KITES ON THE GREEN MAY 4

Join community members during the family-friendly festival featuring giant show kite displays, kite battles, bol races, free kite building, live kids' music with Debbie Doo Wop and Dynamite Dan, sidewalk art, face painting, and delicious food!

Activities w...

JOIN THE JOHNSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR THE HEROES SMOKE-OFF JUNE 15

The City of Johnston has a sister city in Peja, Kosovo. Johnston has worked hard to cultivate this relationship and the past few years we have sent students from Johnston High School to participate in a Toka International Camp. This camp offers students t...

PLASTIC BAG SWAP AT CITY HALL IN APRIL

Plastic pollution and recycling contamination have been hot topics in the news this year. Help reduce your impact by swapping your used plastic bags for a reusable bag made of recycled plastic! Bring those plastic bags to Johnston City Hall April 1 throug...

SPRING CLEANUP, FREE TREE BRANCH & TIRE DISPOSAL, AND SHRED DAY

City-Wide Spring Cleanup Event is April 15 and 16Please place your items on the curb by 6 a.m. on April 15 or 16, depending upon which date is your designated trash collection day. The collection may last through April 17 due to the volume.If you live in ...

TREE SALE BEGINS APRIL 9

The City of Johnston is selling trees to residents at a reduced price of $30 per tree.  A pre-sale of trees begins on Tuesday, April 9 at 8 a.m. Trees can be purchased at Johnston City Hall, located at 6221 Merle Hay Road. Trees will be available...

COMPOST IT! SEASON BEGINS APRIL 1 IN JOHNSTON

Metro Waste Authority’s Compost It! program collects yard waste on your regular collection day April 1 – November 26.

Residents can purchase Compost It! brand bags and stickers at local grocers and hardware stores. The purchase of the bags or stickers cove...

NATIONAL HEALTH AND NUTRITION EXAMINATION SURVEY

The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) will be conducting a survey in Polk County beginning April 6 through June 6. A sample of about 619 people from Polk County will be asked to participate in the survey. Interviewers will be knock...

NW 86TH RAMP CLOSURES BEGIN MARCH 25

The Iowa Department of Transportation will be closing down the NW 86th Street entrance and exit ramps for the I-35/80 construction project. The ramps will begin closures on March 25 and are scheduled to reopen the second week of June.

Ramp closures include...

JOHNSTON PROMOTES THREE SUPERVISORS WITHIN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT

The Johnston Police Department was proud to promote three members to supervisors during the City Council meeting on Monday, March 18, 2019. Those members included Sergeant Zach Grandon, Sergeant Steven JJ Johnson, and Lieutenant Steve Nore.

“I am...

JOHNSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT WELCOMES OFFICER WEDEMEYER

The Johnston Police Department welcomed Officer Will Wedemeyer on Monday, March 18, 2019, as he was sworn-in by Mayor Paula Dierenfeld during the City Council meeting.Will Wedemeyer has been an Iowa certified police officer since 2012. He was previously e...

JOHNSTON CITY COUNCIL UNANIMOUSLY APPROVES FY 2020 BUDGET

The Johnston City Council unanimously approved the City’s budget for the Fiscal Year 2020 on Monday, March 4, 2019. The budget adopted will facilitate growth while ensuring priorities are met. The new budget will go into effect on July 1, 2019.

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CITY HIRES CONSULTANT TO LEAD COMPREHENSIVE PLAN

Over the next year, the City of Johnston will be updating its Johnston 2030 Comprehensive Plan, which was adopted in 2010. The Johnston Comprehensive Plan which addresses land use, parks, housing, transportation, and infrastructure is a visionary policy d...

JOHNSTON CELEBRATES 50TH ANNIVERSARY