The Johnson County Board of Supervisors approved spending $20,000 to install a 50-foot flagpole in front of the courthouse because of safety concerns for employees who have to climb to the building’s ...

IOWA CITY, Iowa (KCRG) - During a work session Tuesday morning, Johnson County supervisors discussed creating a tight budget for the 2027 fiscal year and bids for renovations to the county courthouse.

As candidate filing comes to a close for the 2026 primary elections, more than a dozen local contested races have taken shape.

FORT SMITH -- Two people are running for county judge in Johnson County in the March 3 Republican primary. Either Rusty Hardgrave or Christopher Dunning will take the seat since no Democrat filed to ...

COMMUNITY CENTER FROM 5 TO 7. A SPECIAL CEREMONY IS GOING ON RIGHT NOW AT THE JOHNSON COUNTY COURTHOUSE IN OLATHE, CALLED THE VETERANS TREATMENT COURT. GRADUATION KMBC9 ALAN SHOPE EXPLAINS WHAT IT IS.

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. In Iowa, an individual’s driver’s license may be suspended because of unpaid court fines, but the ...

Sheriff Tom Hughes said he plans to resign from office, making the announcement Thursday night before walking out of the county’s quorum court meeting.