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Help us deck the library’s halls this December! First, build the best, most fam-tastic gingerbread house you can, and bring your family’s creation to the library by Dec. 14, and we’ll put it on display in the library as well as on Facebook. The favorite gingerbread house by Facebook likes between Dec. 14 and 20…

The North Liberty Community Center’s winter 2015 brochure, covering programming and events held January through April is now available. Copies are available in the upcoming issue of the NoJoCo newspaper, at the Community Center and for download on the web. New offerings include several new fitness classes, including a pool noodle triathlon workout, and a weekly swim for…

The City of North Liberty seeks to fill an upcoming vacancy on the Planning and Zoning commission, with the election of Commissioner Jim Sayre to the North Liberty City Council. This advisory board makes recommendations to the city council regarding requests for annexation, zoning, amendments to the comprehensive plan, subdivision plats and commercial site plans. The Planning…

Nothing says “happy holidays” like competition over the best holiday lights display. And so, the North Liberty Recreation Department is sponsoring a holiday decorating contest with prizes for the top three displays based on public and staff voting. Voting will be held from Dec. 14 to 20 at the Community Center (or e-mail your top…

With a winter storm warning in effect, and forecasts of 6 to 10 inches of snow, North Liberty has declared a snow emergency beginning Friday, Nov. 20, at 6 p.m. Parking on streets is not permitted until the snow emergency has been lifted. Crews will be working to clear roads through the snowfall in the…

Snow, storms and other winter weather will arrive soon, and the National Weather Service has issued a winter storm watch, with the potential for four to eight inches of snow, for the area beginning Friday night. The City of North Liberty reminds residents that snow emergencies go into effect automatically when there is snowfall of…

Weather permitting, beginning Thursday, Nov. 19, 2015, at 7:30 a.m., North Liberty Road and a section of Dubuque Street will be reduced to a single lane with flaggers. This is necessary so crews can pour concrete for a bike trail and the western entrance to Liberty High School. The work is expected to be completed…

Weather permitting, beginning Monday, Nov. 16, 2015, at 9 a.m., Dubuque Street, east of North Liberty Road, will be reduced to a single lane with flaggers. This is necessary so crews can saw cut concrete at the entrances to Liberty High School. The work is expected to be completed by the afternoon. Drivers are asked…

The North Liberty Police Department, in cooperation with the Johnson County Sheriff and the police departments of the University of Iowa, Coralville and Iowa City, are offering the 19th annual Citizens Police Academy with the goal of promoting a better relationship between law enforcement and the community it serves through education and hands-on learning. Training includes department…

Work on the special census continues, but officials with the US Census Bureau say the count is about 60 percent complete. The count will continue for several more weeks to ensure an accurate count of North Liberty’s population residents. This special census count is important to a town growing as quickly as North Liberty is,…