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Caution Required To Use Fireworks In Sheldon
Sheldon, Iowa — The Fourth of July is this week, and many northwest Iowans like to celebrate with consumer fireworks. That’s something that was illegal for nearly 80 years, after a catastrophic fire right next door in Spencer. Fireworks became legal again in Iowa about seven years ago, in 2017.
Cheese Manufacturer Sues City Of Sanborn, Water Tower Contractor For Contaminated Cheese
Picture provided by the City of Sanborn and Iowa Capital Dispatch. Sanborn, Iowa (Iowa Capital Dispatch) — A cheese manufacturer is suing the city of Sanborn for water contamination that allegedly infiltrated the plant and caused $4 million in damages. The Minnesota dairy cooperative Associated Milk Producers Inc., or...
Federal Help Available for Locally Flood Damaged Areas
Governor Kim Reynolds and the administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency surveyed flood damage in Rock Valley, Spencer, and Cherokee on Thursday. They saw homes with foundations caved in by high water levels on the Little Sioux River. Five counties are approved for individual assistance from FEMA under a Presidential Disaster Declaration, while nine counties qualify for federal help to rebuild flooded infrastructure. Cherokee County is not one of them, but Reynolds says that could change as more information is turned in.
National Guard Assisting with Flood Cleanup
(story provided by Radio Iowa) Members of the Iowa Air National Guard 185th Refueling Wing and the 132nd Wing have sent equipment and manpower to areas needing help with the removal of flood debris. Iowa Guard spokesperson, Jackie Schmillen (Smill-en), says the Sioux City based 185th is helping in Woodbury, Cherokee, Ida and Buena Vista Counties. While the 132nd based in Des Moines is in the Iowa Great Lakes region.
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