Floods Force School Closures Across Coggon Troy Mills and Walker
Flood crests moved down the Wapsipinicon River as Coggon Troy Mills and Walker canceled classes. Fire Chief Doug Price warned of contamination risk from escaping gas and flood debris while residents moved furniture to safety. Red Cross volunteers assisted as waters rose near Quasqueton Paris and Central City.
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Independence
Troy Mills
Doug Price
Coggon Road
Price
Coggan
Walker
Odd Fellows Hall
New Red Cross
Hellen Shields
American Red Cross Grant
Paris
Central City
Pinicon Ridge
Linn County
Kathy Coder
Iowa flood fears rise as 2500 sandbags placed statewide
Flood response moves through Central City Troy Mills Anamosa and Waubeek with 2500 sandbags distributed Civil Defense reports early Sunday cresting river threatens Waubeek cabins evacuated Hui other towns Olin Oxford Junction Spillville Fort Atkinson Dorchester Waucoma Garber Elkport Osterdock Delhi Dam gates lowered seven feet flooding Monticello area and Maquoketa lowlands.
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Central City
Troy Mills
Root
Linn County Civil Defense
Waubeek
Wendy Oaks
Steve Maurice
F.B. Waubeek and Co
Labor Day
Elgin
Iowa
Turkey River
Spillville
Fort Atkinson
Dorchester
Waucoma
Wapsipinicon recedes as 200 families wait to return home
In Independence Iowa the Wapsipinicon River crested at 20.3 feet then fell to 18.6 as floodwaters lingered. About 200 Buchanan County families evacuated, roads closed, and a sewage plant and cemetery remained affected while volunteers sandbagged Elgin's Turkey River area.
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Val Swinton Gazete
Northeast
Iowa
Turkey
Wapsipinicon
Independence
Christensen
Buchanan County
Mental Health Institute
Travis Spece
Virgil
JoAnne
Oakwood Cemetery
Cliff Slater
Red Cross
Jerry Grant
Bride Seeks Lost Photos Amid Flood Boat Rescue
In a flood scene near a cabin, a boat carried Larry Burkey and Virginia as they rescued belongings while pets and a box of Amber’s photos awaited unloading. Megan, her daughter Amber, and neighbors helped. Megan cried for her wedding pictures.
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Burkeys
Missy
Fluffy
Larry Burkey
Burkey
Frazier
Amber
Megan
Shawn Riley
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Coggon
Anamosa
Olin
Oxford Junction
Garber, Elkport and
Osterdock
Maquoketa
Delhi Dam
Monticello
Waucom
Independen
Rialville
Volna River
Quasqueto
Troy Mit
Yailow Rive
Cedar Rapids
Volga
Aris
Elkporn
Garbe
Delhi
Waubee
Sella
Anamos
Springville
Greg Good
Michael Jordan
Tita
Blairs Ferry RD
1St Ave
Marion
Virginia
Nurre
George Frazier
Virginia Burkey
Bill Grow TV
Zenith
Reg
Zim
Shaver Rd
H Ave
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