Rains slow crops as wet 1990 tops 1951 flood year
Iowa crop report shows continued lag in corn and soybeans due to heavy downpours with some replanted beans drowned for a second time. First seven months of 1990 are the wettest on record, surpassing 1951, with high rainfall and widespread moisture concerns across the state.
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Associated Press
Iowa Agricultural Statistics Office
Mississippi River
Benton
Iowa
Quad Cities
Northwood
Randolph
Flooding Impacts North Iowa River Towns And Cedar River
Cedar River at 14.7 feet prompts river crest forecasts for Cedar Rapids with flood stage at 13 feet. Officials shut the hydroelectric plant and raise dam gates as Old River Road SW and area creeks flood. Tama and Coralville report submerged highways and delayed lake recreation.
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Cedar Rapids
Shaun Quinn
National Weather Service
Des Moines
Murdock
Water Department
Tom Noth
Noth
Three survive boat capsizing near Littleton dam
Three people escaped injury when a boat capsized below the Littleton dam on the Wapsi pinicon River. Jeff Kortenkamp 19 of Independence guided upstream and tried to turn, but current forced the craft into a log. Kortenkamp Weber 19 and Angela Hettinger 21 were thrown into the river. Kortenkamp Weber reached shore on a log while Hettinger was rescued from a tree limb by Jesup Rescue Squad. All were examined at People's Memorial Hospital in Independence.
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Gazette
Iowa
Bureau
Littleton
Littleton Dam
Wapsipinicon River
Jeff Kortenkamp
Independence
Buchanan County
Kottenkamp
Clark Weber
Angela Hettinger
Brandon
Weber
Hettinger
Jesup
People’s Memorial Hospital
Chelsea Residents Rally Over Recurrent Floods
Chelsea Iowa suffers heavy flooding as about two thirds of the Tama County town goes underwater including two roads and numerous basements. Mayor Edward Johnston says residents are “up in arms” after about 50 floods since 1918 with 12 major damages as officials meet with Army Corps of Engineers and lawmakers from Harkin Grassley and Nagle to seek relief.
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Chelsea
Tama County
Edward Johnston
Army Corps of Engineers
Rock Island
Ill
U.S
Tom Harkin
Charles Grassley
Dave Nagle
Johnston
Lake crest near 703 feet as flood recedes
After June flooding the lake is expected to rise to about 20 feet above normal and then crest around 703 feet above sea level next Monday per Army Corps officials. Park manager Gary Thompson notes ramps at West Overlook campground and Mehaffey Bridge remain open on County Road F-28 north of North Liberty.
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Iowa River
Tama
Rod McCool
Coralville Lake
Cedar River
Edgewood Road Bridge
Cedar Rapids
Gary Thompson
Army Corps of Engineers
West Overlook
Mehaffey Bridge
North Liberty
Ridgeway Area Man Dies In Rural Crash Near Decorah
Gazette staff reports two separate weekend crashes claim lives in eastern Iowa. Francis Sexton, 74, of Ridgeway died after his pickup left County Road A 34 seven miles west of Decorah, struck a cattle pass, rolled and halted. Timothy Hanus, 19, of Tama died after a crash two miles east of Belle Plaine on County Road E 68. Matthew Fisher, 20, of Toledo, survived after his eastbound pickup crossed a center line and hit an embankment.
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Decorah
Timothy Lee Hanus
Tama
Virginia Gay Hospital
Vinton
Belle Plaine
Benton County Sheriff's Department
Matthew James Fisher
Toledo
Fisher
Mercy Medical Center
Cedar Rapids
Bailout funding for S&L crisis debated in budget talks
Lawmakers clash over a bailout up to 500 billion as regulators forecast 100 billion in new 1991 needs. Rep. Oakar denounces excess costs while Rep. Roth predicts Congress will resist more funds. FDIC chief Seidman cites RTC needs of 80 to 100 billion for 1991, with 30 to 40 billion from taxpayers, plus prior 50 billion authorization.
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Mary Rose Oakar
Ohio
Toby Roth
Wis
Congress
S&l
Glauber
White House
Congressional
Washington
Trust Corporation
Seidman
RTC
Teenagers chase cats end in fatal fire near park court
Investigators believe a second cat, possibly the kitten’s mother, was in a Buick sedan during a chase on First Avenue and Park Court SE. The older cat died after being doused with igniter fluid and set ablaze as teenagers threw it from the moving car. People with information should call the animal shelter at 848-7373.
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First Avenue
Park Court SE
Veatty
Anthony
Animal Shelter
Illinois Lottery winning numbers from Monday draw
Springfield list shows DAILY GAME 4 1 3 PICK FOUR 2 9 5 5 LITTLE LOTTO 18 25 30 32 33 6 of 54 JACKPOT 30 million dollars.
Vital Statistics: Mercy and St Luke's Birth Notices
Mercy Anamosa announces births including a son for Dawn and James Sueppel and a daughter for Melody Edwards Williams. St Luke's lists multiple births with names and addresses for July 29 30 including Annette Wilson and several families in Hiawatha Marion Brooklyn Ely Aurora and Anamosa.
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Mercy
Teresa
Rich Keenan
Anamosa
Dawn
James Sueppel
Boyson Rd
Karen
Ken Wilford
Wisconsin St. SW
Connie
Marty Ternus
Vinton
Melody
Thomas Edwards- Williams
29Th St
ST. Luke's
Annette Wilson
Mariena
Chris Brady
Raney St
Hiawatha
Janet
Jim Davis
Orchard Rd
Marion
Amy
Pat Fleming
Oak St
Diane
Steven Schulte
Fifth Ave
Carla
Steven Sokol
Brooklyn
Carolyn Trinkle
Ely
Tami
David Young
Aurora
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C.R
Stiegelmeyer
Evelyn Draker
Vinton Country Club
Dick Triggs
Vinton Light and Water Plant
Linn County Civil Defense
Victor Root
Palo
Root
Jiro Ose
Ridgeway Area
Kristin Dodd
Channel 2 News
Illinois Lottery
Umea
2Nd Ave
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