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April Showers Hit Dutch Creek and Flooded Roads
Dutch Creek residents endured heavy rain and widespread flooding. Residents at several farms reported flooded pastures and washed-out fences while townsfolk described water on old 92 and road closures. Local gatherings continued with church events and family visits, and travelers charted lengthy coastal itineraries amid the storm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kathy Fisher
Dutch Creek
Fairgrounds
Historical Society
Des Moines
Zuetlau
Hadley Waltman
Bev Griggs
Mag Ahmling
Orville Griggs
Sioux City
Howard Mangold
Wayne Mangold
Larry Speed
Grinnell
Julie Luers
Crawfordsville
Roy
Bill Finke
Magda Ahmling
Washington
Magnus Ahmlings
Sikke Temples
Cloyce Stewart
Richard Bordwell
Leroy Krueger
Wyman
John Bordwell
Iowa City
Dennis Cozad
Muscatine
Francis Greiner
Keota
Temple Collegians
Katie
Dave
Barb
Cedar Falls
Dennis Miller
Grandma Zickefoose’s
Brighton
Bob Waterhouses Jr
Jim Waterhouses
Joy
Alvin Wittetoe
Woerdeman
Houghton
Oakland Mills
John Wittetoe
Harper Keith McClelland
Marion McClelland
Garden Grove
Calif
Blue Note
Beverly
Iowa
McClelland
Oscar Wilson
Ethie Schultz
Ainsworth
Roy Page
Gary Hahn
West Liberty
Ivan Niffenegger
West Chester
Homer Mayer
Edith Dearing
McClellands
Mark Campbells
Gary Hahns
Keith
Marengo
Leonard Brinning
Vic Bowen
Wellman
Allen Griggs
Columbus Junction
Harold