The Press-Citizen obtained resignation letters from the city signed by Royceann Porter and T’Shailyn Harrington. I appreciate the confidence the Council showed when appointing me to this commission. However, as a person who has shown support, confidence and appreciation of the Council there is little evidence to show that you were truly supportive of my participation in furthering your efforts to create an opportunity for others to feel welcome and confident presenting their concerns, Porter wrote.
Harrington wrote that the ongoing struggle over agenda items coupled with a lack of respect between commissioners escalated hostilities into meetings that are uncomfortable, tense and stressful.
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Iowa legislators are considering a bill that would make it a crime not to call emergency responders to report someone who seems to be in serious danger.
The effort stems from the death of Noah Herring, a 15-year-old Tiffin resident who drowned in the Coralville Reservoir last April.
His family is hopeful the bill will pass, according to a statement provided to the Press-Citizen Tuesday.
The Johnson County Sheriff s Office said three teens and one adult were present when Herring drowned on April 7, but none placed a call to law enforcement to get help.
During initial interviews with the sheriff s office, the individuals didn t tell the authorities where to find Herring or what had happened, Sheriff Brad Kunkel told the Press-Citizen shortly after the investigation concluded.
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With a predicted 3-10 inches of snow on its way, Iowa City residents and city staff were making preparations Tuesday for road conditions that will include ice, snow and sleet.
The city s public works department had been applying brine or liquified salt to the city s main roads since Monday in advance of Tuesday s storm, Dave Gillham, the city s assistant superintendent of streets and traffic engineering, told the Press-Citizen Tuesday morning.