VITA providing free tax preparation assistance virtually for qualifying low- to moderate-income workers in Johnson County through April 12, 2022

Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program is still available for qualifying low- to moderate-income workers in Johnson County. VITA provides free tax preparation assistance from trained volunteers from the University of Iowa Tippie College of Business, and College of Law. VITA services are available through Monday, April 12, 2022. This year tax returns will be completed virtually.

Lyness announces she will not seek re-election as Johnson County Attorney

Janet Lyness announces she will not seek re-election as Johnson County Attorney. Her current term concludes Dec. 31, 2022.

Lyness graduated from the University of Iowa College of Law in 1989. After a clerkship for the Seventh Judicial District Court, she joined the Johnson County Attorney’s Office in 1990 as an Assistant County Attorney. In 2006, she was the first woman elected Johnson County Attorney. She was re-elected in 2010, 2014 and 2018. She is currently in the final year of her fourth four-year term. 

Johnson County website down for routine maintenance at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2022

The Johnson County website – www.johnsoncountyiowa.gov – will be down for routine security maintenance beginning at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2022. The website will not be able to be accessed during the maintenance process. It is anticipated that the website will be back up and operating as normal by 8 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2022.

Individuals who are planning to conduct business via the County website are advised to do so prior to 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2022.