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NORTH LIBERTY– As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, businesses have had to adjust how they deliver service to their customers out of an abundance of caution.
For South Slope Cooperative Communications, headquartered in North Liberty, precautions against spreading the virus have led to several changes in-house, as well as how their technicians operate in customers’ houses.

OXFORD– The Clear Creek Amana (CCA) Community School District, like districts across the state, has been directly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Schools were recommended to close for four weeks on March 15 by Gov. Kim Reynolds, and are tentatively scheduled to reopen on Monday, April 13. While the district cannot, under Iowa law, force its students to participate in online learning, many teachers are providing lessons as the district provides tablets and Internet connectivity.

OXFORD– With classes cancelled until at least Monday, April 13, due to the ongoing COVID-19 threat, the Clear Creek Amana (CCA) Community School District rolled out a variety of programs to continue serving its students.

NORTH LIBERTY To protect employees and public from the spread of disease caused by the 2019 Novel Coronavirus, known as COVID-19, the City of North Liberty closed all buildings to the public, effective at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, March 17. The closure is expected to last at least until April 13.
The public is urged to practice social distancing, avoid groups larger than 10 and take other steps to slow the spread of this disease.
The city will maintain its essential services, including water, wastewater, fire and police, as well as continue to provide other services remotely.

IOWA CITY– Farmers tend to have a knack for fixing things from fences to tractors, and anything in-between. Johnson County’s farmers have been itching for an opportunity to fix problems they see with the county’s Unified Development Ordinance (UDO), which was passed in December by the board of supervisors and implemented on Jan. 15. The Johnson County Farm Bureau took the first step in making repairs and adjustments to the UDO by submitting an application to amend the UDO’s text, at a cost of $750.