Pavement repair has begun on Mormon Trek Boulevard between Prairie Meadow Drive and Hawkeye Park Road. Mormon Trek Boulevard is reduced to one lane of traffic in each direction and in addition, it will be necessary to periodically close the open lane of traffic to load the broken pavement into dump trucks due to site constraints. The open lane will be closed to traffic for short durations to minimize disruption to traffic. This process will continue during the removal of concrete from each of the four lanes of traffic. It is anticipated that normal traffic will resume by Friday, July 10...

Weather permitting, on Wednesday, July 8, S. Dubuque Street will be reduced to one lane of traffic between Kirkwood Avenue and Benton Street, and, on Thursday, July 9, E. Benton Street will be reduced to one lane of alternating traffic from Dubuque Street to Gilbert Street. These lane reductions are necessary to facilitate the construction of a building in the area.

Motorists are to take note of this construction work and to allow extra travel time as delays may occur. As always, caution should be exercised when traveling in all construction areas.

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The Iowa City Fire Department was dispatched at 1:07 a.m. Tuesday, June 30 for a report of a fire in a residence at 1224 Baker Street. The department initially responded with three engines, a ladder truck and a battalion chief. The first arriving unit reported smoke coming from the garage of a split foyer-style residence.

Crews forced entry into the garage to find a contents fire that was quickly extinguished. The occupant of the residence was located outside of the structure upon fire department arrival. The entire structure suffered smoke damage with total damage estimated at $12...

The Grant Wood and Wetherby Neighborhood Associations, with support from a grant awarded by the City of Iowa City, will sponsor a Summer Playground Program that will bring added fun to summer with games, arts and crafts, nature activities, and sports. It will be held in parks that feature splash pads, providing an additional opportunity for play and the chance to cool off on warm days.

The program is designed for students from all areas of Iowa City who have completed kindergarten through 6th grade in 2015. It will run from July 6 through August 14. Morning sessions will be held...