Mayor proclaims Recovery Month, Welcoming Week and Hydrocephalus Awareness

Sep 8, 2026

Mayor Laurie Goodrich presented proclamations recognizing Recovery Month, Welcoming Week and Hydrocephalus Awareness Month; local advocates and nonprofit partners described events and outreach including an Iowa Walk to End Hydrocephalus set for Sept. 26 at S.T. Morrison Park.

The full story

Mayor Laurie Goodrich read three proclamations recognizing Recovery Month, Welcoming Week and Hydrocephalus Awareness Month and invited community participation. Kate, a member of the Johnson County Prevention Partnership who identifies as a person in recovery, accepted the Recovery Month proclamation and described her path to recovery, telling the council “recovery is possible and that is important and crucial.” Meg Schneider of the UI Addiction and Recovery Collaborative thanked the council for raising awareness.

Free newsletter

Sign up to keep reading.

Your free newsletter brings you what your city council, county, and school board discussed and decided.

or
Already have an account? Sign in