Due to weather conditions, the Court Street closure from Clinton to Dubuque Streets, has been postponed to Wednesday, March 22, 2017. This closure is necessary to install new sanitary and storm sewer. Traffic should resume to normal by the end of the day Friday, March 24. People will still be able to access the Court Street Transportation Center. Buses will temporarily park on Dubuque Street.

The Iowa City Fire Department is reminding residents to change smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors batteries when changing clocks forward one hour during daylight saving time on Sunday, March 12, 2017.

Maintaining smoke alarm carbon monoxide detector batteries is one of the simplest, most effective ways to reduce injury and death caused by a fire.

As we “spring forward” the Iowa City Fire Department recommends residents do the following:

On March 29, 2017 Iowa City Parks and Recreation will begin accepting registration forms for summer camp. Camps will run weekly starting on June 12 and ending August 11. The camp day runs 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. with optional supervised play from 7:30 – 9 a.m. and from 4 - 5:30 p.m. at no additional cost. Camp Thunder will cater to children in grades K-3, Camp Lightning is for children grades 4-6, and STEAM Camp, which will focus on subjects related to Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math, is available for children in grades K-6. Camps Thunder and Lightning will offer mixed recreation...

The City of Iowa City will begin collecting curbside compost on Monday, March 13, 2017.

The new program will help divert some of the roughly 18,000 tons of food waste that reaches the Iowa City Landfill each year. Residents will be able to compost many different types of foods, including fruits/vegetables, meats and grains, as well as paper products like pizza boxes, leftover containers and uncoated, disposable dishes.

Food waste will be collected curbside in the same containers and in the same trucks used for yard waste, and will be taken to the Iowa City Landfill’s...