Heavy rains drench area towns in Iowa
Storm brings over five inches of rain across Jones and Cedar counties causing street flooding and high water in Morley Clarence Lowden and surrounding areas. Post office and store parking lots flooded but no major damage reported. River crests near 11 feet with flood stage at 10. Farmers see mixed effects from the downpour aiding pastures and hay while heavy soils raise runoff concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rum & Go
Olin
Jones
Cedar Counties
Morley
Jones County
Anamosa
Mechanicsville
Highway 38
Maynard van Antwerp
Sue Merritt
Red Cross flood aid totals over one million in Iowa
The American Red Cross reports more than 1.0 million dollars in aid for 1,766 Iowa flood families, with July costs rising. Volunteers delivered teddy bears to children from the June disaster and Johnson County gardeners supplied fresh produce. Elderly and disabled victims still need assistance as recovery continues.
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Donna Lee Olson
Red Cross
Bonnie Weltz
Grant Wood Area
The
Clear Creek High School
Tiffin
Iowa City
Judy Johnston
Johnson County
National Red Cross
Anne Miller
St. Louis
Peter Porro
Hawkeye
Waterloo
Johnston
Iown
Salvation Army and
Goodwill
Jones County
Weltz
County AIDS house eyed for reopened Evansdale duplex
Black Hawk County may reopen the Evansdale AIDS victims house in a couple of months with an on site manager. The former resident Rocky Romero faces first degree arson charges and a trial date is set for August 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black Hawk Aids House
Waterloo
Evansdale
Black Hawk County
Rachel Fulton
Fulton
Carroll Hayes
Sors
Aids House
Rocky Romero
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Dave Gosch
Kurt
Iowa
Highway 30
Cedar County
Clarence
Lowden
Jeff Doughty
Clarence Cooperative
Yankee Run Creek
Devon Boettcher
Boettcher
Donald
Cedar Rapids
de Witt
Virgil Schmitt
Linn County Extension Office
Earl McDermott
Dubuque County
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
Gazette
Ann Pazour
Kum & Go
Ea Liza
Heste
Ticello
Vein
Tech Grove
Wurney
Hongeen
Erloo
Ikon
Lirport
Todd Mcinturf
Christopher Brandt
Coralville
Mindy Swenka
Jerome Swenka
Christopher
Lynne
Bob Brandt
Swenkas
Theresa
Hanford Swenka
Boston
Alpine
Sony
Eclipse
Rockford & Crunch
ECL
Twixt Town RD
Collins
Ood Square
Marion
HALL
Hall’s
Collins Road
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