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 ...

Johnson County officials are continuing efforts to repair two damaged government buildings. The Johnson County Board of Commissioners recently approved $193,000 of extra repairs for the county ...

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.

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Johnson County District Court will join a statewide case-management system in early November, officials announced Wednesday. The move -- which caps a multiyear project -- will ...

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 ...

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.