilot bus program will be ended on Sept. 1, 2017. The program saw just an average of 25 trips per month, at an average cost to the city of $224.25 per ride, since its operation began in October 2016. The regular commuter route, in partnership with Coralville Transit, will continue. The pilot…

The North Liberty Police Department is building a neighborhood watch for the 21st Century and is asking for community help. The program is built on voluntary inclusion of a list of residents with exterior security cameras that can record video. Participation  is strictly voluntary and would only be used for crime prevention. Residents who would…

North Liberty’s  fall activity guide, covering programs from September through December 2017, is now available. Registration for most programs starts Aug. 7. Highlights include new programs including Motion Madness, Spyder Hour and an adult co-ed dodgeball league. Returning favorites include the Doggie Plunge, Haunted Happenings, Breakfast with Santa and the Holiday Vendor Fair and Porchfest. The guide…

If you see a group of kids riding bikes around town this summer, wearing superhero capes and followed by a 30-something runner trying to keep up in a cape of her own, give them a honk or a wave of support. You’ll be saying hi to North Liberty resident Kelly Sittig and a handful of…