Mississippi River to undergo major 10 year health checkup
Federal officials announce a $200 million Upper Mississippi ecosystem monitoring and improvement plan. The study, to be the most comprehensive yet, is led by the U S Fish and Wildlife Service for the Army Corps of Engineers with habitat work starting south of Bellevue Iowa and a Bellevue monitoring program run by an Iowa DNR crew.
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Hawkeye tearoom blends elegance with rural comfort
Marilyn Niewoehner and Ruthie Smith opened The Country Porch in Hawkeye, Fayette County, a 28-seat tearoom in a 100-year-old house on Main Street. The menu shifts daily with 25 recipes, featuring ham salad croissant, tuna salad, beef casserole, and homemade ice cream, plus spice teas.
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Drought Cuts Melon Yield for Muscatine County Farm
Naomi and Bob Murdock run Matt's Melons in Conesville Iowa. Drought has stunted a portion of their crops across Muscatine County with 25 percent loss from truck farm melons and drought scorching 90 percent of a corn field. They expect smaller produce overall though some yields remain promising.
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Conesville
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Bob
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