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Fixing Iowa's levees will cost hundreds of millions. Half of those inspected: 'Deficient'
When his wife flipped on the 5 a.m. news June 25, Mark Shull got scared. A tanned farmer with receding black hair, Shull chairs the Nagel Drainage District, an obscure, elected board that maintains an 11-mile stretch of levees on the Little Sioux River in Monona County in western Iowa. ...
DNR to hold meeting on deer hunting restriction in Council Bluffs
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources will hear feedback Wednesday in Council Bluffs on a proposal to severely restrict the hunting of female deer in southwest Iowa. The DNR is seeking to implement the regulation in Pottawattamie, Fremont, Harrision, Mills, Monona and Shelby counties to increase the deer population in the region.
Updated: Flood Watch for Portion of Southwest Iowa
(Omaha) A Flood Watch is in effect from 7:00 this (Monday) evening through Tuesday morning for Audubon, Guthrie, Cass, Adair, Harrison, Mills, Monona, Pottawattamie and Shelby Counties. The National Weather Service says flooding caused by excessive rainfall from thunderstorms is possible. Thunderstorms with very heavy rainfall will move across the...
Missouri River flooding: Photos show rising water levels seen from Western Historic Trails Center in Council Bluffs
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa — The Missouri River flood has already caused major devastation in western Iowa and eastern Nebraska. Rising water levels have closed Interstate 29 north of Council Bluffs and two levees have broken in Monona County. A viewer shared photos showing an aerial view of the flooding...
Severe Overnight Storms June 25th Worsen MO River Flooding
Severe storms with tornado warnings brought hail and heavy rain to parts of the Midwest as floodwaters breached levees in Iowa, creating dangerous conditions that prompted evacuations. The sheriff’s office in Monona County says the Little Sioux River breached levees in several areas Tuesday. Evacuation orders were issued, and roads were closed in the area. No injuries were immediately reported. Iowa officials say they expect to close parts of two highways near Council Bluffs because of floodwaters. WOWT reports that two evacuation zones have been established in Council Bluffs from Gifford Road east of the Missouri River to Interstate 29 and north to Interstate 880. At least two deaths are being blamed on the storms. President Joe Biden has declared a major disaster for several counties in Iowa to free up federal aid.
Rodney residents expected to return to homes today, Smithland hit by flooding
Jun. 25—RODNEY, Iowa. — Residents of Rodney awoke to the sound of sirens in the wee hours of Tuesday morning. Around 3:30 a.m., Greg Bainbridge, one of the Monona County town's 45 inhabitants, learned he and his family had to quickly leave their home.
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