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The Iowa City Community School District is seeking staff and community suggestions regarding the selection of the future Liberty High School mascot and school colors. These selections need to be made by the end of the calendar year in order to implement them into the design of the building. A committee has been formed for…

The Nov. 4, 2014 general election will ask North Liberty voters to cast ballots for a variety of federal, state, county and city offices, as well as a pair of public measures. Voters can find information about their polling places, as well as sample ballots, on the Johnson County Auditor’s site. We’ve posted an explanation of North Liberty’s proposed…

The City of North Liberty has been awarded a $125,000, three-year Community Oriented Police Support grant, the US Department of Justice announced Monday. The grant, part of the COPS Hiring Program, will support up to 75 percent of a new officer’s salary and benefits for the next three years. “It’s exciting to be awarded this…

Weather permitting, starting Monday, Sept. 29, and continuing through the week, crews will begin to prepare and paint lines and install signs in North Liberty along N. Front Street. This stage will require flaggers and some delays of about five minutes for some drivers.  Drivers are encouraged to allow extra travel time and to take alternative…

Halloween is already just around the corner (boy, that’s scary), so we’re getting the annually oft-asked question: When is trick-or-treating? If you’re not a transplant from central Iowa, Ohio, Massachusetts, New Hampshire or western New York, or haven’t heard of Beggars Night, this may seem like a silly question. North Liberty trick-or-treats on on Halloween, Oct. 31,…

The North Liberty Police, in partnership with the Drug Enforcement Agency, will collect expired, unused and unwanted prescription drugs on Sept. 27 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at CarePro Liberty Pharmacy, 555 W. Cherry St., for safe disposal. This service is free and anonymous. Tablets, capsules and all other solid doses will be collected.…

The Iowa Department of Transportation is interested in enhancing mobility options and is conducting a survey to better understand the commuter transportation needs of Iowans in North Liberty as well as Johnson, Linn, Benton, Jones, Iowa, Cedar and Washington counties. The survey has about 30 questions and should take about 10 minutes. A second survey…

Weather pending, crews expect to place the final layer of asphalt to Front Street and Mehaffy Bridge Road the week of Sept. 22, 2014. The work will require some closures at Cedar Springs Drive, Jefferson Point and South Slope. The asphalt is expected to be placed on Monday, Sept. 22, and Tuesday, Sept. 23, starting…

North Liberty, Iowa, September 12, 2014 — This evening’s showing of Honey, I Shrunk the Kids has been moved to the North Liberty Community Center. Food will not be available for purchase; however, moviegoers are welcome to bring snacks and/or covered drinks. The movie begins at 7:30 p.m. in Roberts Gym. Please bring blankets or…

The City of North Liberty is launching a program to help its residents divert food waste from the landfill. Along with Johnson County Refuse, with whom we contract for residential trash and recycling, we are piloting the program for the next month with a small number of households and plan to expand the program in mid-October. Participants will…