Iowa faces drought as soil dries and rivers hit low flows
Iowa officials warn of worsening drought with soil moisture near record lows and rivers at or near historic minimums. ISU climatologist Elwynn Taylor says rainfall will miss the long term average, raising nervousness for next year’s crops and water supplies.
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Hillaker
Iowa
Iowa State University Extension
Elwynn Taylor
Coralville Dam
Tripoli
Fayette
Anamosa
Coralville
Clear Creek
Oxford
Turkey
Steuck
Hall
Carroll-Glidden
Minnesota helps fund barrier to keep Asian carp out of Okoboji area
Minnesota and Iowa advance a $1 million electric barrier to block Asian carp from the Iowa Great Lakes and downstream Minnesota waters. The Minnesota DNR contributed $261,000 toward the barrier atop Lower Gar Lake dam, joining $300,000 from Iowa DNR and $400,000 from lake groups and donors. Biologists say carp moved via Missouri River floods. permanent works target mid December completion with electrical currents to deter or stun fish at the barrier site.
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Milford
Minnesota
Iowa Great Lakes
Iowa
Little Sioux River
Ryan Doorenbos
Minnesota Department of Natural Resource
DNR
Gar Lake Dam
Iowa Dnr
Mike Hawkins
Hawkins
Missouri River
Doorenbos
Okoboji Lake
Big Spirit Lake
Corps report urges partnerships for funding and maintenance
Lawmakers and readers weigh the Army Corps of Engineers reform after a review finds fragmented responsibilities and aging infrastructure. Iowa officials urge closer state local cooperation and user-based funding to advance flood control and long term protection for Cedar Rapids and other projects.
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Dave Loebsack
Iowa City
Loebsack
Rob Hogg
Cedar Rapids
Executive Branch
Congress
Army Corps of Engineers
Hogg
Education effort targets parents on high school sex ed in Marion class
Linn County Public Health education specialist Katie Jones says the project informs parents and the community about high school sexual health units. The piece notes elective wellness courses include short sexuality units and some schools have required curricula covering topics like sexting dating violence and healthy relationships. It cites new national sexuality education standards from major groups to address inconsistent implementation and time constraints. Research shows comprehensive sex education delays activity reduces partners and increases condom use with teens. A Planned Parenthood Family Circle poll finds 49.1 percent of parents feel very comfortable talking about sexuality versus 17.5 percent of teens.
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Katie Jones
Linn County Public Health
American Association of Health Education
American School Health Association
National Education Association- Health Information Network
Society of State Leaders of Health and Physical Education
United States
Hegland
Sexual Health Alliance
Planned Parenthood Federation of America
Family Circle Magazine
Marion High School Teens Learn Safer Choices Curriculum
Marion High School offers a Teen Insights course with an evidence based Safer Choices curriculum from Planned Parenthood of the Heartland. Teachers Kayla Kramer and Vivian Quinn say the program covers reproductive anatomy harassment and values while encouraging parent discussions and real life decision making.
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Marion High School
Kayla Kramer
Kramer
Planned Parenthood
Heartland
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Shedd Aquarium
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Weber
Steve. Gravelle
Sourcemedia Net
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Sexual Health Alliance of
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TheGazette.com
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Shacoalition.org
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Carter Stigge
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