Megan Woolard

1 week ago | thegazette.com | Megan Woolard

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. IOWA CITY — A rezoning request that would allow for the development of a 84-unit apartment complex north of Happy Hollow Park between Governor and Dodge streets will face a higher hurdle for approval Tuesday when it goes before the Iowa City Council. Some north side residents have expressed concerns about the size of the development compared with the rest of the neighborhood.

1 week ago | thegazette.com | Megan Woolard

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. IOWA CITY — A few months after the Iowa City Community School District enacted a new cellphone policy, the district is reporting that 88 percent of school staff who responded to a survey said the policy is effective. The policy, which took effect Jan.

2 weeks ago | thegazette.com | Megan Woolard

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. IOWA CITY — The Iowa City school district will spend $2.1 million over the next year to partner with Junior Achievement on creation of an immersive career exploration program that educators say will help students chart a course for their high school education and beyond. The Iowa City school board voted 5-2 Tuesday in favor of signing a letter of intent to move forward with the new partnership.

2 weeks ago | thegazette.com | Megan Woolard

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. IOWA CITY — The Johnson County Board of Supervisors is asking Gov. Kim Reynolds to veto a bill passed by the Iowa Legislature that would require the three Iowa counties that house a public university to elect county supervisors by districts, not at-large. Proponents of Senate File 75 say it’s needed to give more voice to rural Iowans in counties where college students are eligible to vote.

2 weeks ago | thegazette.com | Megan Woolard

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. IOWA CITY — The Johnson County Board of Supervisors and the Iowa City Council are working to study the feasibility of constructing a joint law enforcement facility that would house a new county jail, the sheriff’s office and the city’s police department — all facing aging and cramped spaces. Neither entity has committed to work beyond the initial study, costing over $60,000 between the two entities.